Detroit Pistons' sharpshooter Malik Beasley finishes second in Sixth Man race

Pistons guard Malik Beasley finished second in Sixth Man of the Year voting.
Celtics guard Payton Pritchard won the award decisively.

Detroit Pistons’ sharpshooter Malik Beasley finished second in 2024-25 NBA Sixth Man of the Year voting, the league announced on Tuesday.

The John Havlicek Trophy went to Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard, who had an impressive season in his own right for a team coming off of a championship season.

It was a decisive win for Pritchard, who earned 82 out of 100 first-place votes and appeared on every ballot. Beasley was second with 13 first-place votes, and was left off of five ballots. In total, Pritchard totaled 454 votes (1st place is worth five points, 2nd place is worth three, and 3rd place is worth one point). Beasley finished with 279, and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome was third with 91.

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Beasley averaged 16.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists on 43% overall shooting and 41.6% shooting from 3, and was the Pistons’ second-leading active scorer despite coming off of the bench for 64 of his 82 games played. He and Anthony Edwards became the fourth and fifth players ever to knock down 300-plus 3-pointers in a season, and his 319 makes ranked second-overall in the league and first in franchise history.

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While Beasley averaged more points than Pritchard (14.3), the Celtics guard averaged more rebounds (3.8), assists (3.5) and was more efficient overall (47.2%). He also was one of the league’s top shooters, finishing fifth with 255 made 3-pointers on 40.7% shooting.

The Pistons have several other contenders for the NBA’s end-of-season awards. Cade Cunningham is a finalist for Most Improved Player, and J.B. Bickerstaff is a finalist for Coach of the Year.