The NBA's annual Hustle Award belongs to Charlotte Hornets big man Moussa Diabaté for the 2025-26 season. This is the fifth year of the award, and Diabaté now joins Marcus Smart, Alex Caruso, and Draymond Green as winners. There is honestly no better player for the award than the Hornets center. Hustle defines how he plays, and it doesn't show up in the box score, which is the definition of this particular award. What's interesting is that this isn't based on a vote. Analysts who watched the Hornets in 2025-26 undoubtedly saw the hustle Diabaté displayed and what it meant to the team, but this was based purely on metrics. Hustle stats include deflections, loose ball recoveries, charges drawn, and so much more that isn't just a rebound, assist, or block. Diabaté does it all better than the rest of the NBA, though. He leads in offensive box-outs per minute (11th on the defensive end). He's fourth in the league in screen assists. Diabaté is 10th and 11th in contesting twos and threes, respectively.…