B/R NBA Fan Vote Reveals Every Team's MVP, Future Stars and Most Chaotic Personalities
We asked. You answered.
With the 2025-26 NBA regular season behind us, it's time to reveal every team's MVP, best contract, worst contract, player you'd take with you into the zombie apocalypse...and so much more.
You, the B/R community, decided these awards. These are your winners.
We're here to share the results.
Click here to find each team's full results breakdown.
Also check out Every NBA Team's Best Trash Talker According to Fans
Atlanta Hawks
1 of 30
MVP: Jalen Johnson
Most Underrated: Dyson Daniels
Best Athlete: Jalen Johnson
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Best Contract: Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Worst Contract: Corey Kispert
Best Trash-Talker: Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Burner Suspect: CJ McCollum
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Dyson Daniels
Overseas in 2 Years: RayJ Dennis
This was a clear-as-day, no-contest situation. Jalen Johnson was powering the Hawks long before Trae Young was sent to the Washington Wizards. He is their undeniable primary lifeline now. He is MVP.
Johnson also eked out a victory for Best Athlete with 50 percent of the vote. He'd have a more decided hold on the results if the Hawks never traded for Jonathan Kuminga—but Johnson is the correct call.
Of course, we needed to know who you'd take into the Zombie Apocalypse. With a nickname like The Great Barrier Thief, Dyson Daniels was always going to feature prominently in this discussion. He defends with the vigor of someone who should decapitate zombies with karate chops and clotheslines. That's worth 47 percent of votes cast in my book.
*Read about every Hawks fan poll result here.
Boston Celtics
2 of 30
MVP: Jaylen Brown
Most Underrated: Neemias Queta
Best Athlete: Jaylen Brown
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Derrick White
Best Contract: Payton Pritchard
Worst Contract: Sam Hauser
Best Trash-Talker: Jaylen Brown
Burner Suspect: Jaylen Brown
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Joe Mazzulla
Overseas in 2 Years: Max Shulga
Jayson Tatum not even registering as a tangential option is a major bummer. But hey, at least he's back. His absence from this exercise is also easier to stomach when Jaylen Brown had the type of season that landed him 96 percent of the votes. The workload he shouldered this year was insane.
As far as Most Underrated goes, Neemias Queta could have technically graduated from this discussion. But with 68 percent of the vote, it's clear that he didn't. Considering he's the starting center for a top-five defense that people wanted to acquire another big man at the trade deadline, this sounds about right.
*Read about every Celtics fan poll result here.
Brooklyn Nets
3 of 30
MVP: Michael Porter Jr.
Most Underrated: Noah Clowney
Best Athlete: Drake Powell
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Michael Porter Jr.
Best Contract: Day'Ron Sharpe
Worst Contract: Terance Mann
Best Trash-Talker: Tie: Terance Mann and Ziaire Williams
Burner Suspect: Michael Porter Jr.
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Jordi Fernandez
Overseas in 2 Years: Ben Saraf
For the 10 percent of you who refused to vote Michael Porter Jr. for MVP, I have some questions. Is this a podcast-content thing? Because if so, fair. Do you think he damaged the tank too often in the early going? Because, fair again.
As far as runaways go, Terance Mann also ran away with a win. Sort of. Paying him $31 million over the next two seasons (almost 10 percent of the salary cap) isn't ideal relative to what he does on the floor. He won't become eminently movable until he's an expiring deal. Paint me surprised he "only" got 54 percent of nominations.
*Read about every Nets fan poll result here.
Charlotte Hornets
4 of 30
MVP: LaMelo Ball
Most Underrated: Moussa Diabaté
Best Athlete: Brandon Miller
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Kon Knueppel
Best Contract: Moussa Diabaté
Worst Contract: Tre Mann
Best Trash-Talker: LaMelo Ball
Burner Suspect: Grant Williams
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Sion James
Overseas in 2 Years: Tosan Evbuomwan
Salutations to the 72 percent of Hornets fans who get it. As for the other 28 percent of ya'll, it's time to have #TheTalk.
