Of the six major postseason awards in the NBA, this one should be the easiest to call.
On Sunday afternoon, Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro was nominated as one of three finalists to receive the 2022 Sixth Man of the Year award. The former Kentucky Wildcat joins Cam Johnson of the Phoenix Suns and Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavaliers as the top three options.
Herro, 22, played in 66 regular-season games for Miami in 2021-22, coming off the bench in 56 of them. He averaged 20.7 points per game, second-most on the Heat, doing so on a shooting split of 44.