After announcing the winners of the “Defensive Player of the Year”, “Clutch Player of the Year” and “Coach of the Year” trophies, the NBA announces the winner of the trophy “ Sixth Man of the Year “. As some might expect, it is Malcolm Brogdon who triumphs, despite competition from Bobby Portis and especially Immanuel Quickley.
Remains that the coronation of the player of Celtics has nothing stolen since, even if he is not the most highlighted player, he is nonetheless one of the most valuable (on each side) and efficient (surgical address) basketball players of the league, in addition to not being the type to prioritize the individual over the collective. The perfect joker, in short.
This is also one of the reasons why Brad Stevens had snatched Malcolm Brogdon from the hands of the Pacers last summer, to give him the status of Sixth man, despite averages of almost 19 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds in three years at Indianapolis. A role to which he finally had no trouble adapting, posting stats of 14.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game (at 48% in shooting, including 44% in 3-pointers, and 87% in throws ), as part of the second-best team in the East.
Enough to get ahead of its competitors and succeed Tyler Herro on the list, in addition to becoming the third player in Boston to be elected “Sixth Man of the Year” after Kevin McHale (1984, 1985) and Bill Walton (1986). Finally, note that the 30-year-old combo guard is only the second player, after Mike Miller, to complete the Rookie of the Year/Sixth Man of the Year double in his career.
| Malcolm Brogdon | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2016-17 | MIL | 75 | 26 | 45.7 | 40.4 | 86.5 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 10.2 |
| 2017-18 | MIL | 48 | 30 | 48.5 | 38.5 | 88.2 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 13.0 |
| 2018-19 | MIL | 64 | 29 | 50.5 | 42.6 | 92.8 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 15.6 |
| 2019-20 | IND | 54 | 31 | 43.8 | 32.6 | 89.2 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 16.5 |
| 2020-21 | IND | 56 | 35 | 45.3 | 38.8 | 86.4 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 21.2 |
| 2021-22 | IND | 36 | 34 | 44.8 | 31.2 | 85.6 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 19.1 |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 67 | 26 | 48.4 | 44.4 | 87.0 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 14.9 |
| Total | 400 | 30 | 46.7 | 38.8 | 87.9 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 15.4 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
