Minnesota Timberwolves center-forward Naz Reid is the recipient of the John Havlicek Trophy as the 2023-24 Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year.
Reid has been named the NBA’s top reserve for the first time and becomes the first player to win the award with the Timberwolves.
He is also the third player to earn the honor after not being selected in the NBA Draft, joining John Starks (1996-97) and Darrell Armstrong (1998-99).
In his fifth NBA season, Reid averaged career highs of 13.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 24.2 minutes in 81 games (14 starts). He made 169 three-pointers, exceeding his total from the previous two seasons combined (132).
Reid also shot a career-high 41.4% from three-point range.
He helped the Timberwolves (56-26) finish with the second-best record in franchise history.
The Timberwolves player got a slight edge over Sacramento Kings' Malik Monk, getting two more first place votes--equivalent to five points each.
Here are the full voting results.
