Can Klay Thompson be eligible for the Sixth Man of the Year Award?

Today we wonder if Klay Thompson can be eligible this year for one of the awards that the NBA gives at the end of the season

And the answer is that he Golden State Warriors veteran shooting guard will not be able to win the Sixth Man of the Year Award. The award is designated for players who performs well after coming on as a substitute in the regular NBA season.

However, there are certain conditions to be met by a player to be nominated for such an award. One of the criteria to be nominated for the award is for a player to play at least 65 games in a season.

As things stand, Thompson has played in 53 out of the 57 matches and with at least 25 games remaining in the schedule, he is all set to complete the criteria to be nominated for the award.

However, there is one obstacle which rules him out of the race. Thompson has only come off the bench in just four matches. With just 25 matches remaining in the regular season, he can only come off the bench in 29 matches. That will be well short of a condition where a player must come off the bench in 42 matches in a regular season.

Thompson is having a fabulous season for the Warriors where he is contributing 17.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. In his most recent outing against the Washington Wizards, he registered 25 points to go with three rebounds and four assists in 27 minutes.

The best outing for the Los Angeles-born this season came in the match against the Utah Jazz where he contributed 35 points to go with six rebounds and two assists to his name in just 28 minutes.