Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 31.1 points per game, second in the league behind only Luka Dončić. The former Wildcat also averaged 6.6 assists (14th-best in the NBA) and 4.3 rebounds.

Cason Wallace, meanwhile, recorded 8.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. Wallace was also named to the 2026 All-Defensive Second Team after leading the league with 150 steals (1.9 per game).

Other stars across the NBA

Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia 76ers: Maxey averaged 28.3 points per game, which was fifth-best across the NBA. He dished out 6.6 assists to go with 4.1 rebounds per contest. Maxey led the 76ers to a playoff series win over the Boston Celtics before they were swept by the Knicks in the second round. He was named an NBA All-Star during the regular season and ultimately landed on the All-NBA Third Team.

Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns: Booker put up 26.1 points, 6.0 assists and 3.9 rebounds on average this season. He helped lead the Suns back to the playoffs despite the offseason departure of Kevin Durant via trade. Booker was named an NBA All-Star for a fifth time in his career.

Jamal Murray, Denver Nuggets: Murray averaged 25.4 points and 7.1 assists to help take the Nuggets back to the playoffs, where they fell in the first round to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Due to an outburst in scoring, the former Wildcat guard was named an NBA All-Star for the very first time in his career.

Bam Adebayo, Miami Heat: Adebayo’s 2025-26 season will be best remembered for his 83 points in one game against the Washington Wizards on March 10. That’s the second-highest single-game total in NBA history, surpassing Kobe Bryant’s 81 in 2006 and sitting only behind Wilt Chamberlain’s 100 in 1962. Adebayo averaged 20.1 points and 10 rebounds for Miami, which finished 10th in the Eastern Conference.

Julius Randle, Minnesota Timberwolves: Randle averaged 21.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists for the Timberwolves, whose impressive postseason run ended with a Game 6 loss to the Spurs in the Western Conference semifinals. He set a new career high with 41 points against the Portland Trail Blazers on Feb. 11.

Around the league

Shaedon Sharpe, Portland Trail Blazers: Sharpe appeared in just 50 games, dealing with a stress fracture in his left fibula. He averaged 20.8 points per game when he was healthy.

Tyler Herro, Miami Heat: Herro dealt with a variety of injuries, including to his ribs and ankles. The Heat guard only appeared in 33 games, but he averaged 20.5 points when healthy.

Reed Sheppard, Houston Rockets: Following an injury to teammate Fred VanVleet, Sheppard was given a much bigger role in his second season. He ended up averaging 13.5 points, 3.5 assists and 2.9 rebounds, highlighted by a career-high 31 points in a win over the Golden State Warriors.

Anthony Davis, Dallas Mavericks/Washington Wizards: Davis is another former Wildcat who was riddled with a finger injury this year. He appeared in just 20 games with the Mavericks, where he averaged 20.4 points before being traded to the Wizards.

Immanuel Quickly, Toronto Raptors: Quickly averaged 16.4 points in 70 games and helped the Raptors finish fifth in the East before losing to the Cavaliers in the playoffs.

PJ Washington, Dallas Mavericks: Washington averaged 14.2 points and 7.0 rebounds on a Mavericks team currently looking to rebuild. He played in 56 games.

Malik Monk, Sacramento Kings: Monk found himself on a Kings team that only won 22 games. He averaged 12.9 points and 3.0 assists in 62 contests.