By Tim Bontemps | ESPN, 2026-04-03 19:00:00
自2月1日以来，圣安东尼奥马刺队在29场比赛中赢下了27场，强势杀入联盟最佳战绩的竞争行列。
因此，22岁的天才球员维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 也顺理成章地跻身NBA最有价值球员（MVP）讨论的最前列。他有机会成为继15年前的德里克·罗斯 (Derrick Rose) 之后，首位在职业生涯第三个赛季就获此殊荣的球员。
但是，这位马刺队身高7英尺4英寸的大个子，真的能挑战俄克拉荷马城雷霆队后卫谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) 吗？后者有望成为联盟历史上第14位蝉联MVP的球员，以及第16位至少两次夺魁的球员。
根据ESPN 2025-26赛季第三次也是最后一次NBA MVP模拟票选结果显示，文班在赛季末的发力仍将功亏一篑。
在周一至周三对100位NBA媒体成员进行的投票中，在常规赛仅剩10天之际，吉尔杰斯-亚历山大在我们的选票中领跑。这位27岁后卫的关键球表现，让卫冕冠军克服了轮换阵容中的伤病影响，始终领先马刺一步。
尽管文班亚马在赛季末发起了猛烈冲击，尽管丹佛掘金队中锋尼古拉·约基奇 (Nikola Jokic) 持续贡献着超凡脱俗的表现，尽管洛杉矶湖人队后卫卢卡·东契奇 (Luka Doncic) 刚刚打出了一个单月狂砍600分的月份——这是自1987年的迈克尔·乔丹 (Michael Jordan) 以来，首次有球员在3月达成此成就——但吉尔杰斯-亚历山大依然保持着舒适的领先优势。SGA在100张选票中拿到了88张第一顺位选票，同时获得了9张第二顺位和3张第三顺位选票，总分958分，领先文班亚马300分。
那些好奇竞争为何没有更加激烈的人可以看看周一晚上的比赛。文班亚马表现惊艳，砍下41分、3个三分球、16个篮板和3次盖帽，带领圣安东尼奥横扫芝加哥公牛队。
几个小时后，吉尔杰斯-亚历山大在俄克拉荷马城加时战胜东部领头羊底特律活塞队的比赛中狂砍47分。赛后，当被问及是否想对目前关于MVP的讨论发表看法时，吉尔杰斯-亚历山大表现得很淡定。
“不，我很好。不过谢谢你的提问，”他告诉ESPN的蒂姆·麦克马洪 (Tim MacMahon)，“是的，我很好。我让我的比赛表现来说话。”
自上赛季中期以来，吉尔杰斯-亚历山大已经连续五次领跑模拟票选，他正在经历又一个壮丽的赛季。他场均贡献31.6分，投篮命中率高达55.3%，外加4.4个篮板、6.5次助攻和1.4次抢断。
而且，他是在带领雷霆队连续第二个赛季冲击NBA最佳战绩的过程中完成这一切的，期间球队的关键成员轮番进出伤病名单。其中最引人注目的是全明星球员杰伦·威廉姆斯 (Jalen Williams)，他在经历了休赛期的手腕手术和1月份的腿筋拉伤后，本赛季仅出战了31场比赛。
但文班亚马的竞争力不容忽视，圣安东尼奥马刺队过去两个月惊人的团队表现同样不容小觑。
文班亚马在2024-25赛季因未达到65场比赛的奖项评选门槛而失去资格，但这一次他应该能避免此类问题，并且正在打出天文数字般的数据——场均24.5分、11.4个篮板、3.1次助攻和领跑全联盟的3.1次盖帽。
对于表达自己对联盟最高个人荣誉的渴望，他也毫不掩饰。
“我考虑过这件事，”文班亚马上周告诉记者，“我认为现在确实存在争论。应该有争论，尽管我认为我应该处于领先位置。我正努力确保在赛季结束时，不再有任何争论。”
不过，除非情况发生变化，否则文班亚马可能要等到明年才有机会加入乔丹、哈基姆·奥拉朱旺 (Hakeem Olajuwon) 和扬尼斯·阿德托昆博 (Giannis Antetokounmpo) 的行列，成为历史上仅有的在同一赛季包揽年度最佳防守球员和最有价值球员的球员。
NBA MVP模拟票选 3.0：完整结果
| 姓名 | 球队 | 第一顺位 | 第二顺位 | 第三顺位 | 第四顺位 | 第五顺位 | 总选票 | 总分 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 | 雷霆 | 88 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 958 |
| 维克托·文班亚马 | 马刺 | 8 | 63 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 100 | 644 |
| 尼古拉·约基奇 | 掘金 | 3 | 20 | 52 | 23 | 1 | 99 | 500 |
| 卢卡·东契奇 | 湖人 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 59 | 8 | 97 | 347 |
| 杰伦·布朗 | 凯尔特人 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 68 | 80 | 123 |
| 科怀·伦纳德 | 快船 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
| 多诺万·米切尔 | 骑士 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 杰伦·布伦森 | 尼克斯 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 安东尼·爱德华兹 | 森林狼 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 泰瑞斯·马克西 | 76人 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
约基奇获得了3张第一顺位选票，并出现在100张选票中的99张上，这是他自2022年12月以来首次跌出前二，这证明了他非凡的耐用性和稳定性。但自从这位31岁的中锋在全明星赛前因膝盖骨挫伤复出后，他历史性的场均数据——27.7分（联盟第八）、13.0个篮板（联盟第一）和10.8次助攻（联盟第一）——略有下滑。丹佛在西部排名中也落后于湖人。
