NBA, NBPA Agree To Make Cade Cunningham, Luka Doncic Eligible For Awards

Doncic played in 64 qualified games due in part to missing two games to attend the birth of his daughter in Slovenia. The NBA and NBPA agreed that, taking into account the totality of the circumstances for Cunningham and Doncic, each player qualified for awards under the extraordinary circumstances provision in the CBA. Additionally, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, who played in 60 qualified games, filed an extraordinary circumstances challenge under the CBA, seeking award eligibility before an independent arbitrator. Edwards' challenge was denied and, as a result, he is not eligible for annual awards for the 2025-26 NBA regular season.