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Luka Doncic has been on a tear, and somehow, it still feels like it’s flying under the radar. Night after night, he’s stacking numbers on top of what was already a monster season. The comparisons to James Harden's MVP run are also lining up. Same methodical pace, same ability to dictate every possession, and the same reality: the offense is the system. No elite burst, no overwhelming speed—just control. Defenders are trying to survive Doncic. So what’s the real story here? Either Luka is getting underappreciated or this MVP race is just that loaded 🔥

@LukaUpdates What's he talking about? Luka has more steals than Shai, Jokic and Wembly.

"I’ve got Luka Dončić in my second tier. Now, I know there’s going to be some criticism about Luka being on the second tier, he’s been outstanding offensively... just can’t get past the defensive numbers for Luka Dončić." Where to begin... Luka Dončić's defensive rating (DRtg) for the 2025-26 NBA season is currently actually 113.6. Which is pretty average... However, raw DRtg has limitations, it’s heavily influenced by teammates, scheme, and role. Luka plays heavy minutes with high usage on offense, which can fatigue players defensively. Advanced metrics like DBPM sometimes show overall impact better than raw DRtg alone. Luka Dončić's +1.2 DBPM this season is solidly good for a high-usage offensive superstar like him, it's a positive, above-average defensive contribution. Those MVP voters will even lie about his numbers just so they can hate. It's not even moving goalposts anymore... It's completely removing them! @SInow

Lakers Anthony Davis was a top 5 (at least) defensive player in the league. He was also a top tier offensive big man. How come he was never forced into MVP talks?

How you define, "Most Valuable Player," is REALLY important this year.

For the league to even entertain this as an MVP is disgusting Doing anything to stop Luka from winning a MVP

Wemby had 21 shots and 10 free throws but only scored 23?! 😂😂😂😂

@LegionHoops Those are big names but let's be real & fair. *Bird is not the greatest scorer in NBA history. *Barkley wasn't the greatest rebounder in NBA history. *Hakeem isn't the best blocker in NBA history. *Kobe didn't steal the most balls in NBA history. *And Curry was a late bloomer.

Victor Wembanyama is on track to break some ridiculous records. This is insane.

@holardamolar Luka, Shai & Jokic in this order.

7 games to the end of the regular season, call it now… Who is your ‘26 NBA MVP? 🏆

@NugsGetBuckets Except blocks, Wembly's stats don't look all that impressive. This is MVP material?

NBA rebounds per game leaders: Jokic: 1st in NBA Wemby: 5th in NBA SGA: not even top 100 in rebounds Defense matters when it comes to MVP

@IsoRadss Not even top 5 in rebounds at 7'5.

I’m sorry but this cannot be the MVP. He is 7’5 and barely is 50% from the field as a big man.

@PurpGoldLakers No not defense, only blocks per game. Luka (102) has more steals than Wembly and Shai (88). Other than blocks, Wembly's stats look average not MVP material.

All of a sudden the media cares about defense being included in MVP convos Where was this when Steve Nash or even when fucking Curry won twice? Luka is the real MVP

@Underdog His blocks per game is good but all other stats looks average, not MVP material.

Victor Wembanyama's MVP odds have risen by 23% over his last 3 games played: March 21 ➡️ 4% ▪️ 20/8/6/1/5 vs the Pacers March 23 ➡️ 5% ▪️ 26/15/4/0/5 vs the Heat ▪️ explained why he deserves MVP post-game March 25 ➡️ 8% ▪️ 19/15/3/3/7 vs the Grizzlies March 28 (today) ➡️ 27%

@NotLikeLuka Yeah Luka got cheated that year and looks like this year's MVP race too.

“How good was 2024 Luka Doncic”

@ClutchPoints But when you compare Wembly's stats this year to Luka, Shai or Jokic, it looks very average except his blocks per game. And defensively, Luka leads them on steals with 102, Shai second at 88 after 62 games each.

Wemby is a few games away from making history 🔥 If Victor Wembanyama closes this out, he could pass Derrick Rose as the youngest to win the MVP. The latest MVP ladder just dropped today, and the number one spot doesn't belong to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Luka Doncic. It belongs to Wemby. All season, it’s been framed as SGA vs. Luka. But Wemby just reminded everyone of something simple: Defense is half the game. And right now, he’s the most impactful defender in the league. If he wins it, Wemby becomes the youngest MVP ever. And he’d be doing it with a level of two-way dominance we’ve honestly never seen at this age. Does Wemby deserve to be the youngest MVP ever over Shai and Luka? 🤔

@TheHoopCentral I'm a big fan of Wembly but honestly his stats this season looks average across the board except his blocks. I would go Luka, Shai or Jokic over Wembly.

Victor Wembanyama today: 23 Points 15 Rebounds 6 Assists 2 Steals 1 Block 7/21 FGM +14 +/- 31 Minutes

@CFCMods It's Luka and he's only in his 2nd year with the Lakers, Wembly in his 3rd, Jokic and Shai been with their teams forever. Luka's stats beats them all too, even defensively on steals: Luka (102) vs Shai (88) after 62 games each.

Basketball fans, be honest. Who deserves to win the MVP award this season, remove all bias and who is actually the most valuable to their team.

@TheBreadManMG @CFCMods Did you know Wembly's stats is worst this year compared to last year almost across the board and last year he didn't even make top 10 in the MVP race. Makes no sense he's #1 right now in the MVP race. Defensively Luka (102) has more steals than Wembly, Jokic and Shai (88).

@CFCMods Wemby is the best defensive and offensive player on the Spurs. The other candidates aren’t the best and most important on both sides of the floor. Therefore he is my MVP.

@srs_candidate @CFCMods Luka currently has more steals than Shai on defense, 102 vs 88 at 62 games each.

@CFCMods It’s Shai look at all ya lakers casual fans in the comments it’s MVP not a popularity contest, SGA is putting up Michael Jordan stats on the #1 seed

@CFCpjay @CFCMods Did you know Wembly's stats is worst this year compared to last year almost across the board and last year he didn't even make top 10 in the MVP race. Makes no sense he's #1 right now in the MVP race. Just saying.

@CFCMods I say the most valuable to their team is luka because his team is shit.... but wemby deserves it.