约基奇险胜排名第四的东契奇，后者出现在了97张选票中。东契奇以场均33.5分领跑全联盟，外加7.7个篮板、8.3次助攻和1.6次抢断，并带领湖人队在3月份取得了15胜2负的战绩。东契奇在正式MVP评选中的机会在周四晚上受到了打击，他在对阵雷霆的比赛中因左腿筋受伤离场。目前东契奇已出战64场比赛，如果他缺席湖人最后五场常规赛，他将失去评选MVP和最佳阵容的资格。（明尼苏达森林狼队后卫安东尼·爱德华兹 (Anthony Edwards) 在ESPN模拟票选中获得了一张第五顺位选票，他在周四因右膝不适缺席比赛后，目前也退出了竞争。）
同样需要注意的是，评委们被指示不要将活塞队全明星后卫凯德·坎宁安 (Cade Cunningham) 放入选票，因为他上个月遭遇的肺部塌陷可能让他的常规赛出场数定格在61场。
在接受调查的100位媒体成员中，共识是坎宁安本可以排在第三到第五位，这可能会削减约基奇和东契奇的总票数，但对改变吉尔杰斯-亚历山大和文班亚马之间的竞争格局作用不大。
额外福利！年度最佳新秀之争形势如何？
本赛季年度最佳新秀的竞争异常激烈，涉及一对曾在杜克大学同住一室的前室友——达拉斯独行侠队前锋库珀·弗拉格 (Cooper Flagg) 和夏洛特黄蜂队后卫康·克努佩尔 (Kon Knueppel)——我们也选择调查了评委们对这一奖项归属的看法。
与MVP之争一样，这里也有一位明显的领先者。
他就是克努佩尔，去年6月的4号秀。在常规赛还剩10天时，他拥有巨大的领先优势，获得了80张第一顺位选票，而弗拉格获得了20张。
费城76人队后卫VJ·艾奇科姆 (VJ Edgecombe) 作为3号秀，拿到了2张第二顺位选票和94张第三顺位选票。圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫迪兰·哈珀 (Dylan Harper)（2号秀）获得了5张第三顺位选票，新奥尔良鹈鹕队大个子德里克·奎恩 (Derik Queen) 获得了最后一张第三顺位选票。
想要超越状元秀弗拉格——这位潜力无限的世代级新秀有望成为自1976年NBA与ABA合并以来，第四位场均至少贡献20.0分、6.0个篮板和4.0次助攻的新秀，比肩东契奇、乔丹和拉里·伯德 (Larry Bird)——需要非同寻常的变数。
而克努佩尔做到了。他不仅刷新了NBA新秀单赛季三分球命中纪录，目前还以43.1%的外线命中率领跑全联盟三分榜。
这些华丽的数据是夏洛特翻身的门票；黄蜂队赛季初仅取得16胜28负，但在过去的32场比赛中赢下了24场，排名飙升至东部附加赛区的前半部。
虽然战绩很少成为年度最佳新秀评选的考量因素，但克努佩尔的表现与夏洛特的成功相结合，再加上弗拉格所在的独行侠队仍深陷于为高顺位选秀权而战的泥潭，这使得在常规赛仅剩几场比赛时，竞争的天平已完全向克努佩尔倾斜。
NBA年度最佳新秀模拟票选：完整结果
| 姓名 | 球队 | 第一顺位 | 第二顺位 | 第三顺位 | 总选票 | 总分 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 康·克努佩尔 | 黄蜂 | 80 | 19 | 1 | 100 | 458 |
| 库珀·弗拉格 | 独行侠 | 20 | 79 | 1 | 100 | 338 |
| VJ·艾奇科姆 | 76人 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 94 | 98 |
| 迪兰·哈珀 | 马刺 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 德里克·奎恩 | 鹈鹕 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
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NBA MVP straw poll: Why SGA and Wemby have created their own tier
Since Feb. 1, the San Antonio Spurs have won 27 of 29 games to force their way into the mix for the NBA’s best record.
As a result, 22-year-old phenom Victor Wembanyama has forced his way to the top of the NBA’s Most Valuable Player discussion, with a chance to become the first player to win the award as early as his third season since Derrick Rose did so 15 years ago.
But will the Spurs’ 7-foot-4 big man actually challenge Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who can become the 14th player in league history to win back-to-back MVPs and the 16th to win it at least twice?
According to ESPN’s third and final NBA MVP straw poll of 2025-26, Wemby’s late-season push will fall just short.
