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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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as the leading pick for MVP, followed closely by Nikola 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, SGA ultimately won the MVP award, with other players like Brown and Mitchell appearing in smaller vote totals.