Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schroder has fallen short in the Sixth Man of the Year Award voting, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
Montrezl Harrell, a center on the Los Angeles Clippers, won the Sixth Man of the Year award, Charania tweeted Friday.
Harrell averaged 18.6 points and 7.1 rebounds in 27.8 minutes per game for the Clippers, who finished in second place in the Western Conference.
He beat out finalists Schroder and Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams.
Schroder was a key piece of the Oklahoma City season. With him coming off the bench, the Thunder were able to keep at least two starting-caliber guards on the floor at almost all times.
When he was on the court with starters Chris Paul and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City dominated. That three-man lineup had the best net rating among all three-man groups this season.
Schroder averaged 18.9 points, 4.0 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game while shooting 46.9% from the field and 38.5% from 3, both of which were career-highs.
He had 12 games in the regular season with at least 25 points and four with at least 30.
His impact on Oklahoma City was particularly clear when he was absent during bubble play, back home with his family for the birth of his child. The Thunder oftentimes struggled to score without him leading the charge as a guard when Paul or Gilgeous-Alexander were on the bench.
The NBA had yet to release results at the time of this publication, so voting totals were not publicly known. Charania reported it and ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk confirmed.
This story will be update when the NBA announces the results.
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