Twist yourself into a pretzel attempting to choose someone other than LaMelo Ball if you see fit. Roller-coaster moments and all, his impact on the offense speaks for itself.
Also, lights-out shooters who are also willing and versatile screensetters and capable of running the offense do actually grow on trees…in planets far, far away. This is all to say: Kon Knueppel was the right answer with 65 percent of the All-Star vote.
*Read about every Nets fan poll result here.
Chicago Bulls
5 of 30
MVP: Josh Giddey
Most Underrated: Tre Jones
Best Athlete: Matas Buzelis
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Matas Buzelis
Best Contract: Matas Buzelis
Worst Contract: Patrick Williams
Best Trash-Talker: Matas Buzelis
Burner Suspect: Artūras Karnišovas
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Guerschon Yabusele
Overseas in 2 Years: Yuki Kawamura
Giddey getting the MVP nod with 59 percent of the vote makes sense. His impact can be overstated when accounting for his defensive issues and scoring limitations. But nightly triple-double threats who, for all their faults and foibles, are shooting an above-average clip from three do not grow on trees.
Matas Buzelis had this on lock. And in case you weren't sure, he at one point turned in a jam-of-the-season entry on Jalen Suggs.
*Read about every Bulls fan poll result here.
Cleveland Cavaliers
6 of 30
MVP: Donovan Mitchell
Most Underrated: Jaylon Tyson
Best Athlete: Donovan Mitchell
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Jaylon Tyson
Best Contract: Jaylon Tyson
Worst Contract: Evan Mobley
Best Trash-Talker: Thomas Bryant
Burner Suspect: Dennis Schröder
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Jarrett Allen
Overseas in 2 Years: Olivier Sarr
Donovan Mitchell won MVP, running away with 93 percent of the vote. He has effectively toggled between the offensive all-everything and the tip of a larger spear essentially since arriving in Cleveland.
On the other hand, Evan Mobley receiving 45 percent of the Worst Contract vote is understandable, somewhat predictable and potentially all kinds of problematic.
*Read about every Cavs fan poll result here.
Dallas Mavericks
7 of 30
MVP: Cooper Flagg
Most Underrated: Brandon Williams
Best Athlete: Cooper Flagg
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Cooper Flagg
Best Contract: Cooper Flagg
Worst Contract: Caleb Martin
Best Trash-Talker: PJ Washington
Burner Suspect: D'Angelo Russell
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Naji Marshall
Overseas in 2 Years: D'Angelo Russell
Flagg led Dallas in total points, rebounds and assists, though two others—Naji Marshall and Max Christie—joined him in playing at least 2,000 minutes. In terms of importance to the team's operation, it was difficult to find anyone who topped Flagg for MVP.
For best athlete...yeah, also Flagg. He played all over the positional spectrum as a 6'9" teenager, which made him a runaway winner with 74 percent of the vote.
*Read about every Mavs fan poll result here.
Denver Nuggets
8 of 30
MVP: Nikola Jokić
Most Underrated: Tim Hardaway Jr.
Best Athlete: Aaron Gordon
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Peyton Watson
Best Contract: Nikola Jokić
Worst Contract: Zeke Nnaji
Best Trash-Talker: Bruce Brown
Burner Suspect: Bruce Brown
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Jonas Valanciunas
Overseas in 2 Years: Jonas Valanciunas
Jokić led the NBA in both rebounding and assists per game this season, which was a first. And he did that while averaging nearly 30.0 points per game.
Only four percent of you overthought this one by giving Nuggets MPV votes to Murray and Gordon over the Joker.
Otherwise, Jokic won it in a runaway.
As for the question you're all wondering about: the Zombie Apocalypse...
*Read about every Nuggets fan poll result here.
Just kidding.
