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Boston Celtics guard Derrick White has been named the 2025-26 NBA Sportsmanship Award winner, earning the Joe Dumars Trophy.
Presented annually since the 1995-96 season, the NBA Sportsmanship Award honors a player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court. The trophy is named for Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer and two-time NBA champion Joe Dumars, who won the inaugural NBA Sportsmanship Award and played his entire 14-year career with the Detroit Pistons.
Each team nominated one of its players for the Sportsmanship Award.
From the 30 nominees, a panel of league executives selected six finalists (one per division).
Current NBA players then voted to select the winner from the finalists.
Voting results: https://t.co/k1MsTMGf5m https://t.co/vc9ADWN5Sb
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) April 23, 2026
Each NBA team nominated one of its players for the 2025-26 NBA Sportsmanship Award. From the 30 team nominees, a panel of league executives selected six finalists (one from each NBA division). Current NBA players then voted to select the winner from those finalists. The complete voting results are available here.
White has won the NBA Sportsmanship Award for the first time. The Celtics have now had recipients in consecutive seasons after Jrue Holiday earned the honor last season.
A nine-year NBA veteran, White is a two-time Kia NBA All-Defensive Team selection and an NBA champion with Boston (2023-24). He also helped the Austin Spurs win the NBA G League championship during his rookie season with the San Antonio Spurs (2017-18). White won a gold medal with the USA Men’s National Team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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