NBA Sixth Man of the Year award - wikipedia NBA Sixth Man of the Year award National Basketball Association awards and honors Championship O'Brien Trophy Brown Trophy ( defunct ) Individual awards All - Star Game MVP Bill Russell Finals MVP Coach of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Executive of the Year J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Community Assist Award Most Improved Player Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year Sixth Man of the Year Sportsmanship Award Twyman -- Stokes Teammate of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award Honors All - NBA Team All - Rookie Team All - Defensive Team The National Basketball Association 's Sixth Man of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association ( NBA ) award given since the 1982 -- 83 NBA season to the league 's best performing player for his team coming off the bench as a substitute ( or sixth man ). A panel of sportswriters and broadcasters from throughout the United States and Canada votes on the recipient. Each judge casts a vote for first, second and third place selections. Each first - place vote is worth five points ; each second - place vote is worth three points ; and each third - place vote is worth one point. The player with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first - place votes, wins the award. To be eligible for the award, a player must come off the bench in more games than he starts. Since its inception, the award has been given to 30 different players. The most recent recipient is Eric Gordon. Jamal Crawford is the only three time winner of the award. Kevin McHale, Ricky Pierce and Detlef Schrempf have each won the award two times. Bobby Jones was the inaugural winner of the award for the 1982 -- 83 NBA season. McHale and Bill Walton are the only Hall of Famers who have won the award ; Walton is also the only award winner to have earned NBA MVP honors in their career. Manu Ginóbili, Schrempf, Leandro Barbosa, Toni Kukoč and Ben Gordon are the only award winners not born in the United States. Gordon was the first player to win the award as a rookie. Of the five foreign - born winners, three were trained completely outside the U.S., namely Ginóbili, Barbosa and Kukoč. Schrempf played two years of high school basketball in Centralia, Washington before playing college basketball at Washington, and Gordon was raised in Mount Vernon, New York and went on to play in college at Connecticut. Contents 1 Winners 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References Winners Kevin McHale ( middle ) won the award twice and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Jamal Crawford has won the award a record three times. Manu Ginóbili won the award in the 2007 -- 08 NBA season. Lamar Odom won the award in the 2010 -- 11 NBA season. Denotes player who is still active in the NBA * Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Player ( X ) Denotes the number of times the player has received the award Season Player Position Nationality Team 1982 -- 83 Jones, Bobby Bobby Jones Forward United States Philadelphia 76ers 1983 -- 84 McHale, Kevin Kevin McHale * Forward United States Boston Celtics 1984 -- 85 McHale, Kevin Kevin McHale * ( 2 ) Forward United States Boston Celtics 1985 -- 86 Walton, Bill Bill Walton * Center United States Boston Celtics 1986 -- 87 Pierce, Ricky Ricky Pierce Guard United States Milwaukee Bucks 1987 -- 88 Tarpley, Roy Roy Tarpley Forward / Center United States Dallas Mavericks 1988 -- 89 Johnson, Eddie Eddie Johnson Forward United States Phoenix Suns 1989 -- 90 Pierce, Ricky Ricky Pierce ( 2 ) Guard United States Milwaukee Bucks 1990 -- 91 Schrempf, Detlef Detlef Schrempf Forward Germany Indiana Pacers 1991 -- 92 Schrempf, Detlef Detlef Schrempf ( 2 ) Forward Germany Indiana Pacers 1992 -- 93 Robinson, Cliff Cliff Robinson Forward / Center United States Portland Trail Blazers 1993 -- 94 Curry, Dell Dell Curry Guard United States Charlotte Hornets 1994 -- 95 Mason, Anthony Anthony Mason Forward United States New York Knicks 1995 -- 96 Kukoč, Toni Toni Kukoč Forward Croatia Chicago Bulls 1996 -- 97 Starks, John John Starks Guard United States New York Knicks 1997 -- 98 Manning, Danny Danny Manning Forward United States Phoenix Suns 1998 -- 99 Armstrong, Darrell Darrell Armstrong Guard United States Orlando Magic 1999 -- 00 Rogers, Rodney Rodney Rogers Forward United States Phoenix Suns 2000 -- 01 McKie, Aaron Aaron McKie Guard United States Philadelphia 76ers 2001 -- 02 Williamson, Corliss Corliss Williamson Forward United States Detroit Pistons 2002 -- 03 Jackson, Bobby Bobby Jackson Guard United States Sacramento Kings 2003 -- 04 Jamison, Antawn Antawn Jamison Forward United States Dallas Mavericks 2004 -- 05 Gordon, Ben Ben Gordon Guard United States Chicago Bulls 2005 -- 06 Miller, Mike Mike Miller ^ Forward / Guard United States Memphis Grizzlies 2006 -- 07 Barbosa, Leandro Leandro Barbosa ^ Guard Brazil Phoenix Suns 2007 -- 08 Ginóbili, Manu Manu Ginóbili ^ Guard Argentina San Antonio Spurs 2008 -- 09 Terry, Jason Jason Terry ^ Guard United States Dallas Mavericks 2009 -- 10 Crawford, Jamal Jamal Crawford ^ Guard United States Atlanta Hawks 2010 -- 11 Odom, Lamar Lamar Odom Forward United States Los Angeles Lakers 2011 -- 12 Harden, James James Harden ^ Guard United States Oklahoma City Thunder 2012 -- 13 Smith, J.R. J.R. Smith ^ Guard United States New York Knicks 2013 -- 14 Crawford, Jamal Jamal Crawford ^ ( 2 ) Guard United States Los Angeles Clippers 2014 -- 15 Williams, Lou Lou Williams ^ Guard United States Toronto Raptors 2015 -- 16 Crawford, Jamal Jamal Crawford ^ ( 3 ) Guard United States Los Angeles Clippers 2016 -- 17 Gordon, Eric Eric Gordon ^ Guard United States Houston Rockets See also National Basketball Association portal Notes Jump up ^ Ben Gordon holds both American and British citizenship as he was born in England but was raised in the United States. References General `` NBA postseason awards : Sixth Man Award ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 2, 2008. `` Sixth Man of the Year Award Winners ''. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2008. Specific Jump up ^ `` Ginobili Wins 2007 - 08 Sixth Man of the Year Award Presented by Kia Motors ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 21, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Most Valuable Player ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 15, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Gordon Wins NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award ''. NBA.com/Chicago Bulls. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 3, 2005. Retrieved July 11, 2008. Jump up ^ `` First Person : Ben Gordon, Bulls Guard ''. Sports Illustrated. November 13, 2006. Retrieved August 14, 2008. NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award 1983 : Jones 1984 : McHale 1985 : McHale 1986 : Walton 1987 : Pierce 1988 : Tarpley 1989 : Johnson 1990 : Pierce 1991 : Schrempf 1992 : Schrempf 1993 : Robinson 1994 : Curry 1995 : Mason 1996 : Kukoč 1997 : Starks 1998 : Manning 1999 : Armstrong 2000 : Rogers 2001 : McKie 2002 : Williamson 2003 : Jackson 2004 : Jamison 2005 : B. Gordon 2006 : Miller 2007 : Barbosa 2008 : Ginóbili 2009 : Terry 2010 : Crawford 2011 : Odom 2012 : Harden 2013 : Smith 2014 : Crawford 2015 : Williams 2016 : Crawford 2017 : E. 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