Now, in order, the five top candidates to win Sixth Man of the Year. I was going to try to make an argument for why he was actually the Raptors most important bench player and not Lou Williams, but then I realized that Toronto is looking to trade for a power forward at the deadline because they don’t think Patterson is good enough. He leads all nine players in win shares at 4.1 and has a true shooting percentage at 60.6 percent. The duo was instrumental in helping the Jazz secure the best record in the West. His Utah Jazz teammate Ingles is second-favorite at +140. Clarkson is the favorite to win the award at -200, according to DraftKings Sportsbook. The only reason Patterson made it that high despite averaging just 8.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game is because he is the darling of advanced stats. Derrick Rose, Jordan Clarkson and Joe Ingles are finalists for 2020-21 Sixth Man of the Year, the NBA announced. I then crossed off Patterson and Green because it does seem a little ridiculous to have two Sixth Man of the Year candidates on the same team. Also, it is still up in the air whether he should get crunch time minutes over Omer Asik, or if he can play with both Asik and Anthony Davis at the same time. Next I got rid of Anderson because he is in the league as a stretch 4 that can shoot 3s, yet his 3-point shooting (34.7 percent) is worse than five of the remaining players. I know it doesn’t make a lot of sense given that he would probably get crunch time minutes for any of the other teams, but the field is just too deep. Most of the time, the Sixth Man of the Year is good enough to play during crunch time of close games, so to be in contention a player has to have played at least 30 minutes of crunch time. Interestingly, six of the nine players are a teammate of another player. Williams, who has three NBA Sixth Man of the Year awards already, lobbied for Harrell, seven years his junior, to nab the honor this season for the first time. Ryan Anderson, Aaron Brooks, Jamal Crawford, Taj Gibson, Lou Williams, Isaiah Thomas, Gerald Green, Manu Ginobili, and Patrick Patterson. 2 potential trade candidates for the Indiana Pacers entering 2021 training camp. To be a contender, a player has to be considered a bench player when the team is fully healthy, plays at least 20 minutes per game and is on a team that at least has a chance to make the playoffs. Candidates: Will Barton, F, Denver Nuggets Victor Oladipo, G, Orlando Magic Jeremy Lin, G, Charlotte Hornets. Reigning Sixth Man of the Year Jordan Clarkson is mired in a slump to start the term, meaning the annual distinction for the NBAs best reserve is up for grabs. I tried to narrow down the field and rank the top five candidates.

6th man of the year candidates