dailyloe.com – San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award, the league announced Wednesday. Johnson made the most of the club’s decision to move him to the bench two seasons ago. He became the first Spur in franchise history to score at least 1,000 points off the bench in a season. The only other San Antonio player to win the award was Hall of Fame sixth man Manu Ginobili.
Johnson’s 1,081 points off the bench this season ranked as the second most in the NBA. ‘I wanted to be part of something special here in San Antonio,’ Johnson said on ESPN after he was revealed as the winner. ‘I knew that in order for’ the team to succeed, sacrifices were needed, he implied. Johnson’s performance off the bench proved pivotal for the Spurs this season.
