2025-26 NBA Awards Finalists: See Full List MVP, DPOY, ROY, COY.

With the first round of the 2025-26 NBA Playoffs officially underway, the league is turning its attention to honoring the season’s top performers.

The NBA has released the complete schedule for announcing the winners of its major end-of-season individual awards, beginning today.On Sunday, the league unveiled the finalists across all seven major awards, with several Oklahoma City Thunder players emerging as strong contenders in key categories.

The three finalists for each annual award, based on voting results from a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters, are listed in alphabetical order below:

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When will 2025-26 NBA awards winners be announced?

All announcement times are listed in Central Time. Here is the full confirmed calendar:

Monday, April 20: Defensive Player of the Year – 5:00 p.m. (Peacock and NBCSN)

Tuesday, April 21: Clutch Player of the Year – 5:00 p.m. (Peacock and NBCSN)

Wednesday, April 22: Sixth Man of the Year – 5:00 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, April 23: Sportsmanship Award – 11:00 a.m. (via X on @NBAPR)

Friday, April 24: Most Improved Player – 5:30 p.m. (Prime)

NBA Awards 2026: Full Finalists for MVP, DPOY, ROY, 6th Man of Year, COY, MIP, Winners list.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s dual nomination for MVP and Clutch Player of the Year underscores his central role in the Thunder’s dominant season, while Chet Holmgren’s presence on the Defensive Player of the Year ballot highlights the team’s elite two-way identity.

Sportshistri.com brings Here's a look at all the finalists for the MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player, Sixth Man of the Year, Coach of the Year and Clutch Player of the Year awards

Most Valuable Player

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC Thunder)

Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets)

Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs)

Past Winners List:

Defensive Player of the Year

Winner: Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs)

Chet Holmgren (OKC Thunder)

Ausar Thompson (Detroit Pistons)

Past Winners List:

Rookie of the Year

VJ Edgecombe (Philadelphia 76ers)

Cooper Flagg (Dallas Mavericks)

Kon Knueppel (Charlotte Hornets)

Past Winners List:

Sixth Man of the Year

Tim Hardaway Jr. (Denver Nuggets)

Jaime Jaquez Jr. (Miami Heat)

Keldon Johnson (San Antonio Spurs)

Past Winners List:

Coach of the Year

J.B. Bickerstaff (Detroit Pistons)

Mitch Johnson (San Antonio Spurs)

Joe Mazzulla (Boston Celtics)

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Most Improved Player

Nickeil Alexander-Walker (Atlanta Hawks)

Deni Avdija (Portland Trail Blazers)

Jalen Duren (Detroit Pistons)

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Clutch Player of the Year

Winner: Jalen Brunson, NY Knicks

Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves

Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets

Past Winners List:

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NBA Executive of the Year

Cleveland Cavs’ Koby Altman

Detroit’s Trajan Langdon

WINNER: Oklahoma City Thunder, Sam Presti

Los Angeles Lakers’ Rob Pelinka

Los Angeles Clippers’ Lawrence Frank

Houston’s Rafael Stone

Past Winners List..

NBA Social Justice champion award

Bam Adebayo (Miami HEAT),

Harrison Barnes (San Antonio Spurs),

Chris Boucher (Toronto Raptors),

WINNER: Jrue Holiday (Boston Celtics) and

CJ McCollum (New Orleans Pelicans)

NBA Social Justice Past Winners List.

NBA Teammate of the Year Award

WINNER: Golden State’s Stephen Curry won the Twyman-Stokes teammate of the year award.

Past Winners List.

NBA Hustle Award

Winner: Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors

Cason Wallace, Oklahoma City

Guerschon Yabusele, Philadelphia

Luguentz Dort, Oklahoma City

Dyson Daniels, Atlanta

NBA Hustle Award Past Winners List.

NBA Sportsmanship award

WINNER: Jrue Holiday (Boston Celtics)

Conley wins record most NBA Sportsmanship awards, Past Winners List.

NBA J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award

Winner:

NBA Citizenship Award Past Winners List.

What is the New NBA Clutch Player of the Year award.?

This is the first season for the Clutch Player of the Year award, which "will honor the NBA player who best comes through for his teammates in the clutch." It is named after Los Angeles Lakers legend Jerry West, who had a penchant for coming through in the clutch time and again during his career.

Kia All-NBA Teams 2024

First Team

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks, Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder, Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets, ,Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics

Second Team

Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks, Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers, Kevin Durant, Phoenix Suns, Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves, Kawhi Leonard, LA Clippers

Third Team

Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns, Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors, Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana Pacers, LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers, Domantas Sabonis, Sacramento Kings

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