The National Basketball Association's Sixth Man of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the league's best performing player for his team coming off the bench as a substitute. A panel of sportswriters and broadcasters from throughout the United States and Canada votes on the recipient. Each judge casts a vote for first, second and third place selections. Each first-place vote is worth five points; each second-place vote is worth three points; and each third-place vote is worth one point. The player with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award. To be eligible for the award, a player must come off the bench in more games than he starts. The 2008–09 winner, Jason Terry, averaged the most playing time of any sixth man in an award-winning season; he finished the year with an average of 33.7 minutes played per game with the Dallas Mavericks.
| Sport | Basketball |
| Given for | Best performing non-starting player in regular season of the National Basketball Association |
| First award | 1982–2 |
| Most wins | Jamal Crawford, Lou Williams (tied, 3) |
| Most recent | Jordan Clarkson, Utah Jazz |
About NBA Sixth Man of the Year
Annual award in the National Basketball Association given to the league's best performing player for his team coming off the bench as a substitute.
Achievement of NBA Sixth Man of the Year
Jamal Crawford was the first player to win the award three times. Kevin McHale and Bill Walton are the only winners of the award to join the Hall of Fame.
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Latest information about NBA Sixth Man of the Year updated on July 28 2021.
