That makes it all the more pleasing that the VTB League singled me out. The list of candidates for Best Sixth Player looked very solid, with many of the basketball players having a terrific season. And, of course, huge thanks to my teammates and the entire coaching staff for letting me play the kind of basketball I feel most comfortable playing. She helps me to get better every day and that’s the reason why I had such a good regular season this past season that I was able to win the Sixth Man of the Year award. Without her I wouldn’t have achieved anything. – I want to thank my wife, she always supports me. This award just confirms the fact that Zielona Gora had a good season and we all did a great job, – said Rolands Freimanis. It is a very important award for me, for my family, for the club and for the fans of our team. I want to thank the VTB United League for this award. Since then, other winners have included Khimki guard Petteri Koponen in 2015-16, Enisey big man Suleiman Braimoh in 2016-17, UNICS guard Jamar Smith in 2017-18 and Lokomotiv-Kuban forward Dorell Wright in 2018-19. The Sixth Man of the Year award (players must have started more than 50% of games on the bench) was first given to Khimki forward James Augustine in the 2014-15 season. Rolands Freimanis became the most efficient player of the season and second best scorer. Freimanis proved himself one of the key Zielona Gora players, they finished the season at 6th place and made play-offs for the first time in franchise history in the League. In the regular season Rolands Freimanis spent 21 games (15 of them of the bench), and was averaging 18.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 19.2 efficiency points. Voters casting their ballots for regular season honors will need to take a long hard look at their contributions when they decide who should be Sixth Man of the Year.The Zielona Gora forward Rolands Freimanis has been named the 2020-21 VTB United League Sixth Man of the Year. Luka Doncic may not be taking home the MVP trophy-yet-but both Hardaway and Brunson have a shot at taking home an award. Yet, the overall contributions of Hardaway and Brunson to the success of the Dallas Mavericks are hard to overlook, especially when Hardaway looks more and more like Dallas’ second-best player. Frankly, it seems like Sixth Man is biased almost entirely toward scoring output now. It’s easy to only look at Clarkson’s scoring average and assume he’s the best bench player in the league this year. Since winning games defines good teams and subsequently good players, it’s arguable that both Brunson and Hardaway are more important to Dallas than Clarkson is to Utah. Brunson checks in with 4.5 win shares, second only to Luka Doncic on the Mavericks. Hardaway and Brunson aren’t in the same league as Ingles when it comes to win shares, but they both fair better than Clarkson. He clocks in at 6.8, second only to Rudy Gobert on the Jazz. Ingles sports an impressive win share, an estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player, according to Basketball-Reference. So after a regular season in which the sophomore averaged 10.4 points per game, the Big Ten conference announced Wiggins as the sixth man of the year. Boring down further into advanced stats, the case for Ingles only grows. It’s not surprising that these two are at the front of the pack of Sixth Man candidates given their play and the Jazz’s record. Ingles dishes 4.7 assists per game to go along with 12.3 points and 3.6 rebounds. He’s shooting better than Clarkson-49.9% overall and 46.5% on three-pointers-and never lets the ball stick. He is again having a season that further cements him as Utah’s “glue guy.” There’s nothing he can’t do on the court. If there’s anyone who can give Clarkson a run for his money, according to many league prognosticators at least, it’s likely Ingles. In his last 10 games, Clarkson is averaging 18.9 points on 39.8% shooting and 32.9% on three-pointers. He’s picked his scoring up recently, but he’s shooting worse. He’s hitting 41.7% of his shots and 34.4% from long range. His shooting numbers could be better, though. This season, he’s averaging 17.6 points, four rebounds and 2.5 assists. After bouncing around the league, he’s thriving with the Jazz. Since early on, it seemed like the award was Clarkson’s to lose. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The game was played without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (2) give each other high fives during a NBA game between the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Clippers on Februat STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA. LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 19: Utah Jazz Guard Jordan Clarkson (00) and Utah Jazz Forward Joe Ingles.
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