2026-27 - Sixth Man of the Year
Last Update: Nov. 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m.
Eligibility: must come off the bench in more games than he starts.
Model Type: CatBoost Regression Model.
Target: Vote share scaled to sum to 1 by season.
Prediction: Vote share scaled to sum to 1.
| Name |
Eligibility |
Predicted Vote Share |
| Ayo Dosunmu |
|
0.047
|
| LaMelo Ball |
|
0.042
|
| Paul George |
|
0.037
|
| Cade Cunningham |
|
0.033
|
| Kyrie Irving |
|
0.033
|
| Austin Reaves |
|
0.032
|
| Luka Dončić |
|
0.030
|
| Stephen Curry |
|
0.028
|
| Kevin Durant |
|
0.027
|
| Victor Wembanyama |
|
0.027
|
| Cooper Flagg |
|
0.026
|
| Jabari Smith Jr. |
|
0.025
|
| Yaxel Lendeborg |
|
0.025
|