{"id":5970,"date":"2026-03-24T18:24:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/victor-wembanyama-states-why-hes-the-mvp-of-the-nba\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T18:24:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:24:25","slug":"victor-wembanyama-states-why-hes-the-mvp-of-the-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/victor-wembanyama-states-why-hes-the-mvp-of-the-nba\/","title":{"rendered":"Victor Wembanyama States Why He\u2019s The MVP Of The NBA \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Victory Wembanyama is taking on the NBA world by storm. The 2025\u201326 San Antonio Spurs season has been a historic \u201cleap\u201d year, transforming from a rebuilding squad into a legitimate Western Conference powerhouse.<\/p>\n<p>In only his third year in the league,\u00a0 Wembanyama has elevated his game to an MVP-caliber level this year, leading the Spurs to a 54-18 record. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/5104157\/victor-wembanyama\">Averaging <\/a>24.3 points, 11.2 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks per game, the 22-year-old phenom has become one of the faces of the league.<\/p>\n<p>In last night\u2019s game, Wemby put up a 26-point, 15-rebound, 5-block performance in a blowout win over the Miami Heat.<\/p>\n<p>Following the game, responding to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7142866\/2026\/03\/24\/victor-wembanyama-mvp-interview\/\">The Athletic\u2019s Jared Weiss\u2019s<\/a> question about whether he should be the MVP, Wembanyama didn\u2019t hesitate to state his case for the crown.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Victor Wembanyama makes a strong case for why he should be the MVP <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1f914.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd14\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My first one would be that defense is 50% of the game and that it is undervalued so far in the MVP race. I believe I&#8217;m the most impactful player defensively in the league. Second argument would be that we\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/egEdL1KlBx\">pic.twitter.com\/egEdL1KlBx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/2036315887171514695?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy first one would be that defense is 50 percent of the game. And that is undervalued, so far, in the MVP race,\u201d Wembanyama said. \u201cI believe I\u2019m the most impactful player defensively in the league. The second argument would be that we almost swept OKC in the season, and we dominated them three times with their real team and four times with the, you know, more rotation players. My third argument would be that offense impact is not just points.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wembanyama also predicted that defensive plays are going to have more of an impact during\u00a0 MVP races.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to happen (over) time,\u201d Wembanyama said. \u201cIf there were more players like Giannis (Antetokounmpo) in the past years, maybe defense would have been more recognized. I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/navigation\/nba?tab=awards\">Fan Duel\u2019s current odds<\/a>, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander remains the heavy betting favorite to win his second consecutive MVP award, with odds as short as -1000 at several major sportsbooks. While the race appeared to be a tight three-man battle earlier in March, Luka Don\u010di\u0107 (+1200) and Wembanyama (+2500) have seen their odds drift as SGA pulls away.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mero Responds to Akademiks \u2018DEI Hire\u2019 Comment....He Didn't Hold Back!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DMIP-cgXIGc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victory Wembanyama is taking on the NBA world by storm. 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