Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander secures back-to-back NBA MVP awards: report

It will mark his second consecutive MVP award and he will be the 14th player in NBA history to achieve back-to-back honors. He followed Nikola Jokic who won it two straight times in 2020-21 and 2021-22. Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo did it the two years before Jokic.

Gilgeous-Alexander, fresh off an NBA championship last season, led his team back to the top of the NBA in 2025-26, earning the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. He averaged 31.1 points, 6.6 assists and 4.3 rebounds in 68 games for the Thunder.

He was also named the Clutch Player of the Year.

Jokic and Wembanyama also put together formidable seasons that could have yielded them MVP honors too.

Jokic averaged a triple-double with 27.7 points, 12.9 rebounds and 10.7 assists per game. It was the second straight year he averaged a triple-double.

Gilgeous-Alexander and Wembanyama both have their eyes set on glory as they look for a championship. The Western Conference Finals matchup is expected to be a doozy and what NBA fans had been hoping to see up until this point of the year.