First rookie to win NBA sixth man award
- Who
- Ben Gordon
- What
- First
- Where
- United States
- When
- 01 January 0001
Ben Gordon (USA) of the Chicago Bulls (USA) is the first-ever rookie to win the NBA Sixth Man Award, honoring the league’s top player in a reserve role. Gordon appeared in all 82 regular season games of the 2004-05 season for the Bulls, coming off the bench in 79 of them to average 15.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.