Heat's Tyler Herro Wins 2021-22 NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award

Tyler Herro was named the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year on Tuesday.

The 22-year-old won the award over Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Cam Johnson of the Phoenix Suns.

Herro averaged 20.7 points, 5.0 rebound and 4.0 assists per game in his third season in Miami. He was the second-leading scorer for the team that earned the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.

In 66 games, the Kentucky product reached double digits in 63 of them.

This production came despite coming off the bench for most of the season. The starting lineup for Miami was kept the same as in previous years, with veterans Kyle and Duncan Robinson getting most of the starts.

Herro was still able to help the team by shooting 39.9 percent from three-point range and 86.8 percent from the free-throw line.

During the 2020 playoffs, the first-round pick helped the Heat reach the NBA Finals. He had an up-and-down 2020-21 campaign when he missed time with neck and foot injuries, but he has now emerged as a legitimate star.

It was enough to win the Sixth Man of the Year in the year 2022. It also breaks a streak of six straight Western Conference players to win it.