NBA: The 5 best candidates to never win an individual league award
By Dan Knitzer
6th Man of the Year: Andre Iguodala
During the five-year stretch of time Lou Williams won all three of his awards in this category, Andre Iguodala was playing exceptionally well-rounded basketball for a team that had a lot of regular-season (to say nothing of postseason) success.
His 6.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game from 2014-2019 are a far cry from those of bucket-getting spark plugs who have typically won the award, but he was truly a connecting point forward on offense who did everything except shooting free throws at an average level or way above.
During his peak years off the bench, Iguodala was an elite defender, a smart all-around player, and flat-out clutch.