I mean, do tap into that link for analysis around every Nuggets fan poll result. But also...brute strength won the day, as Jonas Valanciunas emerged with a victorious 39.0 percent of the vote. It's not hard to imagine him intimidating zombies with a particularly focused stare.
Detroit Pistons
9 of 30
MVP: Cade Cunningham
Most Underrated: Daniss Jenkins
Best Athlete: Ausar Thompson
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Ausar Thompson
Best Contract: Daniss Jenkins
Worst Contract: Caris LeVert
Best Trash-Talker: Isaiah Stewart
Burner Suspect: Tobias Harris
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Isaiah Stewart
Overseas in 2 Years: Bobi Klintman
Voting for anyone other than Cade Cunningham as Pistons MVP would've been akin to betrayal. We're looking at you, three percent of fans who picked Jalen Duren. And you, one percent of fans who selected Ausar Thompson.
When looking at Best Trash-Talker, we included the same one player as four of the five options. Three percent of you overthought it. Ninety-seven percent understood the assignment.
*Read about every Pistons fan poll result here.
Golden State Warriors
10 of 30
MVP: Stephen Curry
Most Underrated: Gui Santos
Best Athlete: Gary Payton II
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Brandin Podziemski
Best Contract: Gui Santos
Worst Contract: Jimmy Butler
Best Trash-Talker: Draymond Green
Burner Suspect: Brandin Podziemski
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Jimmy Butler
Overseas in 2 Years: Pat Spencer
No need to be dramatic here. Stephen Curry ran away with MVP, earning 95 percent of fan votes.
Let's talk about the most controversial topic on the board, one decided by just four percentage points: Worst Contract.
Curry wasn't a serious thought here, but Butler ($56.8 million next year) certainly was. He might appear in less than half of next season, likely in reduced form.
Then, Draymond Green's offensive slippage made his $25.9 million ($27.7 million player option for 2026-27) another good candidate.
Green came in at 40 percent of the fan vote here, while Jimmy collected 44 percent.
*Read about every Warriors fan poll result here.
Houston Rockets
11 of 30
MVP: Kevin Durant
Most Underrated: Reed Sheppard
Best Athlete: Amen Thompson
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Amen Thompson
Best Contract: Amen Thompson
Worst Contract: Dorian Finney-Smith
Best Trash-Talker: Kevin Durant
Burner Suspect: Kevin Durant
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Steven Adams
Overseas in 2 Years: Jae'Sean Tate
Sengun finished first among Rockets in rebounds, assists and blocks while trailing only Durant in total points. Amen Thompson ran away with the minutes lead, and he was easily the team's top defensive weapon.
That said, Durant's scoring was singularly important in Houston. Whatever late-game offense this team had, most of it stemmed directly from KD and his second-to-none shotmaking.
As far as Most Likely To Have a Burner Account, we gave you five options:
Two percent of you chose "Other." Explain yourselves in the comments.
*Read about every Rockets fan poll result here.
Indiana Pacers
12 of 30
MVP: Pascal Siakam
Most Underrated: Aaron Nesmith
Best Athlete: Obi Toppin
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Ivica Zubac
Best Contract: Aaron Nesmith
Worst Contract: Obi Toppin
Best Trash-Talker: Tyrese Haliburton
Burner Suspect: Tyrese Haliburton
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Ivica Zubac
Overseas in 2 Years: Jalen Slawson
Pascal Siakam is the only answer for Pacers MVP.
His 90 percent claim to first place proves as much. He continued to put up numbers that warranted fringe All-NBA consideration despite having a less-talented and less-available cast of running mates around him.
At 29, Ivica Zubac takes home hardware for Future All-Star. His window to sneak into the All-Star game won't be open for much longer. But luckily for him, he now plays in the Eastern Conference.
Also, luckily for him, a good share of Pacers fans apparently don't care about his age. He edged out Andrew Nembhard in first-place votes.
*Read about every Pacers fan poll result here.
