Former Bruin Jaime Jaquez Jr. falls just short of NBA Sixth Man award
Despite setting career-highs across the board, former UCLA Bruin Jaime Jaquez Jr. finished just shy of winning the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award.
Former UCLA Bruin Jaime Jaquez Jr. had a case to be bringing home the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award earlier this week but it was not meant to be. Jaquez had to settle for second place, finishing behind forward Keldon Johnson of the San Antonio Spurs .
Jaquez had a strong season with the Miami Heat , posting a career-best 15. 4 points per game. It wasn’t just in scoring that Jaquez had a career-best year, with career-highs in 5.
0 rebounds and 4. 7 assists. Even the efficiency was improved for the third year pro, shooting 50.
7% from the field. The Spurs had Johnson come off the bench in all 82 games, as he put up 13. 4 points and 5.