In a poll of 100 NBA media members conducted Monday through Wednesday, Gilgeous-Alexander leads our ballot with only 10 days left in the regular season. The 27-year-old guard’s clutch play has allowed the defending champions to overcome injuries throughout their rotation and remain a step ahead of the Spurs.
And, despite Wembanyama’s late charge, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic’s continued otherworldly play and Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic coming off a 600-point month – the first in March since Michael Jordan in 1987 – Gilgeous-Alexander remains comfortably in front. SGA landed the top spot on 88 out of 100 ballots while picking up nine second- and three third-place votes for a total of 958 points, 300 clear of Wembanyama.
Those wondering why this race isn’t closer can look to Monday night. Wembanyama was brilliant, with 41 points, three 3-pointers, 16 rebounds and three blocks as San Antonio overwhelmed the Chicago Bulls.
A couple of hours later, Gilgeous-Alexander scored 47 points in Oklahoma City’s overtime win against the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons. After the game, Gilgeous-Alexander was asked whether he wanted to contribute to any of the ongoing MVP chatter.
“No, I’m good. Thanks for asking, though,” he told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. “Yeah, I’m good. I let my game do the talking.”
Gilgeous-Alexander, who has now led five consecutive straw polls since the middle of last season, is having yet another spectacular campaign. He’s averaging 31.6 points on 55.3% shooting with 4.4 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.4 steals.
And he’s doing all of it while powering the Thunder to the best record in the NBA for a second straight season, and with key contributors shuttling in and out of the lineup. The most notable of that group: All-Star Jalen Williams, who has played only 31 games this season after offseason wrist surgery and a hamstring strain suffered in January.
But Wembanyama’s case can’t be ignored. Neither can San Antonio’s incredible play as a team over the past couple of months.
Wembanyama, who fell short of the 65-game threshold for 2024-25 awards eligibility, should avoid any such issues this time and is putting up astronomical numbers of his own – averaging 24.5 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists and a league-leading 3.1 blocks.
He’s also far from bashful about stating his case for the league’s top individual honor.
“I have thought about it,” Wembanyama told reporters last week. “I think right now, there is a debate. There should be, even though I think I should lead the race. I’m trying to make sure that at the end of the season, there’s no debate.”
