Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro receives 96 first-place en route to NBA Sixth Man of the Year award

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro's breakout moment might have come in the NBA postseason bubble, but his best sustained play as come off the bench. He was honored for his reserve role by being named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year for the 2021-22 season, the league announced Tuesday.

«We're trying to win a championship here, so whether it's starting or coming off the bench for me, I accepted that role.… I'm just happy to be on this team and happy to accept my role,» Herro said last month after he was announced as a finalist for the award, along with Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Cam Johnson of the Phoenix Suns.

Herro received 96 out of a possible 100 first-place votes from a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters, accumulating 488 total points (first place votes are worth five points, second place are worth three and third place are worth one).

Voting for the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award was done by a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters. Voting is on a 5-3-1 basis:

Love finished in second place with 214 points (three first-place votes) and Johnson finished in third with 128 points (one first-place vote).

Jordan Clarkson of the Utah Jazz (27 points), Luke Kennard of the L.A. Clippers (12 points), Bogdan Bogdanovic of the Atlanta Hawks (10 points), Kelly Oubre Jr. of the Charlotte Hornets (9 points), De'Anthony Melton of the Memphis Grizzlies (4 points), Montrezl Harrell of the Hornets (3 points), Immanuel Quickley of the New York Knicks (2 points), Brandon Clarke of the Grizzlies (1 point), Tyus Jones of the Grizzlies (1 point) and Maxi Kleber of the Dallas Mavericks (1 point) rounded out the rest of the voting. Clarkson won the award with the Jazz last season and Harrell won the award