Los Angeles Clippers
13 of 30
MVP: Kawhi Leonard
Most Underrated: Kris Dunn
Best Athlete: Derrick Jones Jr.
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Bennedict Mathurin
Best Contract: Kris Dunn
Worst Contract: Bogdan Bogdanovic
Best Trash-Talker: Kris Dunn
Burner Suspect: Bradley Beal
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Kawhi Leonard
Overseas in 2 Years: Bogdan Bogdanovic
This might have been a conversation if James Harden or Ivica Zubac had hung around, but Kawhi Leonard was the no-brainer pick for MVP.
He stayed healthy (by his standards) and set a career high in points per game—no small feat for a player with five top-10 MVP finishes.
Kawhi was also the easy pick for the Zombie Apocalypse. He'd be unflappable in the direst circumstances—though his unwillingness to shout "hey, look out!" when a horde of the undead came shambling up the road might be a problem.
*Read about every Clippers fan poll result here.
Los Angeles Lakers
14 of 30
MVP: Luka Doncic
Most Underrated: Marcus Smart
Best Athlete: LeBron James
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Austin Reaves
Best Contract: Austin Reaves
Worst Contract: Jarred Vanderbilt
Best Trash-Talker: Luka Doncic
Burner Suspect: LeBron James
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Marcus Smart
Overseas in 2 Years: Maxi Kleber
Luka Dončić's league-wide MVP eligibility will depend on an Extraordinary Circumstances Challenge, but games limits and appellate processes don't matter here. No one else on the Lakers put up a fight against his 92.0 percent share of the vote.
One category Luka couldn't compete was the Zombie Apocalypse. Just eight percent of the vote? Maybe his need to create contact ruled him out. You want to avoid touching the undead if at all possible.
*Read about every Lakers fan poll result here.
Memphis Grizzlies
15 of 30
MVP: Cedric Coward
Most Underrated: GG Jackson
Best Athlete: Ja Morant
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Cedric Coward
Best Contract: Cam Spencer / Ty Jerome
Worst Contract: Ja Morant
Best Trash-Talker: Ja Morant
Burner Suspect: Ja Morant
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Zach Edey
Overseas in 2 Years: Rayan Rupert
Jaylen Wells used to be a fifth option, but he led the Grizzlies in total points this year. Cam Spencer, runaway assists and made threes leader, couldn't catch Wells for the team lead in minutes played.
So, yes, it's been a weird year—weird enough, in fact, that rookie Cedric Coward jumped past Wells and the rest of Memphis' more established options to snag MVP honors.
*Read about every Grizzlies fan poll result here.
Miami Heat
16 of 30
MVP: Bam Adebayo
Most Underrated: Pelle Larsson
Best Athlete: Bam Adebayo
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Kel'el Ware
Best Contract: Pelle Larsson
Worst Contract: Nikola Jović
Best Trash-Talker: Tyler Herro
Burner Suspect: Tyler Herro
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Erik Spoelstra
Overseas in 2 Years: Terry Rozier
Bam Adebayo might have faced competition for MVP if Tyler Herro was healthier this year. Emphasis on might.
Future All-Star, though, was never in question. Kel'el Ware ended up being the no-brainer selection. His offensive dynamism, range and athleticism is atypical for someone his size. He seems destined for a 20-point, 10-rebound, two-block season at some point.
*Read about every Heat fan poll result here.
Milwaukee Bucks
17 of 30
MVP: Giannis Antetokounmpo
Most Underrated: Ryan Rollins
Best Athlete: Giannis Antetokounmpo
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Ryan Rollins
Best Contract: Ryan Rollins
Worst Contract: Myles Turner
Best Trash-Talker: Bobby Portis Jr.
Burner Suspect: Kyle Kuzma
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Bobby Portis Jr.
Overseas in 2 Years: Alex Antetokounmpo
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 60 percent share is enough to win MVP, but the second-place Ryan Rollins is much closer than I'd have ever anticipated (30 percent).
Rollins did end up running away with 77 percent of the vote for Future All-Star.
