Big (Man) Love, 2025-26 season

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/27 Big Man update:

Bam Adebayo: 14/16/3/1/1 versus Cavaliers
Jarrett Allen: 16/10/0/0/1 versus Heat
Evan Mobley: 23/10/3/1/0 versus Heat
Alperen Şengün: 14/6/7/1/2 versus Grizzlies
(BMOtN) Nikola Jokić: 33/15/12/1/0 [7 to] versus Nuggets


No Honorable Mention, but shout out to Marvin Bagley III: 26/9 off the bench for Dallas.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/28 Big Man update:

(BMOtN) Victor Wembanyama: 23/15/6/2/1 versus Bucks
Jalen Duren: 10/13/5/0/1 versus Timberwolves
Rudy Gobert: 14/12/0/0/1 versus Pistons
Joel Embiid: 29/8/2/0/2 versus Hornets

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/29 Big Man update:

Bam Adebayo: 15/12/3/0/1 versus Pacers
(BMOtN) Alperen Şengün: 36/13/7/3/3 versus Pelicans
Karl-Anthony Towns: 15/18/2/1/0 versus Thunder
Nikola Jokić: 25/15/8/1/0 versus Warriors

Honorable Mention
Pascal Siakam: 30/11/6/1/0 versus Heat

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/30 Big Man update:

Joel Embiid: 26/7/3/0/1 versus Heat
Bam Adebayo: 23/16/6/1/0 versus 76ers
(BMOtN) Victor Wembanyama: 41/16/4/1/3 versus Bulls
Rudy Gobert: 14/10/1/1/2 versus Mavericks
Jarrett Allen: DNP versus Jazz (injury management)
Evan Mobley: 34/17/3/1/3versus Jazz
Jalen Duren: DNP versus Thunder (knee)

Honorable Mention
Onyeka Okongwu: 20/10/3/3/1 versus Celtics
Paul Reed: 21/10/2/1/4 versus Thunder

:: cries in dead keeper league ::

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/31 Big Man update:

Jalen Duren: 31/9/3/0/1 versus Raptors
Karl-Anthony Towns: 22/8/3/0/0 versus Rockets
Alperen Şengün: 13/5/10/1/0 versus Knicks
Jarrett Allen: 18/4/2/1/0 versus lakers
Evan Mobley: 6/4/4/0/0 versus lakers

Only two qualified statlines = no award.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

End of Month update:

Big Man of the Month for March is Victor Wembanyama. Wemby had a double-double in only 8 minutes on Monday night, en route to a 41/16/4/1/3 performance against the Bulls. That performance got him Big Man of the Night, and put him one ahead of Jokić to take the month 6-5. This clinches Big Man of the Year for Wembanyama, as no one else can finish with more than two awards.

An improvement over last month, as sixteen players earned Honorable Mention in March, with three different players earning BMOtN as an Honorable Mention.



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

October: Victor Wembanyama
November: Nikola Jokić
December: Anthony Davis
January: Victor Wembanyama
February: Victor Wembanyama
March: Victor Wembanyama

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Due to earning two Big Man of the Night awards as an Honorable Mention in March, the following player(s) will receive probationary addition to the nightly Top Tier Big Man listing:

Donovan Clingan (POR)

Due to their probationary period passing without distinction, the following player(s) will be removed from the nightly Top Tier Big Man listing:

Jarrett Allen (CLE)


For the sake of convenience, the following players will be temporarily suspended from the Nightly Top Tier Big Man listing, until they have been cleared to return from injury:

Anthony Davis (WAS)
Zach Edey (MEM)
Domantas Sabonis (SAC)
Ivica Zubac (IND)

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/1 Big Man update:

Joel Embiid: DNP versus Wizards ("illness")
Bam Adebayo: 29/10/2/2/0 versus Celtics
Karl-Anthony Towns: 20/11/11/0/1 [7 to] versus Grizzlies
Alperen Şengün: 25/8/4/2/1 versus Bucks
Nikola Jokić: 15/17/12/0/0 versus Jazz
(BMOtN) Victor Wembanyama: 41/18/3/0/3 versus Warriors

Honorable Mention
Precious Achiuwa: 28/19/1/0/1 versus Raptors

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/2 Big Man update:

Rudy Gobert: 6/7/1/0/1 versus Pistons
(BMOtN) Jalen Duren: 24/14/4/1/2 versus Timberwolves
Evan Mobley: 12/10/5/1/0 versus Warriors
Donovan Clingan: 4/9/2/1/0 versus Pelicans
Victor Wembanyama: DNP versus Clippers (ankle)

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/3 Big Man update:

Rudy Gobert: 5/16/1/0/0 versus 76ers
Joel Embiid: 19/13/7/0/3 versus Timberwolves
Karl-Anthony Towns: DNP versus Bulls (elbow)
Alperen Şengün: 19/4/5/0/0 versus Jazz

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/4 Big Man update:

Edrice Adebayo: 14/9/7/1/0 versus Wizards
Victor Wembanyama: 34/18/7/1/5 versus Nuggets
(BMOtN) Nikola Jokić: 40/8/13/0/3 versus Spurs
Jalen Duren: 16/7/3/0/0 versus 76ers
Joel Embiid: DNP versus Pistons (oblique)

Honorable Mention
Kel'el Ware: 24/19/2/0/7 versus Wizards

I'm honestly more impressed with Ware's performance, but they were playing the Wizards... Giving it to Joker, due to quality of opposition.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/5 Big Man update:

Evan Mobley: DNP versus Pacers (calf)
Rudy Gobert: 12/10/2/1/1 versus Hornets
Alperen Şengün: 24/6/7/0/2 versus Warriors

