Through four games of the 2025-26 NBA season, the San Antonio Spurs are undefeated for the first time since 2019. And while this young team has talent and promise, one truth stands above all: Victor Wembanyama has arrived as a legitimate MVP frontrunner.
Averaging 31 points, 13.8 rebounds, and 4.8 blocks per game, Wembanyama is doing things we haven’t seen since the days of peak Shaquille O’Neal and Hakeem Olajuwon. But what separates him from the past greats isn’t just his statistical dominance; it’s the way he makes everyone around him better while redefining what’s possible on a basketball court.
Last season, there were flashes of brilliance and stretches of inconsistency. This year, there’s only brilliance. Wembanyama has elevated his floor and stretched his ceiling to unprecede

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