Big (Man) Love, 2025-26 season

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Y'all know what it is: if you need to know the rules, look up one of the old threads.

The following is the "pre-approved" list of Top Tier Big Men:

• Bam Adebayo (MIA)
• Anthony Davis (WAS)
• Joel Embiid (PHI)
• Rudy Gobert (MIN)
• Nikola Jokić (DEN)
• Domantas Sabonis (SAC)
• Alperen Şengün (HOU)
• Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK)
• Nikola Vučević (BOS)
• Victor Wembanyama (SAS)
• Ivica Zubac (IND)

Probationary Top Tier Big Men (as of April 1, 2026):

• Donovan Clingan (POR)
• Jalen Duren (DET)
• Zach Edey (MEM)
• Evan Mobley (CLE)

 

[hrdboild]

No love for my dude Okongwu (ATL) after he averaged 14.4 pts / 10.2 reb / 1 blk in 48 games from January - April last season?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Okongwu only had two BMOtN awards all of last season; we'll keep an eye out for him, though.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

10/21 Big Man update:

Alperen Şengün: 39/11/7/2/1 versus Thunder

No award in a loss. Bad beat for Şengün. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Insomniacal Fan]

Y'all know what it is: if you need to know the rules, look up one of the old threads.

The following is the "pre-approved" list of Top Tier Big Men:

• Bam Adebayo (MIA)
• Anthony Davis (DAL)
• Joel Embiid (PHI)
• Rudy Gobert (MIN)
• Nikola Jokić (DEN)
• Domantas Sabonis (SAC)
• Alperen Şengün (HOU)
• Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK)
• Nikola Vučević (CHI)
• Victor Wembanyama (SAS)
• Ivica Zubac (LAC)

I think you missed moving Jakob Poeltl into the pantheon of pre-approved Big men last year; consider these performances from November

|    | Date       | Opp   |   TRB |   AST |   STL |   BLK |   PTS |
|---:|:-----------|:------|------:|------:|------:|------:|------:|
|  0 | 2024-11-04 | DEN   |    11 |     3 |     3 |     0 |    24 |
|  1 | 2024-11-15 | DET   |    18 |     3 |     1 |     3 |    25 |
|  2 | 2024-11-16 | BOS   |    12 |     0 |     1 |     0 |    35 |
|  3 | 2024-11-18 | IND   |    15 |     2 |     2 |     2 |    30 |
|  4 | 2024-11-29 | MIA   |    10 |     1 |     0 |     1 |    24 |

 

[Insomniacal Fan]

Also Jarrett Allen ended last year in the top-tier list, where'd he go?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I think you missed moving Jakob Poeltl into the pantheon of pre-approved Big men last year; consider these performances from November

|    | Date       | Opp   |   TRB |   AST |   STL |   BLK |   PTS |
|---:|:-----------|:------|------:|------:|------:|------:|------:|
|  0 | 2024-11-04 | DEN   |    11 |     3 |     3 |     0 |    24 |
|  1 | 2024-11-15 | DET   |    18 |     3 |     1 |     3 |    25 |
|  2 | 2024-11-16 | BOS   |    12 |     0 |     1 |     0 |    35 |
|  3 | 2024-11-18 | IND   |    15 |     2 |     2 |     2 |    30 |
|  4 | 2024-11-29 | MIA   |    10 |     1 |     0 |     1 |    24 |

Poeltl played well, but only snagged one BMOtN award for the entire 2024-25 season. We'll keep an eye out for him.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Also Jarrett Allen ended last year in the top-tier list, where'd he go?

Allen was a probationary addition for April, due to his performance in March, and did not distinguish himself well enough in April to become a permanent addition, in my opinion.

 

[Insomniacal Fan]

Allen was a probationary addition for April, due to his performance in March, and did not distinguish himself well enough in April to become a permanent addition, in my opinion.

With the Cavs resting guys after pretty much clinching the top seed, perhaps there wasn't a fair opportunity for him to perform in April.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

With the Cavs resting guys after pretty much clinching the top seed, perhaps there wasn't a fair opportunity for him to perform in April.

