Victor Wembanyama gives the 3 biggest arguments for his MVP case against SGA and Doncic

Mar 24, 2026 - 10:00

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San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama

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For most of the season, the NBA world has identified Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as the runaway favorite for the MVP award. He deserves every bit of the praise he has received because he is the primary reason behind the Thunder's success this season.

However, the MVP race is not as clear-cut as that because there are more candidates, including Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic and the San Antonio Spurs' resident giant, Victor Wembanyama. The latter of which has said that he is ready to keep competing for a chance to win the award.

Wembanyama provides his best arguments for the MVP award

Most people might have made their minds up about the MVP award, but there are some late-season pushes from both Doncic and Wembanyama. Despite Doncic's best efforts, he might fall short because his primary rivals have teams that have better records than his.

At the same time, they are the primary reasons behind their success, so the records cannot be discounted. However, Wembanyama was recently asked about how he feels about the MVP race and how he can still have an argument against Gilgeous-Alexander.

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Wembanyama wants to stay competitive in the race because he knows he is talented enough to keep up with SGA. However, he feels some people have already made up their minds on the award, which is why he gave an honest assessment of an MVP campaign.

"It is still reasonable that there is a debate, but as I said, I want to make sure there's no debate by the end of the season... My first one is that defense is 50% of the game, and that is undervalued so far in the race because I believe I'm the most impactful player defensively," Wembanyama said to The Athletic's Jared Weiss.

"Second argument would be that we almost swept OKC this season, dominated them three times with their real team, four times with more rotation players. My third argument would be that offense impact is not just points."

Wembanyama makes great points for himself because he is truly a fantastic player who amplifies all those arguments. It might be too late for some people because SGA is already at the top of the ladder, but people will find a lot of value with the debate between great players.