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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is expected to be the NBA’s Most Valuable Player. Again.
According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Oklahoma City Thunder guard will win his second consecutive NBA MVP award on Sunday, May 17, holding off a historic run from San Antonio Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama and another jaw-dropping season from Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets.
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The formal announcement is expected to come on Prime Video on Sunday, one day before the Thunder are set to host the Spurs in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.
Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 31.1 points per game, shot 55.3% from the field and led the Thunder to 64 wins and the No.1 seed in the West, even while a steady stream of players around him kept getting hurt. When Oklahoma City needed a basket, he got it. When it needed a stop, he was there to do that, too.
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Victor Wembanyama wins Defensive Player of the Year: See Spurs star in action
San Antonio Spurs forward forward Victor Wembanyama pumps his fist at the end of the second half against the Detroit Pistons at Frost Bank Center on Mar. 5, 2026. Victor Wembanyama became the youngest player in NBA history to win the league’s Defensive Player of the Year award Monday, April 20 in the first unanimous vote in league history.
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Victor Wembanyama wins Defensive Player of the Year: See Spurs star in action
San Antonio Spurs forward forward Victor Wembanyama pumps his fist at the end of the second half against the Detroit Pistons at Frost Bank Center on Mar. 5, 2026. Victor Wembanyama became the youngest player in NBA history to win the league’s Defensive Player of the Year award Monday, April 20 in the first unanimous vote in league history.
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Victor Wembanyama wins Defensive Player of the Year: See Spurs star in action
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama passes the ball away from Denver Nuggets forward Cameron Johnson (23) in the second half at Ball Arena in Denver on April 4, 2026.
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Victor Wembanyama wins Defensive Player of the Year: See Spurs star in action
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama blocks the shot of Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic…
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Publish date : 2026-05-17 16:27:00
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