Perhaps. I reckon we'll find out soon enough.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

10/22 Big Man update:

Karl-Anthony Towns: 19/11/2/0/0 versus Cavaliers
Bam Adebayo: 15/12/2/0/0 versus Magic
Joel Embiid: 4/6/2/0/1 versus Celtics
Nikola Vučević: 28/14/2/1/0 versus Pistons
Ivica Zubac: 19/7/3/0/1 versus Jazz
(BMOtN) Victor Wembanyama: 40/15/1/1/3 versus Mavericks
Anthony Davis: 22/13/1/2/1 versus Spurs
Domantas Sabonis: DNP versus Suns (hamstring)
Rudy Gobert: 10/6/0/0/1 versus Trail Blazers


Honorable Mention
Isaiah Stewart: 20/10/2/0/4 versus Bulls

:: cries in dead keeper league ::

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

10/23 Big Man update:

Nikola Jokić: 21/13/10/1/0 versus Warriors

Honorable Mention
Pascal Siakam: 32/15/4/1/1 versus Thunder

No qualified statlines = no award.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

10/24 Big Man update:


Karl-Anthony Towns: 26/13/3/1/1 versus Celtics
Alperen Şengün: 17/7/7/3/0 versus Pistons
Bam Adebayo: 24/5/4/1/0 versus Grizzlies
(BMOtN) Victor Wembanyama: 29/11/2/1/9 versus Pelicans
Anthony Davis: 27/13/4/2/2 versus Wizards
Rudy Gobert: 2/7/2/0/0 versus lakers
Domantas Sabonis: 12/12/1/0/0 versus Jazz
Ivica Zubac: 8/5/4/0/0 versus Suns

Honorable Mention
Zion Williamson: 27/10/7/3/0 versus Spurs

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

10/25 Big Man update:

Nikola Vučević: 15/8/2/0/1 versus Magic
Joel Embiid: 20/2/4/2/0 versus Hornets
(BMOtN) Nikola Jokić: 14/14/15/3/0 versus Suns

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

10/26 Big Man update:

(BMOtN) Victor Wembanyama: 31/14/4/3/6 versus Nets
Karl-Anthony Towns: 15/18/2/1/2 versus Heat
Bam Adebayo: 19/13/3/1/0 [6 to] versus Knicks
Rudy Gobert: 14/18/1/0/2 versus Pacers
Anthony Davis: 25/10/3/3/2 versus Raptors
Ivica Zubac: 21/8/3/0/2 versus Trail Blazers
Domantas Sabonis: 10/14/3/3/0 versus lakers

Honorable Mention
Jalen Duren: 24/18/1/0/2 versus Celtics
Pascal Siakam: 33/10/8/3/0 versus Timberwolves
DeAndre Ayton: 22/15/2/1/1 versus Kings

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

Seeing that Wemby already has 3 BMOtN honors, I must ask...Who holds the record for most BMOtN honors in a season?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Probably Jokić. I'm too tired to check.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

10/27 Big Man update:

Joel Embiid: DNP versus Magic (knee)
Nikola Vučević: 17/17/9/2/0 versus Hawks
Alperen Şengün: 21/6/6/1/0 versus Nets
Victor Wembanyama: 24/15/4/1/1 versus Raptors
Anthony Davis: 26/11/3/0/1 versus Thunder
(BMOtN) Nikola Jokić: 25/19/10/2/1 versus Timberwolves
Rudy Gobert: 8/5/1/1/2 versus Nuggets

Honorable Mention
Mark Williams: 25/11/0/2/0 versus Jazz
Walker Kessler: 25/11/4/0/4 versus Suns

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

10/28 Big Man update:

Joel Embiid: 25/7/5/0/1 versus Wizards
Bam Adebayo: 26/6/2/0/0 versus Hornets
Domantas Sabonis: 10/18/3/1/0 versus Thunder
Karl-Anthony Towns: 8/12/1/1/1 versus Bucks
Ivica Zubac: 14/12/1/0/1 versus Warriors

Honorable Mention
Alex Sarr: 31/11/5/2/2 versus 76ers

Shania Twain special No award.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

10/29 Big Man update:

Alperen Şengün: 18/8/9/2/2 versus Raptors
Domantas Sabonis: 18/11/6/1/0 versus Bulls
Nikola Vučević: 13/14/6/1/0 versus Kings
Anthony Davis: 4/4/0/1/0 versus Pacers (injured 1st qtr - leg)
(BMOtN) Nikola Jokić: 21/12/10/1/1 versus Pelicans
Rudy Gobert: 9/6/2/0/2 versus lakers

Honorable Mention
Jalen Duren: 21/12/2/0/1 versus Magic
Pascal Siakam: 27/13/3/2/1 versus Mavericks

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

10/30 Big Man update:

