Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins 2025-26 Clutch Player of the Year award

The 2026 NBA playoffs are here, which means the league has begun to hand out its 2025-26 awards. Hopefully, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made extra room in his trophy case. He'll likely have at least a couple of new pieces of hardware to add to his growing collection.

The NBA announced on Tuesday that Gilgeous-Alexander has won the 2025-26 Clutch Player of the Year award. The other two finalists were Jamal Murray and Anthony Edwards. Reading the tea leaves, this shouldn't be a shocker.

Gilgeous-Alexander led the league in clutch-time scoring at 175 total points. He shot an impressive 51. 5% in that scenario.

For context, Murray was second at 166 total points. We'll see if Gilgeous-Alexander can also bring home the more prestigious MVP trophy. He was named a finalist alongside Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama.