Late last week, the NBA revealed the three finalists for the Sixth Man of the Year award. Detroit Pistons veteran Malik Beasley was in the running. Although Beasley had a strong case, he came up short.

Malik Beasley finished second in the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year race, but it was a decisive win for Payton Pritchard.

On Tuesday, the NBA announced the winner of the 2024-25 Kia Sixth Man of the Year award, which was given to Payton Pritchard of the Boston Celtics. Of course, Pistons guard Malik Beasley was also a finalist for the award and unfortunately for him, he ended up second in voting for the award.