Naz Reid

Naz Reid Wins Sixth Man Of The Year

Published

2 years ago

April 24, 2024

Joshua

Naz Reid Wins Sixth Man Of The Year

The race for this year’s Sixth Man of the Year Award was very tight; in fact, it was two votes tight. In the end, fans around the NBA saw Minnesota Timberwolves’ Naz Reid win the award for the first-time in his career.

This year’s race was between Reid, Malik Monk, and Bobby Portis Jr.; however, it was truly between Monk and Reid. To understand how close this award race was, both players tied for second-place and third-place voting, but it was a two-vote difference for first-place to name Reid as 6MOTY.

Naz Reid had two more first-place votes than Malik Monk 👀

That was the difference of Monk winning this award or Reid

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Reid averaged 13.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in a career-high 81 games. He had a total 843 bench points for Minnesota this season, which is second-most in franchise history.

Another historic fun fact would be Reid being the third undrafted player to win this award. The other two players were John Starks and Darrell Armstrong.

Naz Reid

Naz Reid Expected To Turn Down Player Option

Published

5 months ago

June 2, 2025

Joshua

Naz Reid Expected To Turn Down Player Option

According to Jake Fischer, it’s expected that Naz Reid will opt out of his $15 million player option with the Minnesota Timberwolves to test free agency.

The 25-year-old signed a three-year, $41.9 million contract with Minnesota back in 2023. It is unclear if he wants more money in general or willing to return to the Timberwolves. Reid has been with them since 2019.

With Reid hitting this summer’s free agency class, he’s expected to be one of the top players to be signed. Many teams like the Los Angeles Lakers and Detroit Pistons have shown interest in the dynamic big man.

Reports throughout the past couple of weeks have hinted at the Timberwolves being aggressive in roster reconstruction to get them past the Conference Finals into the NBA Finals. Julius Randle and Nickeil Alexander-Walker are also expected to become free agents.

Minnesota has been targeting superstar players like Kevin Durant, who they’ve seriously tried trading for in this past season’s trade deadline.