He also took home 79 percent of the vote for Best Contract.
In total, Giannis and Rollins took home 50 percent of your Fan Awards this season.
*Read about every Bucks fan poll result here.
Minnesota Timberwolves
18 of 30
MVP: Anthony Edwards
Most Underrated: Jaden McDaniels
Best Athlete: Anthony Edwards
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Jaden McDaniels
Best Contract: Jaden McDaniels
Worst Contract: Rudy Gobert
Best Trash-Talker: Anthony Edwards
Burner Suspect: Anthony Edwards
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Mike Conley
Overseas in 2 Years: Kyle Anderson
Anthony Edwards extended his run of year-over-year improvement to a fifth straight season, setting new personal bests in scoring, three-point percentage and free-throw attempt frequency. A member of the All-NBA Second Team a year ago, he's been even better in 2025-26.
The other voting options were just here for decoration.
*Read about every Timberwolves fan poll result here.
New Orleans Pelicans
19 of 30
MVP: Trey Murphy III
Most Underrated: Saddiq Bey
Best Athlete: Zion Williamson
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Trey Murphy III
Best Contract: Saddiq Bey
Worst Contract: Jordan Poole
Best Trash-Talker: Dejounte Murray
Burner Suspect: Jordan Poole
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: DeAndre Jordan
Overseas in 2 Years: Jordan Hawkins
Trey Murphy III finished with roughly 500 more total minutes than Zion Williamson while also posting a slightly higher scoring average. That was enough to give him the MVP edge over the former No. 1 overall pick, who stayed impressively healthy by his standards and led the Pels in Box Plus/Minus.
Williamson did still take home Most Athletic. He isn't what he used to be, but when you start from an athletic baseline as high as his, you can lose a step or two and still grade out as pretty close to elite.
*Read about every Pelicans fan poll result here.
New York Knicks
20 of 30
MVP: Jalen Brunson
Most Underrated: Landry Shamet
Best Athlete: OG Anunoby
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: OG Anunoby
Best Contract: Jalen Brunson
Worst Contract: Karl-Anthony Towns
Best Trash-Talker: Josh Hart
Burner Suspect: Josh Hart
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: OG Anunoby
Overseas in 2 Years: Pacome Dadiet
Jalen Brunson's reign as MVP went unchallenged. The Knicks do not have another shot-creator or shot-maker anywhere near his caliber. They often find ways to carve out offense when he catches a breather, but you start to feel the gap between him and everyone else in crunch time, during the playoffs and when facing highly aggressive defenses.
Knicks' Future All-Star went relatively unchallenged, with OG snagging 78 percent of the vote.
But then, looking at a tight race, Jose Alverado and Josh Hart were mere votes apat as Best Trash-Talker. One of them finished with 49 percent of the vote; the other had 45 percent.
*Read about every Knicks fan poll result here.
Oklahoma City Thunder
21 of 30
MVP: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Most Underrated: Ajay Mitchell
Best Athlete: Jalen Williams
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Ajay Mitchell
Best Contract: Ajay Mitchell
Worst Contract: Lu Dort
Best Trash-Talker: Jaylin Williams
Burner Suspect: Chet Holmgren
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Lu Dort
Overseas in 2 Years: Brooks Barnhizer
If you're the odds-on favorite for league MVP, you're basically a shoo-in on your own team. That's where Shai Gilgeous-Alexander landed with OKC, even if he was surrounded by so many quality supporting players that it sometimes felt unfair.
Meanwhile, Future All-Star also had a runaway winner. Ajay Mitchell is taking home the hardware, getting 54 percent of the vote.
*Read about every Thunder fan poll result here.
Orlando Magic
22 of 30
MVP: Desmond Bane
Most Underrated: Anthony Black
Best Athlete: Anthony Black
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Franz Wagner
Best Contract: Anthony Black
Worst Contract: Jalen Suggs
Best Trash-Talker: Mo Wagner
Burner Suspect: Paolo Banchero
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Goga Bitadze
Overseas in 2 Years: Colin Castleton
Paolo Banchero is as polarizing as they come in circles outside Orlando. It turns out he's polarizing inside Magic circles as well.
