# Who is the best NBA sixth man of the 2020s?

> Few of these players started many games, yet each one swung plenty of them from the bench this decade.

*By YPB Team · Published October 31, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/who-is-the-best-nba-sixth-man-of-the-2020s*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **Tyler Herro** — score 1000/1000
   Miami Heat guard who won Sixth Man of the Year in 2022 averaging over 20 points as a reserve.
2. **Jordan Clarkson** — score 850/1000
   Utah Jazz scorer who won the 2021 Sixth Man award by pouring in instant offense off the bench.
3. **Norman Powell** — score 560/1000
   LA Clippers wing who became one of the league's most efficient bench scorers in 2023 and 2024.
4. **Ty Jerome** — score 560/1000
   Cleveland Cavaliers guard whose breakout 2024-25 bench season made him a Sixth Man finalist.
5. **Malcolm Brogdon** — score 560/1000
   Steady Boston Celtics guard who took the 2023 Sixth Man award on an efficient, low-mistake season.
6. **Keldon Johnson** — score 485/1000
   San Antonio Spurs forward who embraced a bench role and was named Sixth Man of the Year for 2025-26.
7. **Montrezl Harrell** — score 397/1000
   Clippers big man who won Sixth Man of the Year in 2020 with his energy and pick-and-roll finishing.
8. **Payton Pritchard** — score 291/1000
   Boston Celtics guard who won Sixth Man of the Year in 2025 with a record-setting bench three-point season.
9. **Immanuel Quickley** — score 291/1000
   New York Knicks guard who finished runner-up for the 2023 award as a two-way spark off the bench.
10. **Naz Reid** — score 291/1000
   Minnesota Timberwolves big who won the 2024 award with stretch shooting and versatile defence.
11. **Bobby Portis** — score 291/1000
   Milwaukee Bucks fan favourite whose bench scoring and rebounding helped win the 2021 championship.
12. **Malik Monk** — score 0/1000
   Sacramento Kings scorer who finished runner-up for Sixth Man of the Year in 2024.
13. **Joe Ingles** — score 0/1000
   Utah Jazz playmaking forward who finished second for the award in 2021 behind teammate Clarkson.
14. **Derrick Rose** — score 0/1000
   Former MVP who revived his career as a New York Knicks reserve, finishing third in the 2021 voting.

Tags: 2020s, basketball, players, nba, sixth man