The NBA officially announced that Timberwolves player Naz Reid was selected as the sixth man of the season. The three nominees for the award were Reid, Monk and Portis, with Monk having been the most vocal but unfortunately missed out on the award due to an injury sustained in the closing stages of the regular season. Reed only had 2 more first-place votes than Munch, and it was definitely a narrow victory.
Reed won the award this time, setting a number of records: 1. The first player in the history of the Timberwolves to win the Sixth Man of the Year; 2. The third player in NBA history to win the Sixth Man of the Year draft, the previous two being Starks and Armstrong; 3. The sixth player in NBA history to win the award before the age of 25! Guess who the previous five were?
The answer was announced, and the previous five players under the age of 25 were: Ben Gordon (21), Harden (22), Herro (22), Roy Tapley (23), Barbossa (24). One of the best is Ben Gordon, the first player in NBA history to win Sixth Man of the Year in his rookie season!
Returning to this year's Sixth Man of the Year selection, Clippers guard Powell was also very popular, but he did not make the shortlist. Powell was angry: "That's! I work with four halls of fame, I have limited opportunities to touch the ball, and I think I qualify for the shortlist. Powell ended up scoring 65 points and finished fourth.
Powell has played in 76 regular-season games this season, three of which have been starts. He averaged 26.2 minutes per game, scoring 13.9 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.6 steals, shooting 48.6%, 43.5% and 83.1% from three. He has a true shooting percentage of 62.6%, which ranks 50th in the league, and a three-point shooting percentage that ranks 5th in the league. The Clippers are 51-31 and fourth in the West.
Then there's Portis, who is on the shortlist, who has played in 82 games for the Bucks this season, starting four of them. Portis averaged 24.5 minutes per game, with 13.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.8 steals while shooting 50.8%, 40.7%, 79% from three, and 58.1% from the field. The Bucks are 49-33 and third in the East.
Monk has played 72 games for the Kings this season, all off the bench. In the last nine games of the regular season, he missed due to injury, and only played one minute in one game. Monk averaged 26 minutes per game, with 15.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 0.6 steals, shooting 44.3%, 35%, 82.9% from three, and 56.4% from the field.
Due to Monk's injury, the Kings' record declined, and they ended up 46-36 and ninth in the West, missing the playoffs. The Timberwolves are 56-36 and third in the West. Reid played 81 games and started 14 games. He averaged 24.2 minutes per game, scoring 13.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.9 blocks while shooting 47.7%, 41.4% and 74% from three.
After Towns was injured, it was Reed's outstanding performance that helped the Timberwolves retain the top three in the West. He was born on August 26, 1999, with a height of 2.06 meters and an arm span of 2.22 meters. In the 2019 NBA draft, Reed was not drafted, and the Timberwolves signed him for 4 years and $6.1 million. In the 2023 offseason, the Timberwolves signed Reid to a three-year, $42 million extension.
Five years, from an undrafted pick to the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year! Congratulations Reed, he did it!