At the start of this new NBA season, the editorial team has played the usual little game of predictions. The individual trophies, the teams that will disappoint, amaze, etc., we get wet so that we can hit the bars in eight months, looking back on – very often – these disastrous takes. Today ? Our predictions for the <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/05/sixth-man-of-the-year-who-else-but-tyler-herro/" title="Sixth Man of the Year | Who else but Tyler Herro?”>6MOY trophy, the best sixth man of the season. And never forget, you can prune, but we want your opinion first.
Nicolas M.
Malik Monk : A walking firecracker coming off the bench, Malik Monk has the perfect profile for Sixth Man of the Year. However, for various reasons, he has never won this award yet (second last year behind Naz Reid). That will change this season. Monk will continue to bring his fifteen points to the Kings as a substitute, while confirming his progress in creation (5 assists per game last year). We will be entitled to offensive cards, to sequences where he will single-handedly change a match, all this in a Sacramento team which promises to be competitive. The Sixth Man of the Year 2025 will be Malik Monk!
Giovanni
Miles McBride : given Tom Thibodeau’s rotations in New York, little chance of seeing the Knicks bench open. The only one capable of doing dirty in the second unit Deuce McBride, and his spark to make an L5 quiver. If you have the ref you are old, and if no one gets injured (and therefore sends McBride in the five) the muscular and spectacular leader has the good face of a walking firecracker this season. A bit tight for the MIP (I believe in a big step-up), but for the 6MOY why not!
Alexandre T.
Alex Caruso : the choice of the heart because he is a big, big fan of the player and his impact wherever he goes. I think the Thunder really got a golden deal getting the Carushow back this summer. He will quickly become indispensable as the first backcourt relay, bringing his defense, his game intelligence and an ever more reliable long-distance shot. Maybe not the guy who will come up with the craziest stats but with the Thunder’s good ranking and a role as the ultimate Swiss army knife, Caruso has a good candidate as a replacement.
Nico V
Masterclass in approach.
Robin
Malik Monk : I voted for him last year and I was robbed like Aminematue’s team against DJ Mariio’s. Not that Naz is bad (do you know?), but Reid cheered up when he moved to the major five, a bit like Nekfeu. And if his friend Nepal thought more often of Malik Al-Mawt in an eponymous masterclass, the NBA judges will think more regularly of Monk this season… like the criminals tracked by detective Adrian. You don’t understand anything I write? Me neither.
Maxime
Malik Monk : at some point, we cannot always be original. For several seasons now, the double M has literally energized the benches of the teams through which he passes. Always in the explosive field, Malik has dynamite in his calves and can turn the tide of a match with an action full of energy. Add to that the fact that this big sick man is also capable of catching fire from afar, and you have a player that any team would dream of seeing come off their bench. Last year, Lik came close to winning the prize, no reason why this season wouldn’t be good.
Thibault
Bennedict Mathurin : We almost tend to forget him, but before his injury, he was a more than serious player coming off the bench. In an Indiana squad which is thirsty for victories and which will go in search of the top 4 in the East, Bennedict Mathurin will contribute his 15 points on average, minimum each evening. If in his wake, the Pacers pass the necessary milestone to become a more than serious team behind the trio of Titans, the name of Bennedict Mathurin will be one to watch carefully on the evening of the trophy presentation.
Clément
Malik Monk : AKA the one who should have had it last season in my opinion. No disrespect to Naz Reid, but in my opinion, MM perfectly embodies the replacement who can change games and he will prove it again this season, bandage on his face or not.. His hot shots behind the arc and his flights in the paint will still do a lot of good for the already supercharged attack of the Kings. I’m much too fond of this kind of crazy player profile who burns kerosene before cereal and who lights up League Passes at night so as not to give him the victory.
