2025 26 Nba Awards News

The latest 2025 26 nba awards stories, each synthesized from multiple sources with added background and context.

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Mazzulla Clinches 2025-26 NBA Coach of the Year as Celtics Overcome Adversity

Joe Mazzulla earned the 2025-26 NBA Coach of the Year after guiding the Boston Celtics to a 56-26 regular-season record and a 36-21 playoff run, despite Jayson Tatum missing significant time; he is the fourth Celtics coach to win COY and the youngest winner since 1974-75.

4 months ago•Source: NBA.com

Diabaté Earns NBA Hustle Award, Fueling Hornets’ Turnaround

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29.695 min•5 months ago

Diabaté Earns NBA Hustle Award, Fueling Hornets’ Turnaround

Charlotte Hornets forward Moussa Diabaté was named the 2025-26 Kia NBA Hustle Award winner, an honor based on a per-minute hustle-stat formula. Diabaté excelled in offensive box outs, screen assists and defensive plays, contributing to Charlotte’s late-season surge after he became a full-time starter on Dec. 23 and posting career-best numbers with 20 double-doubles.

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