After two months of the 2015-16 season, Will Barton is the leader of the pack for the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award.
The 2015-16 season isn't even halfway finished, but there is a clear leader in the Sixth Man of the Year race, and it's a player that was an afterthought in a trade between the Nuggets and Trail Blazers last season. The Nuggets traded their starting shooting guard, Arron Afflalo, and Alonzo Gee to the Trailblazers, receiving Barton, Thomas Robinson, Victor Claver and a 2016 first round pick in exchange.