Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins 2nd NBA 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.
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.
A look at some interesting nuggets from the full voting results for 2025-26 NBA MVP.
Shams Charania is a newsbreaker. On Sunday morning, the ESPN NBA insider broke some major news. Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won the NBA's MVP award. It's his second straight MVP award.
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.
As the Spurs and Thunder meet in the 2026 West Finals, which team will win the series and who will earn series MVP?
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,
Blake Griffin ripped ESPN NBA Insider Shams Charania for breaking the NBA MVP news well before the official announcement.