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The National Basketball Association's Sixth Man of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) 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 (or sixth man). 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.

Since its inception, the award has been given to 30 different players. The most recent recipient is Tyler HerroJamal Crawford and Lou Williams are the only three time winners of the award. Kevin McHaleRicky Pierce and Detlef Schrempf have won the award twice. Bobby Jones was the inaugural winner of the award for the 1982–83 NBA season. McHale, Bobby Jones, and Bill Walton are the only Hall of Famers who have won the award; Walton, along with James Harden, are the only award winners to have earned NBA MVP honors in their careers.

Manu Ginóbili, Detlef SchrempfLeandro BarbosaToni Kukoč and Ben Gordon are the only award winners not born in the United States. Gordon was the first player to win the award as a rookie. Of the five foreign-born winners, three were trained completely outside the U.S., namely Ginóbili, Barbosa and Kukoč. Schrempf played two years of high school basketball in Centralia, Washington before playing college basketball at Washington, and Gordon was raised in Mount Vernon, New York and went on to play in college at Connecticut.

Winners

Season Player Position Nationality Team
1982–83 Bobby Jones Power Forward Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia 76ers
1983–84 Kevin McHale Power Forward Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics
1984–85 Kevin McHale (2) Power Forward Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics (2)
1985–86 Bill Walton Center Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics (3)
1986–87 Ricky Pierce Shooting Guard Flag of the United States United States Milwaukee Bucks
1987–88 Roy Tarpley Forward/Center Flag of the United States United States Dallas Mavericks
1988–89 Eddie Johnson Small Forward Flag of the United States United States Phoenix Suns
1989–90 Ricky Pierce (2) Shooting Guard Flag of the United States United States Milwaukee Bucks (2)
1990–91 Detlef Schrempf Power Forward Germany Flag Germany Indiana Pacers
1991–92 Detlef Schrempf (2) Power Forward Germany Flag Germany Indiana Pacers (2)
1992–93 Clifford Robinson Power Forward Flag of the United States United States Portland Trail Blazers
1993–94 Dell Curry Shooting Guard Flag of the United States United States Charlotte Hornets
1994–95 Anthony Mason Power Forward Flag of the United States United States New York Knicks
1995–96 Toni Kukoč Small Forward Flag of Croatia Croatia Chicago Bulls
1996–97 John Starks Shooting Guard Flag of the United States United States New York Knicks (2)
1997–98 Danny Manning Power Forward Flag of the United States United States Phoenix Suns (2)
1998–99 Darrell Armstrong Shooting Guard Flag of the United States United States Orlando Magic
1999–00 Rodney Rogers Power Forward Flag of the United States United States Phoenix Suns (3)
2000–01 Aaron McKie Shooting Guard Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia 76ers (2)
2001–02 Corliss Williamson Small Forward Flag of the United States United States Detroit Pistons
2002–03 Bobby Jackson Shooting Guard Flag of the United States United States Sacramento Kings
2003–04 Antawn Jamison Small Forward Flag of the United States United States Dallas Mavericks (2)
2004–05 Ben Gordon Shooting Guard Flag of the United States United States Chicago Bulls (2)
2005–06 Mike Miller Shooting Guard Flag of the United States United States Memphis Grizzlies
2006–07 Leandro Barbosa Shooting Guard Flag of Brazil Brazil Phoenix Suns (4)
2007–08 Manu Ginóbili Shooting Guard Flag of Argentina Argentina San Antonio Spurs
2008–09 Jason Terry Shooting Guard Flag of the United States United States Dallas Mavericks (3)
2009–10 Jamal Crawford Shooting Guard Flag of the United States United States Atlanta Hawks
2010–11 Lamar Odom Power Forward Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles Lakers
2011–12 James Harden Shooting Guard Flag of the United States United States Oklahoma City Thunder
2012–13 J.R. Smith Shooting Guard Flag of the United States United States New York Knicks (3)
2013–14 Jamal Crawford (2) Shooting Guard Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles Clippers
2014–15 Lou Williams Shooting Guard Flag of the United States United States Toronto Raptors
2015–16 Jamal Crawford (3) Shooting Guard Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles Clippers (2)
2016–17 Eric Gordon Shooting Guard Flag of the United States United States Houston Rockets
2017–18 Lou Williams (2) Shooting Guard Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles Clippers (3)
2018–19 Lou Williams (3) Shooting Guard Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles Clippers (4)
2019–20 Montrezl Harrell Center Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles Clippers (5)
2020–21 Jordan Clarkson Shooting Guard Flag of the United States United States Utah Jazz
2021-22 Tyler Herro Shooting Guard Flag of the United States United States Miami Heat
2022–23 Malcolm Brogdon Shooting Guard Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics (4)
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