Spurs’ Keldon Johnson Named Sixth Man of the Year After 82-Game Season

Johnson becomes second Spur ever to win sixth man of the year award

Keldon Johnson won the 2025-26 NBA Sixth Man of the Year after averaging 13.7 points and 5.4 rebounds on 52% shooting. He joins Manu Ginobili as the only Spurs to earn the award.

Keldon Johnson wins 2025-26 NBA sixth man of the year, joins Manu Ginobili in Spurs history...

 

San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson was named the 2025-26 NBA Sixth Man of the Year on Wednesday.

The 26-year-old averaged 13.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists while shooting 52% from the field. He joins Manu Ginobili, 2007-08, as the only Spurs to win Sixth Man of the Year.

Johnson appeared in all 82 games and scored 1,081 points off the bench, topping Ginobili’s 927 points from his award-winning season.

A global media panel of 100 voters selected the winner of the 2025-26 Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award.

Complete voting results ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/tVxTUuzueu

— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) April 22, 2026

 

 

Johnson received 63 first-place votes, finishing ahead of Miami’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Denver’s Tim Hardaway Jr.

Jaquez Jr. earned 34 first-place votes to take second. Hardaway Jr. didn’t receive a first-place vote but placed third overall with seven second-place votes and 24 third-place votes.

 

Played in ALL 82 games this season.

Set a Spurs franchise record with 1,081 bench points this season.

First San Antonio player to win the award since 2007-08 (Manu Ginóbili).

KELDON JOHNSON: 2025-26 @Kia NBA SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR 🏆 https://t.co/SxZAfQjObC pic.twitter.com/92urQsAsFW

— NBA (@NBA) April 22, 2026

 

It’s Johnson’s first individual honor since the Spurs drafted him 29th overall in 2019. He has one year remaining on his contract and is set to earn $17.5 million next season.