Below are the voting totals and voter ballots for annual awards for the 2025-26 NBA regular season, as selected by a global panel of 100 media members. The balloting was tabulated by the independent accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP.
Kia NBA Clutch Player of the Year
Winner: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
Second: Jamal Murray, Denver Nuggets
Third: Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves
Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year
Winner: Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs
Second: Chet Holmgren, Oklahoma City Thunder
Third: Ausar Thompson, Detroit Pistons
Kia NBA Most Improved Player
Winner: Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Atlanta Hawks
Second: Jalen Duren, Detroit Pistons
Third: Deni Avdija, Portland Trail Blazers
Kia NBA Most Valuable Player
Winner: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
Second: Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
Third: Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs
Kia NBA Rookie of the Year
Winner: Cooper Flagg, Dallas Mavericks
Second: Kon Knueppel, Charlotte Hornets
Third: VJ Edgecombe, Philadelphia 76ers
Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year
Winner: Keldon Johnson, San Antonio Spurs
Second: Jaime Jaquez Jr., Miami Heat
Third: Tim Hardaway Jr., Denver Nuggets
NBA Coach of the Year
Winner: Joe Mazzulla, Boston Celtics
Second: J.B. Bickerstaff, Detroit Pistons
Third: Mitch Johnson, San Antonio Spurs
Kia All-NBA Team
First Team
Cade Cunningham, Detroit Pistons
Luka Dončić, Los Angeles Lakers
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs
Second Team
Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics
Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks
Kevin Durant, Houston Rockets
Kawhi Leonard, LA Clippers
Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland Cavaliers
Third Team
Jalen Duren, Detroit Pistons
Chet Holmgren, Oklahoma City Thunder
Jalen Johnson, Atlanta Hawks
Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia 76ers
Jamal Murray, Denver Nuggets
Kia NBA All-Defensive Team
First Team
Rudy Gobert, Minnesota Timberwolves
Chet Holmgren, Oklahoma City Thunder
Ausar Thompson, Detroit Pistons
Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs
Derrick White, Boston Celtics
Second Team
Bam Adebayo, Miami Heat
OG Anunoby, New York Knicks
Scottie Barnes, Toronto Raptors
Dyson Daniels, Atlanta Hawks
Cason Wallace, Oklahoma City Thunder
Kia NBA All-Rookie Team
First Team
Cedric Coward, Memphis Grizzlies
VJ Edgecombe, Philadelphia 76ers
Cooper Flagg, Dallas Mavericks
Dylan Harper, San Antonio Spurs
Kon Knueppel, Charlotte Hornets
Second Team
Ace Bailey, Utah Jazz
Jeremiah Fears, New Orleans Pelicans
Collin Murray-Boyles, Toronto Raptors
Derik Queen, New Orleans Pelicans
Maxime Raynaud, Sacramento Kings
