Lukasz Muniowski (Ph.D., American literature, University of Warsaw) has written numerous academic articles on various topics, including gentrification, geek culture, American literature, video games and television series. He lives in Poland.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. The First of the Sixth Men2. From the Bench to the Hall of Fame3. From the Bench to a Starting Role (on a Different Team)4. Champions Off the Bench5. Playoff Heroes Off the Bench6. Hall of Fame Careers Saved by the Bench7. The Uneasy Transition from the Starting Lineup to the Bench8. ­High-Volume Scorers9. Big Men Off the Bench10. Rotation Players11. StatsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“Łukasz Muniowski covers a lot of ground in his look at the history of sixth men in the NBA, a book worthy of a starting role.”—Kerry Eggers, author, Jail Blazers: How the Portland Trail Blazers Became the Bad Boys of Basketball; “Łukasz Muniowski broadens the perspective of basketball with Sixth Men: NBA History off the Bench. All of the legends and their roundabout paths to stardom are here: From Kobe Bryant and Kevin McHale, to James Harden and Bob McAdoo, to Boris Diaw, Robert (Big Shot) Horry and Frank Ramsey, who established the necessity of the sixth man as the Boston Celtics formed their original dynasty in the 1950s. Sixth Men, like the players it depicts, is a game changer.”—Ian Thomsen, author, The Soul of Basketball

Lukasz Muniowski (Ph.D., American literature, University of Warsaw) has written numerous academic articles on various topics, including gentrification, geek culture, American literature, video games and television series. He lives in Poland.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. The First of the Sixth Men2. From the Bench to the Hall of Fame3. From the Bench to a Starting Role (on a Different Team)4. Champions Off the Bench5. Playoff Heroes Off the Bench6. Hall of Fame Careers Saved by the Bench7. The Uneasy Transition from the Starting Lineup to the Bench8. ­High-Volume Scorers9. Big Men Off the Bench10. Rotation Players11. StatsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“Łukasz Muniowski covers a lot of ground in his look at the history of sixth men in the NBA, a book worthy of a starting role.”—Kerry Eggers, author, Jail Blazers: How the Portland Trail Blazers Became the Bad Boys of Basketball; “Łukasz Muniowski broadens the perspective of basketball with Sixth Men: NBA History off the Bench. All of the legends and their roundabout paths to stardom are here: From Kobe Bryant and Kevin McHale, to James Harden and Bob McAdoo, to Boris Diaw, Robert (Big Shot) Horry and Frank Ramsey, who established the necessity of the sixth man as the Boston Celtics formed their original dynasty in the 1950s. Sixth Men, like the players it depicts, is a game changer.”—Ian Thomsen, author, The Soul of Basketball

Lukasz Muniowski (Ph.D., American literature, University of Warsaw) has written numerous academic articles on various topics, including gentrification, geek culture, American literature, video games and television series. He lives in Poland.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. The First of the Sixth Men2. From the Bench to the Hall of Fame3. From the Bench to a Starting Role (on a Different Team)4. Champions Off the Bench5. Playoff Heroes Off the Bench6. Hall of Fame Careers Saved by the Bench7. The Uneasy Transition from the Starting Lineup to the Bench8. ­High-Volume Scorers9. Big Men Off the Bench10. Rotation Players11. StatsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“Łukasz Muniowski covers a lot of ground in his look at the history of sixth men in the NBA, a book worthy of a starting role.”—Kerry Eggers, author, Jail Blazers: How the Portland Trail Blazers Became the Bad Boys of Basketball; “Łukasz Muniowski broadens the perspective of basketball with Sixth Men: NBA History off the Bench. All of the legends and their roundabout paths to stardom are here: From Kobe Bryant and Kevin McHale, to James Harden and Bob McAdoo, to Boris Diaw, Robert (Big Shot) Horry and Frank Ramsey, who established the necessity of the sixth man as the Boston Celtics formed their original dynasty in the 1950s. Sixth Men, like the players it depicts, is a game changer.”—Ian Thomsen, author, The Soul of Basketball