NBA AWARD RACE.
BASKETBALL, BY THE NUMBERS.
OUR FORMULAS. OUR RANKINGS.
COMPLETED SEASONFinal regular-season model rankings

THE TROPHY ROOM / 2025–26

THE ROOKIECLASS.

03 / 07

Our formula. Ten contenders. Picture their moment.

103 CANDIDATES · TOP 10
Imagined candid scene of Cooper Flagg holding the Wilt Chamberlain Trophy
OUR ROY BALLOTNO. 01
Cooper

Flagg

Dallas Mavericks

79.742MODEL
SCORE
21.0PPG
6.7RPG
4.5APG
IMAGINED AWARD SCENE
01 / 10

THE TOP TEN™

2025–26 · FINAL
RANK / PLAYERMODEL SCORE
ONE FORMULA. EVERY CANDIDATE.How we score
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NO MYSTERY MATH

Every ranking has a reason.

Explore the inputs and weights behind the ROY score.

EXPLORE THE FORMULA

ALL-ROOKIE OUR PROJECTIONS

Selected with the separate team score.

01

FIRST TEAM

Cooper FlaggDAL
VJ EdgecombePHI
Kon KnueppelCHO
Derik QueenNOP
Jeremiah FearsNOP
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SECOND TEAM

Dylan HarperSAS
Julian ReeseWAS
Cedric CowardMEM
Maxime RaynaudSAC
Ace BaileyUTA

THE REST OF NBA AWARD RACE

SEVEN AWARDS. ONE SEASON.
MVPMost Valuable PlayerShai Gilgeous-Alexander / No. 01DPOYDefensive Player of the YearVictor Wembanyama / No. 01COYCoach of the YearJoe Mazzulla / No. 01MIPMost Improved PlayerNickeil Alexander-Walker / No. 016MOYSixth Man of the YearKeldon Johnson / No. 01CPOYClutch Player of the YearShai Gilgeous-Alexander / No. 01