Inside the Epic Rivalry Shaping the 2026 NBA MVP Race: Assassin or Alien?
This is what the MVP race had become in its final month — a nightly game of Can You Top This between a Canadian assassin and a French alien who is doing things that have no historical comparison because no one with his dimensions has ever possessed his skill set.

And there’s a guy by the name of Nikola Jokić, too. A three-time MVP averaging 28/13/11, still at his peak powers offensively, and still playing a version of basketball that nobody else can replicate. Down the stretch, Jokić won the battle against Wemby, scoring 40 points and hitting clutch shots in overtime, including his signature Sombor Shuffle over the outreached arm of Wembanyama. A seemingly impossible task that only Jokić is capable of.


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