NBA Sixth Man of the Year Odds: Payton Pritchard Claims Award in 2025

Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard was named the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year for the 2024-25 regular season.

A fifth-year reserve guard, Pritchard averaged 14.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.5 assists in 28.4 minutes per game. He shot a career-best 47.2% from the field, including 40.7% from 3-point range.

Pritchard was a 100/1 long shot entering the season, a bet I recommended in my original write-up of the 6MOY odds because he profiled similarly to recent winners.

To follow up on that call, this page will be updated when NBA odds for the Sixth Man of the Year market become available later in the offseason.

NBA Sixth Man of the Year Odds & Predictions

NBA betting lines weren’t released for the Sixth Man of the Year market until August last year, so it will be several months before the 2026 6MOY odds are available.

However, I plan to follow a similar formula after Pritchard delivered as a 100/1 long shot.

My theory last year was that voters have started to care more about winning in the 6MOY race. This award no longer goes to the best bucket-getting reserve, and the 2024-25 race supports that thesis.

Pritchard secured 82 first-place votes and 454 total points. Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley finished second with 13 first-place votes and 279 points, despite averaging more points per game (16.3) than Pritchard.

So, what happened? The Pistons finished sixth in the Eastern Conference, four spots (and 17 wins) behind the Celtics.

It marks the fifth straight season that the Sixth Man of the Year recipient has been on a team that won 52-plus games.

Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid secured the trophy in 2023-24 for a team that won 56 games and was the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. Malcolm Brogdon claimed the honor in 2022-23 for a Boston team that won 57 games and finished No. 2 in the East.

Simply put, it’s best to bet on reserves on elite teams.

For the 2025-26 season, my shortlist will include players on these teams:

• Cavaliers
• Celtics
• Knicks
• Thunder
• Timberwolves
• Rockets

This list could change based on what happens in the offseason, but those are the teams I’m most interested in entering next year.

Cleveland’s De’Andre Hunter would be my way-too-early prediction at this point.

Prediction: De’Andre Hunter

NBA Sixth Man of the Year Voting, 2024-25

List of Sixth Man of the Year Winners

Who has the Most Sixth Man of the Year Awards in NBA History?

Jamal Crawford and Lou Williams hold the record for most Sixth Man of the Year awards in NBA history with three apiece.

• Jamal Crawford (2010, 2014, 2016)
• Lou Williams (2015, 2018, 2019)

Who Won NBA Sixth Man of the Year This Season?

Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard won NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award during the 2024-25 season, averaging 14.3 points per game on 47.2% shooting.

How Many Celtics Players Have Won NBA Sixth Man of the Year?

There have been four different Celtics players to win NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award, led by two-time winner Kevin McHale.

• Payton Pritchard (2024-25)
• Malcolm Brogdon (2022-23)
• Bill Walton (1985-86)
• Kevin McHale (1984-85 & 1983-84)