Boston's Payton Pritchard wins 2024-25 Kia Sixth Man of the Year, 6th Man award winners list since 1983

Boston Celtics' reserve guard Payton Pritchard has won the NBA's 2024-25 Sixth Man of the Year award, the league announced on Thursday.

Pritchard averaged a career-high 14.3 points for the Celtics, led the NBA in points off the bench with 1,079 in 80 games and set an NBA single-season record for most 3-pointers off the bench with 246. He was third among reserves in assists (257) and had the league's best plus-minus of any reserve at plus-428.

Pritchard shot a career-high 47.2% from the field and made 40% of his 3-point attempts for the third time in six seasons with the Celtics, who had one of the league’s top benches. Hs 3.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists 28.4 minutes per game were also career highs.

Pritchard, a first-time winner of the trophy named after Celtics great John Havlicek, received 82 of 100 first-place votes, 13 second-place votes and five third-place votes and finished with 454 points ahead of Detroit’s Malik Beasley (279 points) and Cleveland’s Ty Jerome (81 points).

He 24 games with at least 20 points and 22 games with at least five made 3s, including 10 against the Trail Blazers making him the eighth NBA reserve to make 10 or more 3s in a game.

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NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award history: Full List of Winners from 1983-2025.

The National Basketball Association's Sixth Man of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the league's best performing player for his team coming off the bench as a substitute (or sixth man).

Since its inception, the award has been given to 30 players. The most recent recipient is Tyler Herro. Jamal Crawford and Lou Williams are the Most times winners of the award (three times).

Take a look back year-by-year list of every NBA Sixth Man of the Year award winner in NBA history.

Below is the all-time list of winners of the Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award.

2025 — Payton Pritchard, Boston

2024 — Naz Reid, Minnesota

2022-23 — Malcolm Brogdon, Boston Celtics

2021-22 — Tyler Herro, Miami Heat

2020-21 — Jordan Clarkson, Utah Jazz

2019-20 — Montrezl Harrell, LA Clippers

2018-19 — Lou Williams, LA Clippers

2017-18 — Lou Williams, LA Clippers

2016-17 — Eric Gordon, Houston Rockets

2015-16 — Jamal Crawford, LA Clippers

2014-15 — Lou Williams, Toronto Raptors

2013-14 — Jamal Crawford, LA Clippers

2012-13 — J.R. Smith, New York Knicks

2011-12 — James Harden, Oklahoma City Thunder

2010-11 — Lamar Odom, Los Angeles Lakers

2009-10 — Jamal Crawford, Atlanta Hawks

2008-09 — Jason Terry, Dallas Mavericks

2007-08 — Manu Ginobili, San Antonio Spurs

2006-07 — Leandro Barbosa, Phoenix Suns

2005-06 — Mike Miller, Memphis Grizzlies

2004-05 — Ben Gordon, Chicago Bulls

2003-04 — Antawn Jamison, Dallas Mavericks

2002-03 — Bobby Jackson, Sacramento Kings

2001-02 — Corliss Williamson, Detroit Pistons

2000-01 — Aaron McKie, Philadelphia 76ers

1999-00 — Rodney Rogers, Phoenix Suns

1998-99 — Darrell Armstrong, Orlando Magic

1997-98 — Danny Manning, Phoenix Suns

1996-97 — John Starks, New York Knicks

1995-96 — Toni Kukoc, Chicago Bulls

1994-95 — Anthony Mason, New York Knicks

1993-94 — Dell Curry, Charlotte Hornets

1992-93 — Clifford Robinson, Portland Trail Blazers

1991-92 — Detlef Schrempf, Indiana Pacers

1990-91 — Detlef Schrempf, Indiana Pacers

1989-90 — Ricky Pierce, Milwaukee Bucks

1988-89 — Eddie Johnson, Phoenix Suns

1987-88 — Roy Tarpley, Dallas Mavericks

1986-87 — Ricky Pierce, Milwaukee Bucks

1985-86 — Bill Walton, Boston Celtics

1984-85 — Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics

1983-84 — Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics

1982-83 — Bobby Jones, Philadelphia 76ers

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