The Kings guard seemingly wasn't pleased after losing out on Sixth Man of the Year in favor of Naz Reid.
It's the second year in a row Monk was in the running for the award, and many fans felt that he was snubbed after an impressive season off the bench for the Kings. He seemed to agree with that notion, and
In response to a statistic stating that Monk is the first player in the last 35 years to lead the NBA in bench points in back-to-back seasons without winning the Sixth Man of the Year award, Monk posted a series of emojis indicating he finds the snub laughable.Monk played in 72 games for Sacramento this season, coming off the bench in all of them. He averaged 15.4 points alongside 5.1 assists while seeing the floor for 26 minutes per game.
Despite Monk being a crucial cog in the Kings' rotation, Reid's role for the Timberwolves was considered more valuable, per the voting results, though the Sacramento guard doesn't seem to agree with that. Monk has spent most of his career coming off the bench, a role he seems to thrive in. Across 458 career games with theand Kings, Monk has started just 38 games, 37 of which came during the 2021–22 season with the Lakers.Coby White is set to return and says he dodged a bullet in a nasty fall vs. the Indiana Pacers
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