NBA Sixth Man of the Year 2020: November Power Rankings
While the debate over who is the early runner for 2020 Most Valuable Player Award continues to dominate talk around the league, plenty of other talents are quietly making their cases for the NBA's other annual awards.
Among them is the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year Award, which has been won by Lou Williams in back-to-back seasons. Nevertheless, the Clippers star faces plenty of competition to retain his title - and here we will take a look at the early leading candidates to be named 2020 Sixth Man of the Year.
#5 Dennis Schroder - Oklahoma City Thunder
Dennis Schroder spent his first season in Oklahoma City playing as a backup to Russell Westbrook, and despite the dynamic point guards exit this summer, Schroder still finds himself on the OKC bench. With the Thunder now in rebuild mode, Schorder's long-term future appears to be elsewhere, however, the former Atlanta Hawks star is currently demonstrating why he is among the NBA's best backup guards.
After making a slow start to the season, Schroder's form has picked up over the past two weeks, and the German recently dropped a season-high 31 points against the Los Angeles Lakers. Schroder reached the haul in just 30 minutes on the court, and he has since led his team in scoring as they picked up a rare win over the Golden State Warriors.
Despite sharing ballhandling responsibilities with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chris Paul, Schroder is also averaging 4.1 assists to go with his 14.8 points per game, and whether or not he sees out the season in Oklahoma City - he will be among the candidates to pick up the Sixth Man of the Year Award.