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Nikola Jokić and Victor Wembanyama will be looking to deny the Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander from a repeat MVP win.
bleacherreport.comThe NBA MVP voting process involves a combination of media polls and final voting results. In the 2025-26 season, the media poll identified SGA as the leading pick for MVP, followed closely by Jokic and Victor Wembanyama. The final voting results, released in April 2026, reflected the preferences of experts and used a point system to determine the overall MVP. According to these results, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ultimately won the MVP award, with other players like Jaylen Brown and Donovan Mitchell appearing in smaller vote totals.