Inside the Epic Rivalry Shaping the 2026 NBA MVP Race: Assassin or Alien?
Here’s the thing I can’t shake: Wembanyama is only 22. In Year 3. We could be looking back on this season in 2030 and saying: Remember when he was already in the MVP race, back when the Spurs won 60 games for the first time, and it turned out he was only still just figuring it out?
There is no useful historical comp for Wemby. I compared Wemby to Gen-Z Kareem Abdul-Jabbar before the draft, but Kareem was 22 as a rookie. Kareem, LeBron, and Giannis didn’t win their first MVPs until they were 24. Victor would become the youngest MVP ever. And even if he falls short this time, it won’t be his last MVP race. It’ll be his first.


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