Unless things change, though, Wembanyama might have to wait until next year to potentially join Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon and Giannis Antetokounmpo as the only players to win both Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the same season.
NBA MVP straw poll 3.0: Full results
| Name | TEAM | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Total votes | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | OKC | 88 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 958 |
| Victor Wembanyama | SA | 8 | 63 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 100 | 644 |
| Nikola Jokic | DEN | 3 | 20 | 52 | 23 | 1 | 99 | 500 |
| Luka Doncic | LAL | 0 | 6 | 24 | 59 | 8 | 97 | 347 |
| Jaylen Brown | BOS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 68 | 80 | 123 |
| Kawhi Leonard | LAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
| Donovan Mitchell | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Jalen Brunson | NY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Anthony Edwards | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tyrese Maxey | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Jokic, who received three first-place votes and landed on 99 of 100 ballots, finished outside the top two for the first time since December 2022, a nod to his remarkable durability and consistency. But his historic per-game averages – 27.7 points (eighth in the NBA), 13.0 rebounds (first) and 10.8 assists (first) – have dipped a bit since the 31-year-old center returned from a bone bruise in his knee before the All-Star break. Denver has also slipped behind the Lakers in the West standings.
Jokic was able to edge fourth-place Doncic, who appeared on 97 of 100 ballots. Doncic leads the league with 33.5 points per game to go along with 7.7 rebounds, 8.3 assists and 1.6 steals while leading the Lakers to a 15-2 record in March. Doncic’s chances in the official MVP ballot took a hit Thursday night, when he exited the game against OKC with a left hamstring injury. At 64 games played, Doncic would become ineligible for MVP and All-NBA if he misses the Lakers’ final five games of the regular season. (Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, who received one fifth-place vote in ESPN’s straw poll, is now out of the running after missing Thursday’s game due to a right knee ailment.)
It’s also important to note that voters were instructed to leave Pistons All-Star guard Cade Cunningham off their ballots after the collapsed lung he suffered last month probably ended his regular season at 61 games played.
The consensus among the 100 media members polled was that Cunningham would’ve landed anywhere from third to fifth, probably cutting into the vote totals for Jokic and Doncic but not doing much to change the tenor of the race between Gilgeous-Alexander and Wembanyama.
Bonus! Where does the Rookie of the Year race stand?
With a contentious Rookie of the Year race all season involving a pair of former roommates at Duke – Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg and Charlotte Hornets guard Kon Knueppel – we also chose to survey voters on how that race could shake out.
And, as in the MVP race, there is a clear leader.
It’s Knueppel, the No. 4 pick last June, who has a massive lead with 10 days to go in the regular season, claiming 80 first-place votes to Flagg’s 20.
Philadelphia 76ers guard VJ Edgecombe, the No. 3 pick, snagged two second-place votes to go with 94 third-place votes. San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper, the No. 2 pick, had five third-place votes, and New Orleans Pelicans big man Derik Queen received the final third-place vote.
For someone to pass No. 1 pick Flagg, a potential generational prospect who is on pace to become the fourth rookie since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976 to average at least 20.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists, joining Doncic, Jordan and Larry Bird – it was going to take a remarkable turn of events.
Enter Knueppel, who not only has set the NBA rookie record for 3-pointers made in a season but is currently leading the league in 3s on 43.1% shooting from deep.
Those gaudy numbers have been key to Charlotte’s turnaround; the Hornets started the season 16-28 but have won 24 of their past 32 games to surge into the top half of the East play-in picture.
Though winning rarely factors into the Rookie of the Year race, the combination of Knueppel’s play and Charlotte’s success – coupled with Flagg’s Mavericks being stuck playing for another high draft pick – has swung the race fully in Knueppel’s favor with just a handful of regular-season games left.
NBA Rookie of the Year straw poll: Full results
| Name | TEAM | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total votes | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel | CHA | 80 | 19 | 1 | 100 | 458 |
| Cooper Flagg | DAL | 20 | 79 | 1 | 100 | 338 |
| VJ Edgecombe | PHI | 0 | 2 | 92 | 94 | 98 |
| Dylan Harper | SA | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Derik Queen | NO | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
By Tim Bontemps | ESPN, via ESPN