When you scan the history of the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award, it would be easy to miss the brief era during which the Boston Celtics dominated the annual honor bestowed upon the player deemed to be the best player for his ball club coming off the bench as a substitute for a starter.
It was a short epoch, spanning three consecutive years in which two Boston frontcourt players earned the honor, followed by a fourth, more recent player on Boston’s roster taking home the hardware. If the award had been around before the 1982-83 NBA season, the Celtics might have had more winners given the team-oriented style of play and depth that carried them throughout the 1960s.
But four awards in franchise history is still a solid record. Can you name the duo who first won the honor for Boston and the seasons in which they did it?
For a team as storied as the Boston Celtics are, there are surprisingly fewer than you might think. https://t.co/3TV6WOPYEi
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) May 9, 2021