NBA Awards 2025-26: Rolling List of Winners for Basketball’s Top Annual Honors

We're closing in on the end of the 2025–26 NBA campaign, which means that end-of-season awards are right around the corner. But unlike other leagues, the NBA’s award rollout is piecemeal, meaning the winners of each award are not announced all at once.

Indeed, rather than reveal who won what at one big ceremony, the NBA will share awards voting results over the next few weeks, ending with the coveted Most Valuable Player announcement during the conference finals.

Below, we’ve outlined everything we know, including the winners already announced. And we’ll keep this page updated throughout the postseason, so you can easily return to see what's new, and even analyze the voting results where applicable.

NBA Award Winners 2025–26:

Note: The below chart will be updated as winners are announced.

Award	Date Announced	Winner	Finalists	Link to Full Voting Results, if Available
Defensive Player of the Year	April 20	Victor Wembanyama	Victor Wembanyama; Chet Holmgren; Ausar Thompson	Link
Clutch Player of the Year	April 21	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Anthony Edwards; Jamal Murray; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Link
Sixth Man of the Year	April 22	Keldon Johnson	Keldon Johnson; Jaime Jacquez Jr.; Tim Hardaway Jr.	Link
Sportsmanship Award	April 23	Derrick White	Bam Adebayo; Harrison Barnes; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander; Al Horford; T.J. McConnell; Derrick White	Link
Most Improved Player	April 24	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Nickeil Alexander-Walker; Deni Avdija; Jalen Duren	Link
Rookie of the Year	April 27	Cooper Flagg	Cooper Flagg; Kon Knueppel; VJ Edgecombe	Link
Executive of the Year	April 28	Celtics' Brad Stevens	Brad Stevens (Boston); Saleh Onsi (Atlanta); Trajan Langdon (Detroit)	Link
Teammate of the Year	April 29	DeAndre Jordan	Click here for a full list of finalists.	Link
Hustle Award	April 30	Moussa Diabaté	Not announced.	Link
Coach of the Year	TBD	TBD	J.B. Bickerstaff; Joe Mazzulla; Mitch Johnson	TBD
MVP	TBD	TBD	Nikola Jokić; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander; Victor Wembanyama	TBD
Social Justice Champion	TBD	TBD	Not announced.	N/A

On Monday, April 20, Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama was named the 2025–26 Defensive Player of the Year; for the first time in NBA history, the vote was unanimous. The 22-year-old Wembanyama is also the youngest player ever to receive the award.

Next up, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander—the reigning MVP and Thunder guard—won the league’s Clutch Player of the Year Award, as announced ahead of Game 2 of the 76ers and Celtics first-round series on Tuesday. SGA led the NBA with 175 total clutch points and 6.5 points per game in clutch time, which is defined as games within five points in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter of OT.

On Wednesday, April 22, Spurs forward Keldon Johnson was named the Sixth Man of the Year. The 26-year-old Johnson averaged 13.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists in the 2025-26 regular season, for which he appeared in all 82 games. Johnson's 1,081 points off the bench this year are a San Antonio franchise record.

Star Celtics defender Derrick White received some hardware on Thursday ahead of the evening slate of playoff games. White received this year’s Sportsmanship Award, which “honors a player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court.” He earned the Joe Dumars trophy with the most total votes despite Pacers guard T.J. McConnell finishing with more first-place votes.

On April 24, Hawks guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker was named the league's most improved player after finishing the regular season with a career-high 20.8 points, 3.7 assists and 3.4 rebounds. He also averaged career highs in field goal percentage, blocks, and three-point field goal percentage. He is the second consecutive Hawks player to win the award, following teammate Dyson Daniels, who won last season.

Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg won the NBA's Rookie of the Year award on April 27, ending what was ultimately a tight race between him and Hornets guard Kon Knueppel. Flagg, a Duke export and the No.1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft, is the second-youngest player ever to win the award, behind only LeBron James. He edged out Knueppel in voting by just 26 points.

New Orleans Pelican center DeAndre Jordan was named the 2025-26 Teammate of the Year on April 29. The Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year award, first presented in 2012-13, "recognizes the player deemed the league’s best teammate, based on selfless play, leadership and commitment to the team," per the league.

On April 30, Moussa Diabaté, a Charlotte Hornets forward-center, was given the Hustle Award, which "honors a player who makes effort plays that do not often appear in the box score but help drive team success."

When will the remaining awards be announced?

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić defends a drive by Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. — Three-time MVP Nikola Jokić and last year’s winner, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, are two of the leading candidates for this year’s award. | Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images

We do not yet know when any of the awards listed as TBD will be announced, as the NBA has not revealed as much. That said, we can use the timeline of last year's announcements to triangulate when we might expect to hear.

For example, the 2024–25 MVP award was given to Gilgeous-Alexander ahead of Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals; this year’s reveal is likely to follow suit.

For more on the 2025–26 awards schedule, click here.

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