NBA, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and MVP
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On Sunday night, we learned that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named MVP for the second straight season. In addition to learning that SGA was the winner of the award for the 2025-26 season, we also found out how many votes other players in the award race received.
A look at some interesting nuggets from the full voting results for 2025-26 NBA MVP.
Gilgeous-Alexander was the league’s best over the course of the regular season, but Wemby has been on a tear these past four months.
Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Dončić did not receive a single first-place vote in the MVP voting as revealed on Sunday, though he did receive one second-place vote, eight third-place votes, 60 fourth-place votes and 23 fifth-place votes.
Nikola Jokic missed out on the 2025-26 NBA MVP award after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won the race. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard finished comfortably ahead in first-place votes. Jokic received only ten first-place votes,
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his teammates celebrated his second consecutive MVP on Sunday in style. Quite literally.
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