Bam Adebayo: 31/10/3/1/1 versus Spurs
*Victor Wembanyama: 27/18/6/1/5 versus Heat

Not enough qualified statlines = no award.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

10/31 Big Man update:

Joel Embiid: 20/6/3/0/2 versus Celtics
Karl-Anthony Towns: 22/10/4/0/1 versus Bulls
Nikola Vučević: 26/7/2/0/0 versus Knicks
Nikola Jokić: 21/14/9/1/2 versus Trail Blazers
Ivica Zubac: 14/11/1/0/3 versus Pelicans

No award.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

End of Month update:



Big Man of the Month for October is Victor Wembanyama. Wemby finished tied with Jokić for most awards with three apiece, but won on a tiebreaker.



Big Man of the Month, season-to-date:

October: Victor Wembanyama

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

11/1 Big Man update:

(BMOtN) Domantas Sabonis: 24/13/6/1/0 versus Bucks
Rudy Gobert: 14/15/5/2/2 versus Hornets
Alperen Şengün: 16/10/9/1/2 versus Celtics
Anthony Davis: DNP versus Pistons (calf)

Honorable Mention
Jalen Duren: 33/10/2/0/1 versus Mavericks

Giving it to Sabonis, due to quality of opposition.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

11/2 Big Man update:

Joel Embiid: DNP versus Nets (knee)
Nikola Vučević: 17/14/4/0/1 versus Knicks
Karl-Anthony Towns: 20/15/5/0/2 versus Bulls
Victor Wembanyama: 9/9/2/1/4 versus Suns
Bam Adebayo: 17/8/5/3/1 versus lakers

Only one qualified statline = no award.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

11/3 Big Man update:

Rudy Gobert: 15/12/1/0/1 versus Nets
Karl-Anthony Towns: 33/13/5/2/0 versus Wizards
Anthony Davis: DNP versus Rockets (calf)
Alperen Şengün: 26/11/6/1/0 versus Mavericks
Domantas Sabonis: 13/17/5/1/0 versus Nuggets
(BMOtN) Nikola Jokić: 34/7/14/4/2 versus Kings
Bam Adebayo: 25/10/4/2/0 versus Clippers
Ivica Zubac: 9/18/3/1/1 versus Heat

Honorable Mention
Isaiah Stewart: 26/14/3/0/4 versus Grizzlies
DeAndre Ayton: 29/10/2/0/3 versus trail Blazers

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

11/4 Big Man update:

Joel Embiid: 20/6/2/3/4 versus Bulls
*Nikola Vučević: 19/10/0/1/1 versus 76ers
Ivica Zubac: 7/7/2/2/0 versus Thunder

Not enough qualified statlines = no award.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

11/5 Big Man update:

Joel Embiid: DNP versus Cavaliers (knee)
Rudy Gobert: 7/9/0/0/0 versus Knicks
Karl-Anthony Towns: 15/10/4/0/2 versus Timberwolves
Alperen Şengün: 20/16/7/1/1 [6 to] versus Grizzlies
Anthony Davis: DNP versus Pelicans (calf)
Bam Adebayo: 2/1/1/0/0 versus Nuggets (injured 1st qtr - foot)
(BMOtN) Nikola Jokić: 33/15/16/3/0 versus Heat
Victor Wembanyama: 19/8/3/1/1 versus lakers
Domantas Sabonis: DNP versus Warriors (ribs)

Honorable Mention
Jarrett Allen: 24/10/1/3/3 versus 76ers
Jalen Duren: 22/22/3/0/1 versus Jazz
DeAndre Ayton: 22/10/0/3/2 versus Spurs

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

11/6 Big Man update:

Ivica Zubac: 23/11/2/2/0 versus Suns

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

11/7 Big Man update:

Alperen Şengün: 25/9/8/1/1 versus Spurs
Victor Wembanyama 22/8/4/0/2 versus Rockets
Bam Adebayo: DNP versus Hornets (foot)
Anthony Davis: DNP versus Grizzlies
Nikola Vučević: 16/6/1/1/0 versus Bucks
Rudy Gobert: 8/9/2/1/3 versus Jazz
Domantas Sabonis: DNP versus Thunder (ribs)
Nikola Jokić: 29/9/9/0/1 versus Warriors

Honorable Mention
Jalen Duren: 30/11/0/3/0 versus Nets
(BMOtN) Isaiah Hartenstein: 33/19/3/1/3 versus Kings