COMPLETED SEASONFinal regular-season model rankings
THE AWARDS INDEX / 2025–26
DEFENSIVEPLAYER.
02 / 07
Defensive activity, team defense, and time on the floor. The other side of the game.
582 CANDIDATES · TOP 10NBA AWARD RACE SELECTSMODEL RANK / 01
VictorWembanyama
San Antonio SpursC
THE NUMBERS
The model’s front-runner.
3.1BPG
1.0SPG
11.5RPG
ALL-DEFENSIVE OUR PROJECTIONS
Selected with the separate team score.
01
FIRST TEAM
Victor WembanyamaSAS
Nikola JokićDEN
Ausar ThompsonDET
Chet HolmgrenOKC
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC
02
SECOND TEAM
Cason WallaceOKC
Cade CunninghamDET
Amen ThompsonHOU
Luka DončićLAL
Scottie BarnesTOR