Check out the latest NBA Clutch of the Year odds for the 2026-27 regular season. Compare Clutch Player winner prices for top rookies like Jalen Brunson, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Steph Curry and others.
2026-27 NBA Clutch Player of the Year Winner Odds
2026-27 NBA Clutch Player of the Year Best Bet
Current Best Bet: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the best bet to repeat as Clutch Player of the Year entering the 2026-27 season. He’s the reigning winner, having claimed the award in a near-unanimous landslide last April with 96 of 100 first-place votes, leading the league in total clutch points (175), clutch points per game (6.5) and go-ahead field goals in clutch time (16). He’s priced at +900, second behind only Jalen Brunson’s +700, but the gap undersells him given how dominant his clutch-time track record already is. Oklahoma City opens the season on national TV in a rematch of last year’s Western Conference Finals against San Antonio, and a Thunder team built to contend again gives Gilgeous-Alexander no shortage of high-leverage chances to pad his case from night one.
2026-27 NBA Clutch Player of the Year Contenders
Jalen Brunson (Knicks)
- Season Stats: TBD
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder)
- Season Stats: TBD
Steph Curry (Warriors)
- Season Stats: TBD
2026-27 NBA Clutch Player of the Year Sleepers
Jayson Tatum and Donovan Mitchell are the Clutch Player of the Year sleepers. Tatum is nearly 17 months removed from his torn right Achilles, and the preseason version of him erased any doubt about where his game stands — 23 points on efficient shooting, five rebounds and four assists in a rout of the 76ers, including several triples and a transition dunk. He’s focused this offseason on strength and conditioning specifically so he can handle a normal workload, including back-to-backs, and he’s said flatly that he’s both able and willing to play through them. A healthy, high-usage closer who led Boston in clutch possessions before the injury is exactly the profile that can re-enter this race the moment he’s trusted with the ball in crunch time again.
Mitchell is the more established of the two. He averaged 26.7 points per game in the regular season and 27.3 in the playoffs last year as Cleveland’s unquestioned first option, and he’s topped 24 points a game in every season since 2019-20 — a remarkable run of sustained, high-volume scoring. He shot 40.7% on catch-and-shoot threes last season, even though the attempt volume (231) ranked outside the league’s top 75, suggesting there’s more efficiency to unlock if his role expands further. With the Cavaliers again leaning on him to close out close games, the raw scoring profile and track record as a fourth-quarter option are both already in place. Both players check the two boxes that matter most for this award: enough shot volume to be in the ball a lot in crunch time, and a track record of making winning plays when it’s on the line.
Jayson Tatum (Celtics)
- Season Stats: TBD
Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers)
- Season Stats: TBD
