The NBA has officially announced that Heat guard Taylor Hiro was named the best sixth man of the season. Hiro has played 66 games this season, coming off the bench in 56 games, averaging 32.6 minutes per game, averaging 20.7 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.1 blocks, shooting 44.7 percent from the field, 39.9 percent from three-point range and 86.8 percent from free throws.
Hiro's performance is very good, the selection of the best sixth man is well deserved, and he is also the fourth highest average of points per game in NBA history, so who are the three players in front of him?
Third high: Eddie Johnson
Johnson played 18 seasons in the NBA, playing a bench role most of the time, starting in only 479 of the 1199 games and coming off the bench the rest.
In the 1988-1989 season, Johnson played the best season of his bench career - played 70 games, appeared on the bench in 63 games, averaged 29.2 points per game, averaged 21.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.1 blocks, shot 49.7%, 41.3% from three-point range, and 86.8% from free throws, and was elected the best sixth person with excellent performance.
In his 63 games off the bench (excluding seven starts), he averaged 21.3 points per game, the third-highest average of points per game in NBA history.
Second highest: Louis Williams
Lou Wei has a good performance on the offensive end, but on the defensive end is a colander, he is more suitable to play at this stage, he has played 1181 games so far, only 122 starts, played a lot of time on the bench, he has won the best sixth man award 3 times, and is a very good substitute.
In the 2017-2018 season, Love played the best performance of his career - played 79 games, made 17 starts, averaged 32.8 minutes per game, averaged 22.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.2 blocks, shot 43.5% from the field, shot 35.9% from three-point range, shot 88% from the free throws, and averaged a career-high, performed very well, and was successfully elected the best sixth person.
In his 62 games off the bench (excluding 17 starts), he averaged 21.9 points per game, the second-highest average in A single season in NBA history.
No. 1 high: Ricky Pierce
Pierce is also a very good bench player, playing 969 games in his 16-year NBA career, only 269 games are starting, he has won the Best Sixth Man award twice, and has also been selected as an All-Star once and a Player of the Week once.
In the 1989-1990 season, he played 59 games, all of them on the bench, averaging 29 minutes per game, averaging 23 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.1 blocks per game, shooting 51.8%, shooting 34.6% from three-point range, shooting 83.9% from free throws, he was the highest-scoring bench player in NBA history, scoring efficiency is also very high, as a guard shooting rate of 51.8% is very remarkable, He was voted the best sixth man of the season without any suspense.
At a time when some players are conflicted because of the loss of starting status, there are some players who silently accept the substitute role arranged by the coach, even if they have the strength to start, they can sacrifice themselves for the benefit of the team, and they play a huge role when they come off the bench, which is also commendable.