The NBA announced that Tyler Herro won the 2021-22 Sixth Man of the Year award on Tuesday.
Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro has won the 2021-22 NBA Sixth Man of the Year award.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 3, 2022
The Kentucky product won the award over fellow finalists Kevin Love and Cam Johnson. Love finished as the runner-up for the award after receiving 214 total votes from award voters. Herro received 488 total votes, including 96 first-place votes.
Herro pulled the flamethrower out. (via @NBA) pic.twitter.com/069VqQ5lnl
— SLAM (@SLAMonline) May 3, 2022
Herro averaged 20.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game on 44.7 percent shooting from the field and 39.9 percent from beyond the arc. He was the second-leading scorer for the No. 1 seeded Miami Heat. Herro thrived coming off the bench a season after he was maligned for not meeting expectations coming into his second season. He put up 15.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game during his up and down sophomore season.
The Boy Wonder's range is limitless. (via @NBA) pic.twitter.com/HGyraBkjF9
— SLAM (@SLAMonline) May 3, 2022
Herro became the first Heat player in franchise history to be named Sixth Man of the Year. He also broke up a streak of six straight Western Conference players earning the honor, with the Clippers winning four of them.
Herro is coming off a 25-point, seven-dimes performance in a 106-92 Game 1 win over the 76ers. Game 2 of the Heat-Sixers second-round series will take place on Wednesday.
