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2025-26 NBA award season is over, with all of the major award categories being revealed over the past several weeks.
We've already seen the breakdown of the numbers for the votes players received in each category, but the ballots of each specific voter are now public.
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Let's take a look at which players voters chose for MVP and All-NBA.
MVP
Here are some of the ballots for MVP.
| Voter | 1st Place (10 PTS) | 2nd Place (7 PTS) | 3rd Place (5 PTS) | 4th Place (3 PTS) | 5th Place (1 PT) |
| Stephen A. Smith | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Victor Wembanyama | Nikola Jokic | Jaylen Brown | Luka Doncic |
| Kendrick Perkins | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Nikola Jokic | Victor Wembanyama | Jaylen Brown | Luka Doncic |
| Chris Haynes | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Victor Wembanyama | Nikola Jokic | Jaylen Brown | Luka Doncic |
| Richard Jefferson | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Nikola Jokic | Victor Wembanyama | Cade Cunningham | Luka Doncic |
| Ernie Johnson | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Nikola Jokic | Cade Cunningham | Victor Wembanyam | Jaylen Brown |
| Bill Simmons | Nikola Jokic | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Victor Wembanyama | Luka Doncic | Jaylen Brown |
| Stan Van Gundy | Nikola Jokic | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Victor Wembanyama | Cade Cunningham | Luka Doncic |
| Michael Wilbon | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Nikola Jokic | Jaylen Brown | Victor Wembanyama | Luka Doncic |
| Brian Windhorst | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Victor Wembanyama | Nikola Jokic | Luka Doncic | Cade Cunningham |
Notable votes:
- Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com voted Donovan Mitchell for 5th place
- James Herbert of CBSSports.com voted Kawhi Leonard for 5th place
- Tony Jones of The Athletic voted Jaylen Brown for 2nd place
- Coty Davis of Detroit News and C.J. Holmes of New York Daily News voted Cade Cunningham as their winner
- Sebastian Martinez-Christensen of ESPN Latin America voted Luka Doncic for 2nd place
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All-NBA teams
Here are some of the ballots for the All-NBA teams.
1st team All-NBA
| Voter | Player | Player | Player | Player | Player |
| Stephen A. Smith | Jaylen Brown | Luka Doncic | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Nikola Jokic | Victor Wembanyama |
| Kendrick Perkins | Jaylen Brown | Luka Doncic | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Nikola Jokic | Victor Wembanyama |
| Chris Haynes | Jaylen Brown | Luka Doncic | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Nikola Jokic | Victor Wembanyama |
| Richard Jefferson | Cade Cunningham | Luka Doncic | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Nikola Jokic | Victor Wembanyama |
| Ernie Johnson | Jaylen Brown | Cade Cunningham | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Nikola Jokic | Victor Wembanyama |
| Bill Simmons | Jaylen Brown | Luka Doncic | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Nikola Jokic | Victor Wembanyama |
| Stan Van Gundy | Cade Cunningham | Luka Doncic | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Nikola Jokic | Victor Wembayama |
| Michael Wilbon | Jaylen Brown | Luka Doncic | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Nikola Jokic | Victor Wembanyama |
| Brian Windhorst | Cade Cunningham | Luka Doncic | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Nikola Jokic | Victor Wembanyama |
MORE: Full All-NBA voting results released: Gilgeous-Alexander and Jokic headline first team
2nd team All-NBA
| Voter | Player | Player | Player | Player | Player |
| Stephen A. Smith | Cade Cunningham | Kevin Durant | Jalen Duren | Tyrese Maxey | Jamal Murray |
| Kendrick Perkins | Deni Avdija | Jalen Brunson | Cade Cunningham | Kevin Durant | Donovan Mitchell |
| Chris Haynes | Jalen Brunson | Cade Cunningham | Kevin Durant | Kawhi Leonard | Donovan Mitchell |
| Richard Jefferson | Jaylen Brown | Jalen Brunson | Kevin Durant | Jalen Johnson | Donovan Mitchell |
| Ernie Johnson | Luka Doncic | Kevin Durant | Jalen Johnson | Kawhi Leonard | Jamal Murray |
| Bill Simmons | Jalen Brunson | Cade Cunningham | Jalen Duren | Kawhi Leonard | Donovan Mitchell |
| Stan Van Gundy | Jaylen Brown | Jalen Brunson | Kawhi Leonard | Donovan Mitchell | Alperen Sengun |
| Michael Wilbon | Jalen Brunson | Cade Cunningham | Jalen Duren | Donovan Mitchell | Jamal Murray |
| Brian Windhorst | Jaylen Brown | Jalen Brunson | Jalen Johnson | Kawhi Leonard | Donovan Mitchell |
3rd team All-NBA
| Voter | Player | Player | Player | Player | Player |
| Stephen A. Smith | Deni Avdija | Jalen Brunson | Jalen Johnson | Kawhi Leonard | Donovan Mitchell |
| Kendrick Perkins | LaMelo Ball | Jalen Duren | Jalen Johnson | Kawhi Leonard | Tyrese Maxey |
| Chris Haynes | Deni Avdija | Jalen Duren | Jalen Johnson | Tyrese Maxey | Jamal Murray |
| Richard Jefferson | Deni Avdija | Jalen Duren | Kawhi Leonard | Tyrese Maxey | Jamal Murray |
| Ernie Johnson | Scottie Barnes | Jalen Brunson | Stephon Castle | Jalen Duren | Chet Holmgren |
| Bill Simmons | Kevin Durant | Chet Holmgren | Jalen Johnson | Tyrese Maxey | Jamal Murray |
| Stan Van Gundy | Deni Avdija | Scottie Barnes | Jalen Johnson | Tyrese Maxey | Jamal Murray |
| Michael Wilbon | Scottie Barnes | Kevin Durant | Jalen Johnson | Kawhi Leonard | Tyrese Maxey |
| Brian Windhorst | Kevin Durant | Jalen Duren | Chet Holmgren | Tyrese Maxey | Jamal Murray |
Notable votes:
- Robin Gremmel of AFP voted Stephon Castle for 2nd team All-NBA and voted Cooper Flagg to 3rd team All-NBA
- Rod Boone of the Charlotte Observer voted James Harden for 2nd team All-NBA
- Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated, Doug Smith of The Toronto Star and Flavio Tranquillo of Sky Italia voted Derrick White for 3rd team All-NBA
- Maria Taylor of NBA on NBC voted Brandon Ingram for 3rd team All-NBA
*To see the ballots for all 100 voters and for each award, click this link
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