Filipino American Utah Jazz Guard Jordan Clarkson Wins NBA Sixth Man Award

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Jordan Clarkson was recently named the 2021 NBA Sixth Man of the Year award (6MOY), an honor given to the best-performing reserves. Off the bench: The Filipino American Utah Jazz guard led among all NBA reserves (those not part of his team’s “first five” players), in scoring with a career-high average of 18.3 points per game, in addition to 4.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists, according to NBA. Clarkson is the first off-the-bench player since Manu Ginobili in the 2007-2008 year to average over 18 points, four rebounds, and two assists.

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