Spurs' Keldon Johnson Named Sixth Man Of The Year
Hoops Rumors • • sports
Key Points:
- Keldon Johnson of the San Antonio Spurs won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award for the 2025/26 season, following teammate Victor Wembanyama's Defensive Player of the Year honor earlier in the week.
- Johnson set a Spurs franchise record by scoring 1,081 points off the bench in all 82 games, surpassing Manu Ginobili's previous record and becoming the only NBA player that season to appear in every game without starting.
- He received 63 first-place votes and 404 total points, beating finalists Jaime Jaquez Jr. of the Miami Heat and Tim Hardaway Jr. of the Denver Nuggets, who finished second and third respectively.
- The award voting was delayed due to appeals regarding player eligibility, with ballots sent out late and some voters, including Bill Simmons, changing their votes after the playoffs had begun, despite the award being based on regular season performance.
- Besides the top three, nine other players received votes, with Naz Reid and Ajay Mitchell rounding out the top five vote-getters beyond the finalists.
