Heat’s Jaquez one of three finalists for NBA Sixth Man of the Year
MIAMI — Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. on Sunday was named one of three finalists for NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Jaquez was the lone Heat finalist for any of the NBA’s major awards, with three finalists announced Sunday in each category, the winners to be announced during the course of the postseason.
The other two finalists for Sixth Man of the Year are Denver Nuggets wing Tim Hardaway ...
MIAMI — Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. on Sunday was named one of three finalists for NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Jaquez was the lone Heat finalist for any of the NBA’s major awards, with three finalists announced Sunday in each category, the winners to be announced during the course of the postseason.
The other two finalists for Sixth Man of the Year are Denver Nuggets wing Tim Hardaway Jr. and San Antonio Spurs wing Keldon Johnson. Jaquez is now positioned to potentially become just the second winner of the sixth-man honor in the Heat’s 38 seasons, with Tyler Herro winning the award in 2022 .
Jaquez finished this past season as one of just three reserves in NBA history to start fewer than 30 games and average at least 14 points, four rebounds and four assists on at least a . 550 true-shooting percentage, joining only 2008 Sixth Man of the Year winner Manu Ginobili, a year the Spurs guard was only one vote short of being a unanimous selection. Sunday’s announcement also means Heat center Bam Adebayo will remain without the Defensive Player of the Year award he has coveted over his nine seasons, not named among the three finalists for that honor.
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