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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander earned his second straight Kia NBA MVP as the Thunder solidified a championship-caliber season, delivering 30+ PPG with efficiency and clutch play while praising his teammates, coach, and Oklahoma City for helping him reach back-to-back MVP glory.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won the Kia NBA MVP for the second straight year, becoming the 14th player to win back-to-back MVP honors and the 18th to win at least two MVP awards. The Thunder guard averaged 31.1 points per game, extended his NBA-record streak of 20-point games, and also claimed the Clutch Player of the Year; Jokic’s triple-double season didn’t yield MVP. With Victor Wembanyama among the finalists and OKC set to face San Antonio in the West Finals, SGA’s latest award cements his status among the league’s elite.
New Orleans Pelicans center DeAndre Jordan has been named the 2025-26 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year, an award honoring the league’s best teammate for selfless play, leadership and mentorship. A panel of league executives selected 12 finalists, and current players chose the winner from that group. The 18-year veteran is a three-time All-NBA selection, a two-time All-Defensive honoree and a former All-Star who won an NBA title in 2022-23, with the award named in honor of Jack Twyman and Maurice Stokes.
The finalists for seven major 2025-26 NBA regular-season awards will be announced tonight on NBC, starting at 6 p.m. ET before Game 1 of the Orlando Magic vs. Detroit Pistons series. Four awards (Clutch Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, Sixth Man of the Year) will be revealed in pregame, while MVP, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year will be announced at halftime.
The NBA and NBPA ruled that Luka Dončić and Cade Cunningham qualify for postseason awards under the league’s extraordinary circumstances provision, despite not reaching the 65-game threshold. Dončić played 64 games (missed two for his daughter’s birth); Cunningham appeared in 63 qualifying games (64 total) after a collapsed lung. The ruling preserves their eligibility for awards this postseason and could affect Cunningham’s future super-max contract if he earns All-NBA in the next windows; Anthony Edwards’s similar challenge was denied. Dončić led the league in scoring, while Cunningham has been a key driver for the Pistons as the East’s No. 1 seed (Lakers No. 4 in the West).
Experts predict Nikola Jokic to win his third MVP award, while Victor Wembanyama is favored for Rookie of the Year in the upcoming NBA season. The predictions for other awards such as Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved, Sixth Man, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year vary among the experts.