On May 4, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced that Heat guard Taylor Hiro was officially elected as the best sixth person of the year. In the 2021-22 season, Hiro averaged 20.7 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists per game, shooting 44.7% from the field and 39.9% from three-point range. He played 60 regular season games for the Heat, 56 of which were off the bench.
NBA officials also said Hiro was the first player in Heat history to receive the honor of best sixth man. Subsequently, the distribution of votes for the sixth-person award was also officially released. Hiro received 96 first votes, 2 second votes and 2 third votes, accumulating 488 points, far ahead, and can be said to be a big score advantage to beat the second-place Lefour.
Love scored 214 points and Johnson of the Suns scored 128. At least 10 points were scored by Clarkson, Kennard and Bogdanovic.
Giro is currently following the Heat to the Eastern Conference semifinals. In his first game against the 76ers, Giro played well, contributing 25 points and 7 assists, and relying on his outburst, the Heat extended the point difference in the second half to beat the 76ers.