NBA teams have not even played 10 percent of their regular season games this year, and there is already a rivalry brewing over which player will take home the league’s Sixth Man of the Year Award.
Derrick Rose is a great candidate for the award, as he is off to a hot start with the Minnesota Timberwolves and has shown flashes of the star player he used to be. He’s averaging 14.3 points and 4.9 assists per game with the Timberwolves following a couple of lost seasons in New York and Cleveland, and he spoke this week about how winning the Sixth Man of the Year Award is one of his goals.
D-Rose says his goal is to win the 6th man award this season
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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 30, 2018
He’s not the only one gunning for the hardware, however. Clippers guard Lou Williams, who is averaging 16.7 points per game, is also campaigning for it. The same goes for Evan Turner, who’s off to a slightly less impressive start with 9.3 points, 4.1 assists and 4.7 rebounds in Portland.
Stay out that bro lol https://t.co/iDwtaFb6Zg
— Lou Williams (@TeamLou23) October 30, 2018
That’s where me gone be!
— Evan Turner (@thekidet) October 30, 2018
We can’t remember many seasons where guys were openly campaigning to win Sixth Man of the Year less than a month in, but here we are. If Rose can stay healthy, he’s probably the favorite now that he is playing under Tom Thibodeau again and dealt with so much drama over the past year or so. We’ll try to contain our excitement as the battle rages on.
