Brett Siegel: Wembanyama to win first MVP in 2026/27
ClutchPoints insider Brett Siegel says voter fatigue with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will hand Victor Wembanyama his first MVP award, if he stays healthy.
Brett Siegel expects Victor Wembanyama to win his first MVP award in the 2026/27 season, provided he stays fit.
The ClutchPoints insider, writing on the race for the award, pointed to voter fatigue as the deciding factor over the reigning back-to-back winner Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
"Shai Gilgeous-Alexander could have another historic season, but voter fatigue is a real factor in the NBA. Nobody has won MVP three times in a row since Larry Bird in the 1980s. In his fourth year in the league, Victor Wembanyama will become NBA MVP. If he stays healthy," Siegel said.
Wembanyama, the San Antonio Spurs centre, enters his fourth NBA season this year. Gilgeous-Alexander has taken the award in each of the last two seasons.
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