![]() Herro’s eight 30-point games off the bench were tied for the third most since the 1970-71 season and his 20 25-point games were tied for the fourth most. He became the fifth player to average at least 20.0 points off the bench (minimum 50 games as a reserve) since starts began being tracked in the 1970-71 season, joining Thurl Bailey (1987-88), Eddie Johnson (1988-89), Ricky Pierce (1989-90, 1990-91) and Lou Williams (2017-18, 2018-19). His scoring average of 20.8 points as a reserve was the highest in the NBA. In his third NBA season, Herro averaged 20.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 32.6 minutes in 66 games (10 starts). To be eligible for the Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award, a player had to have come off the bench in more games than he started. Players were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third-place vote. ![]() Tyler Herro is the first player to win the Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award with the Miami Heat. Phoenix Suns forward Cam Johnson finished in third place with 128 points (one first-place vote). Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love finished in second place with 214 points (three first-place votes). Herro received 488 total points (96 first-place votes) from a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters. This is the first Sixth Man honor for Herro, who becomes the first player to win the annual award with the Heat. NEW YORK – Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro has been named the 2021-22 Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year for his contributions in a reserve role, the NBA announced today. ![]() Tyler Herro averaged 20.7 points as the league’s top scorer off the bench. ![]()
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