Overview
- ClutchPoints surveyed 50 media members before the league later cleared Luka Doncic and Cade Cunningham for eligibility, and modeling with their inclusion showed no change to the top outcomes.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the MVP vote with 444 points and 34 first-place votes in the poll.
- Victor Wembanyama was the near-unanimous Defensive Player of the Year selection with 49 first-place votes.
- Charlotte’s Kon Knueppel edged Dallas rookie Cooper Flagg for Rookie of the Year, 210 points to 188 with a 30–20 split in first-place votes.
- Boston’s Joe Mazzulla topped Coach of the Year voting and Atlanta’s Nickeil Alexander-Walker led Most Improved, each drawing 35 first-place votes and 208 points.