The greatest sixth man from each NBA team

Greatest sixth man in Memphis Grizzlies history: Mike Miller

The Memphis Grizzlies are a relatively young franchise, founded as the Vancouver Grizzlies in 1995. Their best run came as the Grit’N’Grind Grizzlies of roughly 2008-2017, and those teams leaned heavily on their starters and not on a designated sixth man.

Although the options are slim they are certainly present, and a couple of players who started most of their careers in Memphis spent one season coming off the bench. The best of those seasons was Mike Miller in 2005-06.

After a brief stint on the Orlando Magic, Miller joined the Grizzlies in 2003 and played a little over five seasons. In 2005-06 he moved to the bench and was the sixth man for the team, averaging 30.6 minutes and 13.7 points per game.

Miller returned to the starting lineup the following season and soon thereafter moved on to other teams. In 2013 he returned to the Grizzlies for a single season, serving as a veteran mentor off the bench — a developmental sixth man, perhaps.