Minnesota Timberwolves’ center/forward Naz Reid took home the 2023-2024 Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year, the league announced Wednesday night. Reid, 24, won the award by the closest of margins over the Sacramento Kings’ Malik Monk.
ESPN Bet's X account listed him at +7500 to win Sixth Man of the Year before the season began. He beat Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk by two first-place votes, a narrow margin.
Naz Reid entered the NBA as an undrafted free agent with no guarantee of a long pro career. Now the fifth-year center is officially the best reserve in the NBA after being named Sixth Man of the Year on Wednesday evening.
According to multiple sources, Minnesota Timberwolves big man Naz Reid won the 2024 NBA Sixth Man of the Year award. Reid beat out Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk and Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis to take home the honor.
The 24-year-old was a major reason why Minnesota didn’t skip a beat when Karl-Anthony Towns was sidelined with a knee injury late in the season. The Wolves went 14-6 without Towns and 56-26 overall, good for the No. 3 seed in the West.
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