2026 NBA Regular Season, Postseason Awards (HoopObsession.com)
To help guide our postseason selections, we created a points system designed to highlight the traits we value most. Availability and efficiency are foundational, which is why total production plays a central role in our evaluation. Team success also matters. Players who contribute meaningfully to winning deserve recognition. Defense is another critical factor, though traditional box-score metrics like steals and blocks rarely capture a player’s full defensive impact. Instead, we examine indicators such as the differential between a player’s Defensive Rating and his team’s overall Defensive Rating to better understand individual influence on team defense.
The table below helped inform our thinking, but it was never meant to dictate the results. Ultimately, the selections that follow reflect a balance of data-informed analysis and basketball common sense.
Name
Total Production Rank
Points (200 drop by 2)
Wins Played In
Points (100 drop by 3)
DDiff
Points (100 drop by 3)
Total
Victor Wemby
7
188
50
79
6.6
100
367
Shai GA
2
198
56
100
0.9
46
344
Chet Holmgren
26
150
56
97
3.8
94
341
Amen
12
178
49
67
1.9
64
309
Donovan Mitchell
11
180
45
46
2
79
305
Scottie Barnes
14
174
44
40
2
76
290
Rudy Gobert
29
144
46
49
4.4
97
290
Derrick White
44
114
52
85
3.8
91
290
Jalen Duren
15
172
50
76
0.6
40
288
Karl KAT
9
184
49
70
0.4
31
285
DeAaron Fox
38
126
55
94
1.5
58
278
Desmond Bane
22
158
45
43
2
73
274
Kevin D
4
194
48
64
-0.1
13
271
Nikola Jokic
1
200
42
25
0.8
43
268
Stephon Castle
43
116
51
82
2
67
265
Kawhi
13
176
37
0
2.4
82
258
Jamal Murray
6
190
48
61
-1.7
0
251
Luka
3
196
43
34
0.1
19
249
Jalen Brunson
17
168
50
73
-1.9
0
241
Bam
23
156
36
0
2.7
85
241
Jaylen Brown
10
182
47
58
-1.2
0
240
Tyrese Maxey
8
186
37
0
1
52
238
Jalen Johnson
5
192
42
22
0.3
22
236
Dyson Daniels
37
128
44
37
2
70
235
Evan Mobley
32
138
40
4
2.8
88
230
Payton Pritchard
35
132
54
91
-0.3
7
230
Julius Randle
18
166
47
55
-0.7
4
225
Alperen Sengun
16
170
46
52
-1.4
0
222
Mikal Bridges
42
118
53
88
0.1
16
222
Nickiel AW
30
142
43
31
0.6
34
207
Devin Booker
25
152
37
0
1
49
201
Kon
31
140
43
28
0.4
28
196
Onyeka Okongwu
39
124
41
16
1.3
55
195
Cooper Flagg
27
148
21
0
0.6
37
185
Ryan Rollins
40
122
29
0
1.7
61
183
James Harden
19
164
40
10
-3.1
0
174
Brandon Ingram
24
154
42
19
-1.7
0
173
Paolo
20
162
38
0
-0.7
1
163
Donovan Clingan
28
146
40
7
-0.2
10
163
Trey Murphy
33
136
21
0
0.4
25
161
Deni
21
160
34
0
-1.7
0
160
DeMar DR
34
134
20
0
-2.1
0
134
Miles Bridges
41
120
41
13
-1.4
0
133
LaMelo
36
130
40
1
-0.7
0
131
MVP: Victor Wembanyama.
Rookie of the Year: Kon Knueppel
All NBA First Team: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Donovan Mitchell, Chet Holmgren, Victor Wembanyama, Nikola Jokic.
All NBA 2nd Team: Jaylen Brown, Luka Doncic, Jalen Johnson, Kevin Durant, Karl-Anthony Towns.
All NBA 3rd Team: De'Aaron Fox, Jamal Murray, Scottie Barnes, Kawhi Leonard, Jalen Duren.
All-Rookie Team: Kon Knueppel, VJ Edgecombe, Cooper Flagg, Derik Queen, Maxime Raynaud.
All Rookie 2nd Team: Jeremiah Fears, Dylan Harper, Cedric Coward, Ace Bailey, Ryan Kalkbrenner.
* Total Production = The Hoop Obsession Calculation (HOC) multiplied by the number of minutes played.