Derrick White
April 2026
Derrick White has been named the 2025-26 NBA Sportsmanship Award winner, taking the Joe Dumars Trophy and giving Boston back-to-back winners after Jrue Holiday last season. The award is decided after each team nominates one player, league executives pick six finalists, and current NBA players vote on the winner. White finished ahead of T.J. McConnell and Harrison Barnes.
Keldon Johnson
April 2026
Keldon Johnson has been named the NBA’s 2025-26 Sixth Man of the Year after playing all 82 games off the bench for San Antonio. He becomes only the second Spur to win the award after Manu Ginobili. Johnson averaged 13.2 points and 5.4 rebounds while setting a Spurs record for points scored as a reserve in a season. He beat finalists Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Tim Hardaway Jr. for the honor.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
April 2026
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been named the 2025-26 Kia NBA Clutch Player of the Year, beating Anthony Edwards and Jamal Murray for the Jerry West Trophy. The NBA said Gilgeous-Alexander led the league with 175 clutch points and helped Oklahoma City go 20-7 in clutch games he played. The finalists were chosen by coaches, with the final vote coming from a media panel.
Victor Wembanyama
April 2026
Victor Wembanyama has won the 2025-26 NBA Defensive Player of the Year award and, at age 22, became the youngest player ever to receive it. AP also reported that he was a unanimous winner. Wembanyama led the league in blocked shots for a third straight season and finished ahead of Chet Holmgren and Ausar Thompson. The win also made him only the third player, after Michael Jordan and David Robinson, to win both Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year
J.B. Bickerstaff
April 2026
J.B. Bickerstaff has been named the 2026 Michael H. Goldberg NBCA Coach of the Year after leading Detroit to a 60-22 season, the best record in the Eastern Conference and one of the biggest turnarounds in franchise history. The award is voted on by fellow NBA head coaches, making it one of the most respected coaching honours in the league. Detroit also posted its first 60-win season since 2005-06, and Bickerstaff became the first coach ever to take a franchise from 60 losses to 60 wins in a two-season span.
Victor Wembanyama
April 2026
Victor Wembanyama has won the 2025-26 Magic Johnson Award, which recognises the NBA player who best combines excellence on the court with professionalism and openness with media and fans. He becomes the first Spurs player to win it. The PBWA praised Wembanyama for being thoughtful, patient and engaging throughout the season, while also producing elite numbers on the court. He averaged 25 points, 11.5 rebounds and a league-leading 3.1 blocks per game.
Cade Cunningham, Luka Dončić
April 2026
Cade Cunningham and Luka Dončić have been ruled eligible for 2025-26 NBA annual awards under the CBA’s extraordinary circumstances provision, while Anthony Edwards’ challenge was denied. Cunningham and Dončić qualified after considering the totality of their circumstances. Cunningham finished with 63 qualified games after missing time with a collapsed lung, while Dončić finished with 64 after injury and time away for the birth of his daughter. Edwards, who played 60 qualified games, did not receive the same relief.
Stephen Curry
April 2026
Stephen Curry finished first in the NBA’s top-selling jersey rankings for the 2025-26 regular season, while the New York Knicks led all teams in merchandise sales. The official list also highlighted strong postseason-linked demand across the league. The NBA and NBPA said the rankings are based on sales through NBAStore.com, Fanatics.com and partner sites. Curry reclaimed the top jersey spot, and the Knicks finished first in team merchandise, with the Thunder also returning to the top 10.
Mikal Bridges
April 2026
Mikal Bridges extended the NBA’s longest active consecutive-games streak to 638 by playing 23 seconds against Charlotte. The brief appearance moved him further up the all-time list and preserved one of the league’s rarest durability records in the load-management era. Knicks coach Mike Brown started Bridges solely to keep the streak alive, then substituted him out after an intentional foul stopped play. New York had already locked up the East’s No. 3 seed, so the move was purely about preserving the run rather than game strategy.
Milan Momcilovic
April 2026
Iowa State star Milan Momcilovic has declared for the NBA Draft and entered the transfer portal while keeping his college eligibility. The sharp-shooting forward leaves after leading the ACC in scoring and becoming one of the top perimeter threats in college basketball. Momcilovic averaged 16.9 points per game and shot 48.7 percent from three, making a nation-leading 136 threes this season. He said he will focus on the draft process while still leaving the door open to continue in college if that becomes the best route.