Honorable Mention
Micah Potter: 21/12/4/0/0 versus Cavaliers

Only one qualified statline = no award.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/6 Big Man update:

Karl-Anthony Towns: 21/12/6/2/1 versus Hawks
Jalen Duren: 18/9/4/1/0 versus Magic
Evan Mobley: 24/6/4/0/0 versus Grizzlies
Joel Embiid: 31/12/1/0/4 versus Spurs
Victor Wembanyama: 17/5/1/0/3 versus 76ers (injured 2nd qtr)
Donovan Clingan: 18/12/0/0/2 versus Nuggets
(BMOtN) Nikola Jokić: 36/14/13/5/2 [6 to] versus Trail Blazers

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/7 Big Man update:

Rudy Gobert: 6/12/3/1/2 versus Pacers
Edrice Adebayo: 7/9/3/1/0 versus Raptors
Nikola Vučević: 2/7/2/2/0 versus Hornets
Alperen Şengün: 12/14/6/0/0 [6 to] versus Suns

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/8 Big Man update:

(BMOtN) Evan Mobley: 22/19/3/0/3 versus Hawks
Rudy Gobert: DNP versus magic (rest)
Jalen Duren: 21/9/3/0/1 versus Bucks
Nikola Jokić: 14/16/10/2/0 versus Grizzlies
Donovan Clingan: 11/11/5/1/2 versus Spurs
Victor Wembanyama: DNP versus Trail Blazers (ribs)

Honorable Mention
Jericho Sims: 11/11/10/2/0 versus Pistons

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/9 Big Man update:

Bam Adebayo: 24/11/8/11/1 versus Raptors
Karl-Anthony Towns: 16/12/4/2/0 versus Celtics
Joel Embiid: DNP versus Rockets (appendicitis)
Alperen Şengün: 8/12/4/1/0 versus 76ers

Honorable Mention
(BMOtN) Leonard Miller: 26/11/3/1/1 versus Wizards

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/10 Big Man update:

Jalen Duren: 20/9/4/0/0 versus Hornets
Bam Adebayo: 20/11/8/1/1 versus Wizards
Evan Mobley: 10/6/1/0/1 versus Hawks
Nikola Vučević: 14/4/5/0/1 versus Pelicans
Joel Embiid: DNP versus Pacers (appendectomy)
Karl-Anthony Towns: 22/10/5/0/0 versus Raptors
(BMOtN) Victor Wembanyama: 40/13/5/1/2 versus Mavericks
Nikola Jokić: DNP versus Thunder ("wrist")
Rudy Gobert: DNP versus Rockets (rest)
Alperen Şengün: 22/6/8/0/1 versus Timberwolves
Donovan Clingan: 18/13/2/0/2 versus Clippers

Honorable Mention
Derik Queen: 25/11/4/1/3 versus Celtics
Branden Carlson: 23/12/5/0/1 versus "Nuggets"
Jonas Valančiūnas: 23/17/4/0/2 versus "Thunder"
Oscar Tshiebwe: 16/22/3/1/1 versus "Grizzlies"

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/12 Big Man update:

Nikola Vučević: DNP versus Magic (finger)
Evan Mobley: DNP versus Wizards (rest)
Jalen Duren: DNP versus Pacers (rest)
Bam Adebayo: 25/10/3/3/2 versus "Hawks"
Karl-Anthony Towns: DNP versus Hornets (SAWFT)
Joel Embiid: DNP versus Bucks (oblique)
Alperen Şengün: DNP versus Grizzlies (rest)
Rudy Gobert: DNP versus Pelicans (rest)
Nikola Jokić: 23/8/1/0/1 versus Spurs
Victor Wembanyama: DNP versus Nuggets (ribs)
Donovan Clingan: 13/10/1/0/1 versus Kings

Honorable Mention
Luka Garza: 27/12/1/1/0 versus Magic
Lachlan Olbrich: 10/15/10//2/0 versus Mavericks
(BMOtN) Moussa Cisse: 17/20/1/2/2 versus Bulls
Clint Capela: 23/13/1/1/3 versus Grizzlies
Branden Carlson: 26/10/1/2/5 versus "Suns"
Oscar Tshiebwe: 29/17/3/0/0 versus lakers
Deandre Ayton: 22/10/1/0/3 versus "Jazz"
Precious Achiuwa: 27/11/4/0/1 versus Trail Blazers

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

Slim, did you have Moussa Cisse winning BMOtN honors anywhere on your bingo card???

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I had him as a more likely candidate than Towns, let me put it that way.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

End of Month update:

Big Man of the Month for March is Nikola Jokić. Joker and Wembanyama were tied at the end of the month with 2 awards apiece, so Jokić wins it on the second tiebreaker (team record for the month).

Fourteen players earned Honorable Mention in April, with two different players earning BMOtN as an Honorable Mention, but we know that to be shenanigans, due to end-of-season roster decisions.



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

October: Victor Wembanyama
November: Nikola Jokić
December: Anthony Davis
January: Victor Wembanyama
February: Victor Wembanyama
March: Victor Wembanyama
April: Nikola Jokić

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And the winner of the 2025-26 Big Man of the Year award is:

Victor Wembanyama

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The following players will begin the 2026-27 season on the "pre-approved" list of Top Tier Big Men™:

• Bam Adebayo (MIA)
• Anthony Davis (WAS)
• Jalen Duren (DET)
• Joel Embiid (PHI)
• Nikola Jokić (DEN)
• Evan Mobley (CLE)
• Domantas Sabonis (SAC)
• Alperen Şengün (HOU)
• Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK)
• Victor Wembanyama (SAS)

Incoming: Jalen Duren, Evan Mobley
Outgoing: Rudy Gobert, Nikola Vučević, Ivica Zubac