Malcolm Brogdon wins sixth Man of the 12 months award

Malcolm Brogdon has been named the 2023 Kia NBA Sixth Man of the 12 months.

The New York Knicks’ Immanuel Quickley was largely thought of his closest competitors with the Milwaukee Bucks’ Bobby Portis additionally named as a finalist for 6MOTY. Finally, Brogdon obtained 60 first place votes with Quickley garnering 34 and Portis 6.

Listed below are the numbers from the workforce’s official PR launch:

Brogdon was the one participant within the NBA rating within the prime three in scoring, rebounding, and assists amongst gamers who didn’t begin in a regular-season recreation as he completed with 14.9 factors (1st), 4.2 rebounds (third), and three.7 assists (2nd).

Brogdon completed the 12 months ranked fourth within the NBA in three-point share with a profession single-season excessive 44.4 p.c from past the arc. He tied Ray Allen (2010-11) for the third-best single-season three-point share by a Celtic since 1979 behind Allen’s 2011-12 season (45.3%) and Al Horford this season (44.6%).

“From day one, Malcolm has eagerly embraced his function as a recreation changer off the bench,” stated Brad Stevens, Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations. “His emphasis on successful has been mirrored day by day in his work, his play, and his selflessness. Malcolm successful the award named after John Havlicek, an all-time Celtic, couldn’t be extra acceptable.”

For Hondo’s first seven seasons in Boston, he got here off the bench as an NBA All-Star for 4 straight years till he joined the beginning lineup. Pink Auerbach is credited for popularizing the usage of a delegated sixth man with the intention to get a lift from a bench and have a flexible participant with the second unit. Brogdon fittingly turns into the first participant to win thehonor after it was renamed after Havlicek and the third Celtic to win the award, becoming a member of Kevin McHale (1984, 1985) and Invoice Walton (1986) and a protracted listing of starter-level gamers to swimsuit up in inexperienced.

On the finish of the common season, Brogdon spoke overtly about enjoying his first season in Boston as a sixth man and the sacrifices he’s made.

“Coming off the bench, it may be a problem at occasions, to be sincere. Having a profession the place you begin your complete profession and then you definitely come off the bench, there are nights the place you gotta suck it up,” Brogdon stated.

“You’re not going to attain as a lot or play as a lot, however I feel that’s what makes a terrific workforce, having guys which might be in a position to try this, having guys which might be in a position to sacrifice. As a result of it’s not me sacrificing each evening. Each evening, it’s a special man.”

It’s that mentality that has fortified the defending Jap Convention champs and made them even higher heading into the playoffs — all in line with plan for those who ask Brogdon.

‘That’s every little thing to me,” Brogdon stated about being a part of a contender. “I wish to win. The 2 seasons for me (in Indiana) have been tough not with the ability to win. I’m a winner. I really feel like I’ve been often called a winner, I wish to be often called a winner once I’m accomplished enjoying on this league, and I wish to win on the highest degree and that’s successful a championship.”

“Being in Boston, being a Celtic suits me completely.”