On May 4, the NBA officially announced the best sixth man of the season, Taylor Hilo from the Miami Heat, was successfully elected, which can be said to be well deserved. Subsequently, Hiro's girlfriend Katya posted a photo of the trophy on social media and posted congratulations to Hiro: Proud of you!
In the 2019-20 playoffs, the fledgling Taylor Hiro performed amazingly, letting the entire basketball world know his name. This season, Hiro continues to work steadily on the bench, bringing the team the offensive firepower and combing tandem ability of the second team.
According to the voting results announced by the NBA, Hiro's award is almost crushing. A total of 100 members of the media were invited to vote on the awards, and Hiro received 96 first-place votes, for a total of 488 points. (5 points for the first ballot, 3 points for the second ballot and 1 point for the second ballot.) Cavaliers player Ralph finished second with three first votes for a total of 214 points; Suns player Cameron Johnson finished third with 128 points.
According to the NBA's sixth-man selection criteria, a player must play more off the bench than he does in the season. This season, Hiro has made a total of 66 appearances and 56 off the bench. He averaged 20.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. It is worth mentioning that Hiro is the first player in the history of the Miami Heat to win the best sixth man, and the fifth player in the NBA since the 1970-71 season to play at least 50 games off the bench and average 20 points per game. This season, Hiro has scored 30 points eight times, and is the first substitute to do so since the 1970-71 season.
Hiro's girlfriend Katya, a former nanny who later became a fitness influencer, currently has 7.9 million followers on INS, and the 27-year-old is 5 years older than Hiro. It is worth mentioning that Katya fell in love with Kuzma from 2018 to 2019. After breaking up with Kuzma, Katya was taken over by Hiro and gave birth to a daughter for Hiro in September 2021.