Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander headlines the finalists for the 2025-26 award with Victor Wembanyama and Nikola Jokic also in the running

Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander headlines the finalists for the 2025-26 award with Victor Wembanyama and Nikola Jokic also in the running

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Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander headlines the finalists announced Sunday for this year's award alongside San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama and Denver's three-time MVP Nikola Jokic.

Gilgeous-Alexander, who beat out Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo in the voting last year and was also named NBA Finals MVP as the Thunder beat Indiana for the trophy, averaged more than 30 points per game this season.

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