The best sixth man of the 21-22 season has been announced, and Hiro was elected without suspense. In the competition for the best sixth man this season, Hiro can be said to be a top rider with almost no competitors, so it is expected that he will eventually be elected.
In the regular season, Hiro's performance was indeed quite good, playing a total of 66 games, including 56 off the bench, averaging 32.6 minutes per game, and could get 20.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists, the highest average of any substitute player per game.
Aside from Hiro, the highest average off the bench was the Hawks' Bogdan (17 points per game), but he also came off the bench in only 36 games. Clarkson, the best sixth man last season, averaged only 16 points per game this season, and there is a clear gap between him and Hiro, so he can't compete with Hiro for the best sixth man.
It is worth mentioning that Hiro's average of 20.7 points per game also created the fourth highest average of points per game for a substitute player in history. The highest average score per game on the bench in NBA history is Ricky Pierce, who averaged 23.0 points per game on the bench in the 89-90 season, Lou Wei averaged 21.9 points per game in the 17-18 season for second place, and Eddie Johnson averaged 21.3 points per game in the 88-89 season for the third place.
In addition, Hiro became the fifth player in NBA history to play more than 50 games on the bench and average more than 20 points per game, after the previous four players were Sel Bailey, Eddie Johnson, Ricky Pierce and Lou Wei.
Of course, although Hiro is nominally a substitute, he is actually the starter, enjoying the treatment of starting, just a starter who plays later. Hiro was not without the strength to start, but only for tactical arrangements, he came to the bench.
This season, Hiro averaged third in the Heat in playing time, averaging 17 shots per game, ranking first in the team, higher than butler and Adebayor, and Hiro averaged 20.7 points per game, which is also second on the team, not much lower than Butler (21.4 points per game). Therefore, Hiro is a solid core player, his role as a substitute is a dimensional reduction blow for other substitute players, and getting the best sixth person is also a high probability event, because other substitutes are not players of the same level as him.