Derrick White named 2025-26 NBA Sportsmanship Award, Full Finalists Names, Past Winners Since 2000.
Boston Celtics guard Derrick White has been named the 2025-26 NBA Sportsmanship Award winner, earning the Joe Dumars Trophy.
White has won the NBA Sportsmanship Award for the first time. The Celtics have now had recipients in consecutive seasons after Jrue Holiday earned the honor last season.
A nine-year NBA veteran, White is a two-time Kia NBA All-Defensive Team selection and an NBA champion with Boston (2023-24). He also helped the Austin Spurs win the NBA G League championship during his rookie season with the San Antonio Spurs (2017-18). White won a gold medal with the USA Men’s National Team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
White received 77 first-place votes and 2,826 total points to finish ahead of Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell (83 first-place votes and 2,566 points) and San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes (73 and 2,466).
White averaged 16.5 points, 5.4 assists, 4.4 rebounds, 1.3 blocks and 1.1 steals in 77 games (all starts) this season for Boston.
Each of the NBA’s 30 teams nominated one player for the sportsmanship award, and league executives narrowed that list down to six finalists — one from each division.
2025-26 NBA Sportsmanship Award Finalists announced.
Current players will select the winner from the six finalists, each of whom represents the six divisions in the NBA.
The players selected as finalists are below (listed alphabetically by last name):
Bam Adebayo, Miami Heat (Southeast Division)
Harrison Barnes, San Antonio Spurs (Southwest Division)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder (Northwest Division)
Al Horford, Golden State Warriors (Pacific Division)
T.J. McConnell, Indiana Pacers (Central Division)
WINNER: Derrick White, Boston Celtics (Atlantic Division)
Joe Dumars Trophy NBA Sportsmanship Award winners list of last 20 years
A year-by-year all-time list of winners of the recipients of the Joe Dumars Trophy presented to the NBA Sportsmanship Award winners since 1996.:
2026-27 — TBD
2025-26 — Derrick White, Boston Celtics
2024-25 — Jrue Holiday, Boston Celtics
2023-24 — Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia 76ers )
2022-23 — Mike Conley, Minnesota Timberwolves )
2021-22 — Patty Mills, Brooklyn Nets )
2020-21 — Jrue Holiday, Milwaukee Bucks )
2019-20 — Vince Carter, Atlanta Hawks )
2018-19 — Mike Conley, Memphis Grizzlies )
2017-18 — Kemba Walker, Charlotte Hornets )
2016-17 — Kemba Walker, Charlotte Hornets (
2015-16 — Mike Conley, Memphis Grizzlies
2014-15 — Kyle Korver, Atlanta Hawks
2013-14 — Mike Conley, Memphis Grizzlies
2012-13 — Jason Kidd, New York Knicks
2011-12 — Jason Kidd, Dallas Mavericks
2010-11 — Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
2009-10 — Grant Hill, Phoenix Suns
2008-09 — Chauncey Billups, Denver Nuggets
2007-08 — Grant Hill, Phoenix Suns
2006-07 — Luol Deng, Chicago Bulls
2005-06 — Elton Brand, Los Angeles Clippers
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