{"id":112401,"date":"2026-04-19T22:27:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T01:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/wembanyama-gilgeous-alexander-jokic-named-mvp-finalists\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T22:27:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T01:27:48","slug":"wembanyama-gilgeous-alexander-jokic-named-mvp-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/wembanyama-gilgeous-alexander-jokic-named-mvp-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Wembanyama, Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic named MVP finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a data-player-guid=\"0e8844b2-d923-3926-82d2-f19a29d69490\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/5104157\/victor-wembanyama\">Victor Wembanyama<\/a> joined former winners <a data-player-guid=\"4dcec409-3ff9-2881-2bc3-b4289ce6c36d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4278073\/shai-gilgeous-alexander\">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a> and <a data-player-guid=\"22f57511-06ae-1587-f01b-33965365ce0d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/3112335\/nikola-jokic\">Nikola Jokic<\/a> as finalists for this season&#8217;s Most Valuable Player award, the league announced Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>Gilgeous-Alexander, the reigning MVP, averaged 31.1 points and 6.6 assists on 55% shooting, and Wembanyama averaged 25 points and 11.5 rebounds in 29.2 minutes. Jokic, a three-time MVP, averaged 27.7 points, 12.9 rebounds and 10.7 assists, becoming the first player to lead the NBA in assists and rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>Gilgeous-Alexander is also a finalist for the Clutch Player of the Year, joining Minnesota&#8217;s <a data-player-guid=\"a2edb458-a371-3fba-ba5a-b24dd2fd2d9e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4594268\/anthony-edwards\">Anthony Edwards<\/a> and Denver&#8217;s <a data-player-guid=\"153b92a9-8489-74e3-c524-6527eb991e84\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/3936299\/jamal-murray\">Jamal Murray<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards is a finalist despite falling short of the league&#8217;s 65-game minimum for most of the regular-season accolades because nominees for the Clutch award were selected by the league&#8217;s coaches.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a data-player-guid=\"583794eb-0f38-9bbd-3e25-9dd33b7f83b8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/3945274\/luka-doncic\">Luka Doncic<\/a> and <a data-player-guid=\"c28c6569-86f0-3c1e-bcab-b946fbc06ff6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4432166\/cade-cunningham\">Cade Cunningham<\/a> also fell short of the 65-game minimum but were on the ballot for all awards after appealing to the league under the &#8220;extraordinary circumstances&#8221; clause. Though neither cracked the top three in voting for MVP, they are in line for All-NBA honors.<\/p>\n<p>Wembanyama, who led the NBA in blocked shots per game for the third straight season, is also a finalist &#8212; and the favorite &#8212; to win the Defensive Player of the Year award. The other finalists are Oklahoma City&#8217;s <a data-player-guid=\"d28316e9-20cc-3cb2-b5d7-afdb6418315b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4433255\/chet-holmgren\">Chet Holmgren<\/a> and Detroit&#8217;s <a data-player-guid=\"ee7a682c-a3e6-39eb-9bfa-2b7a84ae7e76\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4684742\/ausar-thompson\">Ausar Thompson<\/a>, who led the league in steals.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson&#8217;s teammate <a data-player-guid=\"6e30fca4-6751-37b6-b09a-2e4ecbec716e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4433621\/jalen-duren\">Jalen Duren<\/a> is a finalist for Most Improved Player after his scoring jumped from 11.8 last season to 19.5 points. Atlanta&#8217;s <a data-player-guid=\"a67ef214-b56f-ca43-1558-7b2d13432f63\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4278039\/nickeil-alexander-walker\">Nickeil Alexander-Walker<\/a> is also a finalist after more than doubling his scoring from last season (9.5 to 20.8). Portland&#8217;s <a data-player-guid=\"c025f56a-78ee-3e47-be5a-f962c1b58ffb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4683021\/deni-avdija\">Deni Avdija<\/a>, who is the third finalist, made the All-Star team for the first time and averaged 24.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and 6.7 assists.<\/p>\n<p>Dallas&#8217; <a data-player-guid=\"6cf6ea11-b3e4-35fd-bb91-f9f6caf6e2c8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/5041939\/cooper-flagg\">Cooper Flagg<\/a>, Charlotte&#8217;s <a data-player-guid=\"d706a855-1bca-34f6-9dd7-6684dd22c3ee\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/5061575\/kon-knueppel\">Kon Knueppel<\/a> and Philadelphia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/5124612\/vj-edgecombe\">VJ Edgecombe<\/a> are the finalists for Rookie of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit&#8217;s J.B. 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