Getting 44 percent of the vote was enough for second place. He finished behind Desmond Bane, who racked up 48 percent of first-place selections. This is somewhat surprising, albeit not totally off-base, development.
Desmond Bane's gravity has not cured Orlando's offensive warts, but he remains part of the solution. Later-season comfort bodes well for the future.
*Read about every Magic fan poll result here.
Philadelphia 76ers
23 of 30
MVP: Tyrese Maxey
Most Underrated: Dominick Barlow
Best Athlete: VJ Edgecombe
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: VJ Edgecombe
Best Contract: VJ Edgecombe
Worst Contract: Paul George
Best Trash-Talker: Joel Embiid
Burner Suspect: Joel Embiid
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Tyrese Maxey
Overseas in 2 Years: Cameron Payne
Tyrese Maxey has a chokehold on the Sixers' MVP, with 89 percent of the vote. It's not an unexpected development, but it's certainly come sooner than the organization anticipated—and probably hoped.
Maxey also won the Zombie Apocalypse category. But this was genuinely the toughest category to analyze. Three players received more than 25 percent of the votes. So it seems y'all agree.
*Read about every 76ers fan poll result here.
Phoenix Suns
24 of 30
MVP: Devin Booker
Most Underrated: Jordan Goodwin
Best Athlete: Jalen Green
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Jalen Green
Best Contract: Collin Gillespie
Worst Contract: Bradley Beal
Best Trash-Talker: Dillon Brooks
Burner Suspect: Dillon Brooks
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Jordan Goodwin
Overseas in 2 Years: Jamaree Bouyea
Collin Gillespie stabilized the backcourt with a breakout season, Dillon Brooks brought a winning mindset before he got hurt in his 50th game of the year and Royce O'Neale quietly had his most impactful season since he was a key piece of some great Utah Jazz teams.
That said, Devin Booker continued to be the Suns' most important scorer and facilitator. Phoenix's lone All-Star is also its MVP.
Nice to see fans appreciate Brooks' contributions, but this correctly belongs to Booker in a landslide.
*Read about every Suns fan poll result here.
Portland Trail Blazers
25 of 30
MVP: Deni Avdija
Most Underrated: Toumani Camara
Best Athlete: Shaedon Sharpe
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Donovan Clingan
Best Contract: Deni Avdija
Worst Contract: Jerami Grant
Best Trash-Talker: Damian Lillard
Burner Suspect: Damian Lillard
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Jrue Holiday
Overseas in 2 Years: Kris Murray
A handful of Blazers appeared in more games than Deni Avdija, but none of them had anything close to his level of impact on the team's offensive identity. And Deni was awarded MVP as a result, earning an astonishing percentage of the total vote.
Deni also ran away with Best Contract, snagging 88 percent of the vote, with the next-most-popular candidate getting just five percent.
*Read about every Trail Blazers fan poll result here.
Sacramento Kings
26 of 30
MVP: DeMar DeRozan
Most Underrated: Dylan Cardwell
Best Athlete: Malik Monk
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Maxime Raynaud
Best Contract: Maxime Raynaud
Worst Contract: Zach LaVine
Best Trash-Talker: Russell Westbrook
Burner Suspect: Russell Westbrook
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Russell Westbrook
Overseas in 2 Years: Patrick Baldwin Jr.
Though this was his age-36 season, DeMar DeRozan finished with nearly 500 more minutes played than the next closest King. That volume paired with his status as Sacramento's leading scorer to earn him MVP honors on a squad that lacked many other options.
Let's get to why you're really here, though. Probably. The Zombie Apocalypse. Russell Westbrook and Dylan Cardwell combined for 93 percent of the total fan vote.
