Selected by a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters. Players were awarded five points for a first-place vote, three points for a second-place vote and one point for a third-place vote:
| Points | ||||
| Player, Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Tot |
| Victor Wembanyama, Spurs | 99 | 0 | 0- | 495 |
| Chet Holmgren, Thunder | 0 | 98 | 1 | 295 |
| Brandon Miller, Hornets | 0 | 1 | 83 | 86 |
| Jamie Jaquez Jr., Heat | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Brandon Podziemski, Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dereck Lively II, Mavericks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
