The NBA has formally revealed the full ballots submitted by the 100 media members who voted for each of this season’s awards, per a press release from the league.
Over the past several weeks, the NBA gradually unveiled its major award winners for the 2025/26 season, starting with Defensive Player of the Year on April 20 and wrapping up with Coach of the Year on Tuesday. While the league confirmed at the time of those announcements how many votes each player received, we now know exactly which NBA reporter or analyst submitted each vote.
So if you’ve been wondering who had Neemias Queta on their All-Defensive first team, who gave Cade Cunningham his two first-place votes for Most Valuable Player, or who snuck Cedric Coward onto their Rookie of the Year ballot ahead of VJ Edgecombe, now you can find out.
Here are the results of this season’s award votes, in the order they were announced, along with our stories on each winner and links to the full media voter ballots:
Defensive Player of the Year
- Victor Wembanyama (Spurs)
- Chet Holmgren (Thunder)
- Ausar Thompson (Pistons)
Clutch Player of the Year
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder)
- Jamal Murray (Nuggets)
- Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves)
Sixth Man of the Year
- Keldon Johnson (Spurs)
- Jaime Jaquez Jr. (Heat)
- Tim Hardaway Jr. (Nuggets)
Most Improved Player
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker (Hawks)
- Jalen Duren (Pistons)
- Deni Avdija (Trail Blazers)
Rookie of the Year
- Cooper Flagg (Mavericks)
- Kon Knueppel (Hornets)
- VJ Edgecombe (Sixers)
Most Valuable Player
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder)
- Nikola Jokic (Nuggets)
- Victor Wembanyama (Spurs)
All-Rookie Teams
First Team
- Cooper Flagg, Mavericks
- Kon Knueppel, Hornets
- VJ Edgecombe, Sixers
- Dylan Harper, Spurs
- Cedric Coward, Grizzlies
Second Team
- Derik Queen, Pelicans
- Maxime Raynaud, Kings
- Jeremiah Fears, Pelicans
- Ace Bailey, Jazz
- Collin Murray-Boyles, Raptors
All-Defensive Teams
First Team
- Victor Wembanyama, Spurs
- Chet Holmgren, Thunder
- Ausar Thompson, Pistons
- Rudy Gobert, Timberwolves
- Derrick White, Celtics
Second Team
- Scottie Barnes, Raptors
- Cason Wallace, Thunder
- Bam Adebayo, Heat
- OG Anunoby, Knicks
- Dyson Daniels, Hawks
All-NBA Teams
First Team
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder
Nikola Jokic, Nuggets- Victor Wembanyama, Spurs
- Luka Doncic, Lakers
- Cade Cunningham, Pistons
Second Team
- Jaylen Brown, Celtics
- Kawhi Leonard, Clippers
- Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers
- Kevin Durant, Rockets
- Jalen Brunson, Knicks
Third Team
- Tyrese Maxey, Sixers
- Jamal Murray, Nuggets
- Jalen Johnson, Hawks
- Jalen Duren, Pistons
- Chet Holmgren, Thunder
Coach of the Year
- Joe Mazzulla (Celtics)
- J.B. Bickerstaff (Pistons)
- Mitch Johnson (Spurs)
The NBA handed out a few more awards this spring, including Executive of the Year (story), Teammate of the Year (story), the Hustle Award (story), and the Sportsmanship Award (story). But those honors weren’t voted on by 100 media members like the ones above, so specific voting results won’t be revealed for them.
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