This, like MVP, however, was never really in question.
*Read about every Kings fan poll result here.
San Antonio Spurs
27 of 30
MVP: Victor Wembanyama
Most Underrated: Julian Champagnie
Best Athlete: Stephon Castle
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Stephon Castle
Best Contract: Julian Champagnie
Worst Contract: De'Aaron Fox
Best Trash-Talker: Keldon Johnson
Burner Suspect: Luke Kornet
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Keldon Johnson
Overseas in 2 Years: Bismack Biyombo
Victor Wembanyama played the best defense on the planet this season, and he's averaging 24.8 points on 62.4 percent true shooting. If he were only doing one of those things, he'd still probably be the Spurs' MVP. Because he did both, there's really no room for any other name on the ballot but his.
Stephon Castle, De'Aaron Fox and Devin Vassell were just here to fill out the other voting spots. Wemby had no real competition.
*Read about every Spurs fan poll result here.
Toronto Raptors
28 of 30
MVP: Scottie Barnes
Most Underrated: Sandro Mamukelashvili
Best Athlete: Scottie Barnes
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Collin Murray-Boyles
Best Contract: Collin Murray-Boyles
Worst Contract: Jakob Poeltl
Best Trash-Talker: Sandro Mamukelashvili
Burner Suspect: Scottie Barnes
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Scottie Barnes
Overseas in 2 Years: Chucky Hepburn
Raptors' Best Trash-Talker was one of the tighter races we had across any category...across any team.
Sandro Mamukelashvili led the way with 33 percent of the vote and was closely trailed by Immanuel Quickley and Gradey Dick, who each received 27 percent of first-place selections.
Mamu has trolled Giannis Antetokounmpo. And Victor Wembanyama. I can't tell whether he is brave or has a death wish. It's probably both. That makes him a viable winner.
Quickley used to be known for talking smack to Dukies. Now, he's just a normal guy liable to say and do something midgame that draws the ire of Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla.
*Read about every Raptors fan poll result here.
Utah Jazz
29 of 30
MVP: Lauri Markkanen
Most Underrated: Keyonte George
Best Athlete: Ace Bailey
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Keyonte George
Best Contract: Keyonte George
Worst Contract: Jaren Jackson Jr.
Best Trash-Talker: Will Hardy
Burner Suspect: Kevin Love
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Kevin Love
Overseas in 2 Years: Mo Bamba
Keyonte George finished with about a dozen more games and 300 more minutes than Lauri Markkanen, but the latter topped all of his teammates in Value Over Replacement Player and ran away with the most Estimated Wins.
It's remarkable that a team this bad has two 20-point scorers with true shooting percentages north of 60.0 percent.
Exactly two percentage points separated George and Markkanen for Jazz MVP this season.
*Read about every Jazz fan poll result here.
Washington Wizards
30 of 30
MVP: Alex Sarr
Most Underrated: Justin Champagnie
Best Athlete: Bilal Coulibaly
1st-Time All-Star in Next 5 Years: Alex Sarr
Best Contract: Kyshawn George
Worst Contract: Anthony Davis
Best Trash-Talker: Trae Young
Burner Suspect: Anthony Davis
Zombie Apocalypse Ride-or-Die: Jamir Watkins
Overseas in 2 Years: D'Angelo Russell
Numbers (almost) never lie: 70 percent of you agree that Alex Sarr is the obvious choice for MVP.
You want a tight race, though? Let's turn to Best Contract.
Kyshawn George has established himself as no worse than the Wizards' second-best young player and will make $8.5 million total over the next two seasons. That averages out to 2.5 percent of the cap.
Nabbing "just" 41 percent of the vote would be stunningly low...if Justin Champagnie didn't exist.
Champagnie is under team control for another two years at under 2 percent of the salary cap. Paying that for a rotation-caliber three-and-D wing is a joke.
One of these players earned 41 percent of your vote. The other snagged 39 percent.
*Read about every Wizards fan poll result here.
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