Overview
- Gilgeous-Alexander, officially confirmed Sunday, received 83 of 100 first-place votes and 939 points, with Nikola Jokic second and Victor Wembanyama third.
- The reveal aired on Amazon Prime hours after ESPN’s Shams Charania reported the result, prompting fan criticism of the pre-announcement leak.
- The 27-year-old averaged 31.1 points on 55.3% shooting with 6.6 assists while leading Oklahoma City to an NBA-best 64-18 regular-season record.
- The win makes him the 14th player to claim back-to-back MVPs and extends the streak of overseas-born winners to eight straight seasons.
- The top-seeded Thunder face Wembanyama’s Spurs in the Western Conference Finals on Monday, folding the award narrative directly into the series.