So assuming he will get this award three seasons from now would be right on track with the age average.Īs it stands, compared to the last five winners of the award, RoCo averaged about 4 points less per game, 1.8 rebounds more, and 1.5 assists less than the average of the last five winners. RoCo is currently 25 years old, three years younger than the average over the last few years. Looking at the last five Sixth Men of the Year, they compare fairly evenly with Covington. He shot 38.5 percent from the field and 35.3 percent from beyond the arc. This past season, which was RoCo’s third year in the league and second season playing more than 10 games, Cov averaged 12.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. He’s shown that he can be a real NBA player, and was one of those special “Hinkie finds.”

Since signing him, the former D-League exclusive player has improved a lot. Sam Hinkie, who was the Sixers general manager at the time, jumped on the opportunity of having RoCo on the team, and signed him. After starting his career with the Houston Rockets, he was assigned and recalled to the D-League six times before the Rockets decided to waive him. RoCo is not a player many casual NBA fans know of, mainly because he plays for the Sixers.

Robert Covington will lock up the Sixth Man of the Year Award within the next three seasons. Moving forward, though, I believe that the Sixers have a lock for an award coming their way, once they start winning some more games.

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