Malcolm Brogdon was named the NBA’s 22-23 sixth man of the year.
Brogdon averaged 14.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.7 assists; Among those who have played mainly off the bench this season.
Brogdon received 60 out of 100 first place votes and 408 points overall from a media panel. Emmanuel Kwekli was second with 326 votes, and he received 34 first place votes. Bobby Portis had six first-place votes and 97 points.
“It’s such an honor. It was definitely a transition for me, it was going from Indiana to Boston,” said Brogdon, who started every game for the past four years in the NBA before adopting the role to come off the bench when he was acquired by the Celtics. “The last two seasons, they haven’t been very successful, so for me that was another commanding check for me to understand that maybe I’m not the number one guy but I could be a great number 2, 3 or 4. “