The NBA announced their awards over the last week, as the postseason is winding down and the 2025-26 calendar year is nearing an end. The MVP award went to Oklahoma City Thunder superstar wing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Coach of the Year award went to Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla, the Defensive Player of the Year award went to San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama, the Most Improved Player award went to Atlanta Hawk wing Nickeil Alexander-Walker and the Sixth Man of the Year award went to San Antonio Spurs reserve Keldon Johnson.
The Houston Rockets didn’t have any representation among any of the awards, although Rockets superstar wing Kevin Durant was a Second Team All-NBA selection, a demonstration of continued excellence in his 19th NBA season. Although the Rockets didn’t have any award winners, there were several players that received votes for many of the awards (excluding the MVP award and the Coach of the Year award).
Let’s take a look at how the Rockets players fared below:
Sixth Man of the Year
Reed Sheppard finished sixth in the race for the John Havlicek Trophy (also known as the Sixth Man of the Year award), receiving 28 total points out of 500. Sheppard averaged 13.5 points, 3.4 assists, 2.9 rebounds, 1.5 steals, 43 percent from the field, 39.4 percent from three-point land and 80.2 percent from the foul line, while playing 26.2 minutes per contest. Interestingly enough, Sheppard finished with a higher scoring average than the Spurs’ Johnson, who took home the award.
