2026 NBA Awards Finalists To Be Announced Sunday Evening
Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is among the players who will feature prominently in tonight's announcement.
www.hoopsrumors.comHere’s the latest on NBA awards announcement dates.
- The 2025-26 NBA awards rollout was scheduled with multiple categories announced between April 27 and April 30, 2026, with some winners still TBD as of the final dates listed; the plan included DPOY, Clutch Player of the Year, Sixth Man, Sportsmanship, and MIP among earlier disclosures, followed by Rookie of the Year, Executive of the Year, Teammate of the Year, and Hustle Award on separate days [source summaries indicate schedules around April 27–30, 2026].[1][5]
- Finalists for seven major regular-season awards were announced on NBC’s broadcast, with the league stating finalists would be revealed first, prior to the final award announcements; this reflects the typical NBA practice of unveiling finalists before winners on TV.[3][5]
- For context, past seasons have occasionally staggered award announcements across TNT/NBC Sports broadcast windows after voting closes, with MVP and certain major awards sometimes still TBD at the time finalists are announced; this pattern matches the 2023-24 cycle where multiple awards were scheduled across consecutive nights or broadcasts.[2][7]
Illustration: expected sequence this year
- Week leading to finals: finalists announced on a Sunday evening.
- Following days: category-by-category winner reveals on designated broadcasts (NBC/TNT) across several days.
- Final night: remaining major awards (often MVP) announced, sometimes in primetime during playoffs.
Would you like a concise day-by-day table of the 2026 award dates as they were scheduled, or a summary focusing on the main awards (MVP, DPOY, MIP, ROY) with expected broadcast channels? I can also pull the exact dates for each category if you want.
Citations:
- NBA awards schedule and dates around late April 2026.[1]
- 2026 award finalists announced on NBC/TNT broadcasts.[5][3]