NBA World Reacts to Malik Monk 6MOTY Snub

Sacramento's star sixth man got robbed out of the Sixth Man of the Year award.

Mar 21, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk (0) passes the ball against the Washington Wizards. / Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

On Wednesday night, the NBA unveiled the 2023-24 Sixth Man of the Year award, rewarding Minnesota Timberwolves' Naz Reid with the honor of this season's best bench player. While Reid had a phenomenal season, averaging 13.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game with one of the best teams in the league, many fans were displeased with the decision.

Reid slightly beat out Sacramento Kings' Malik Monk for the award, securing the crown by just two first-place votes. Monk was arguably one of the most effective bench players the league has seen in the past decade, averaging 15.4 points and 5.1 assists per game.

Malik Monk only needed THREE first place votes to win Sixth Man of the Year 😳 pic.twitter.com/XB8ZzWcVaf

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 24, 2024

Monk missed the final nine games of the regular season and both Play-In Tournament games with an MCL sprain, ultimately killing his chances to take home the award. Before his injury, Monk was the runaway favorite across nearly every sportsbook to win, but by the end of the season, the gap closed completely.

Of course, Kings fans did not agree with the final decision, but many fans across the league have felt the same way. Here are some of the best reactions to Monk getting snubbed out of the Sixth Man of the Year award:

Malik Monk in 72 games off the bench for the Kings this season:

🟣15.4 PPG (career-high)
🟣5.1 APG (career-high)
🟣1st in bench points (1,110)
🟣1st in clutch bench points (98)
🟣25 games scoring 20+ points

Did not win Sixth Man of the Year. pic.twitter.com/bONwO9YSdp

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) April 24, 2024

Imagine if Malik Monk was still on the Lakers with that stat line. It's a complete blowout victory in the 6MOY voting.

Players are punished on & off the court for wearing "Kings" across their chest.

— Matt George (@MattGeorgeSAC) April 24, 2024

Just to recap:

Domantas Sabonis: Not an All-Star

De’Aaron Fox: Not an All-Star

Malik Monk: Not 6th MOY

National awards have been bogus for the Kings this year

— Carmichael Dave (@CarmichaelDave) April 25, 2024

With all due respect to Naz Reid, Malik Monk rightfully deserved to win the Sixth Man of the Year award for the following reasons:

- Monk played 72 games this season (all of them being off the bench), while Reid played 81 games this season while starting in 14 of them, meaning…

— E.K. Johnson (@CoalitionHoops) April 24, 2024

😂😂🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

— Malik Monk (@AhmadMonk) April 24, 2024

7 voters not having Malik Monk on their ballot is nuts. Need to start making these writers give reasons behind their votes.

It’s kinda wild ppl have this type of power that aren’t required to watch…anything.

— Allen Stiles (@The_StilesFiles) April 25, 2024

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