MVP favorites under threat of 65-game limit
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is still the favorite for the MVP trophy, as in the American press etc at betting shops. The rating of the leader Oklahoma City is 1.8 compared to only 4.1 for Nikola Jokic.
That’s because the Nuggets center has already missed a lot of games (16) and is therefore only eligible for one wild card on the roster. of the 65 game limit to qualify for end of season trophies!
For its part, “SGA” is still entitled to six “wildcards”, but be careful, because the boss of OKC is still in the infirmary…
Enough to allow the grade Cade Cunningham that he is making serious progress as he is now close to Nikola Jokić with 5.5 especially thanks to the fact that he has missed a few matches, and that he has a very good chance of being qualified.
It must be said that the other contenders for the MVP trophy are also under the threat of a 65-game limit, Victor Vembanyama having only four bonuses. Why four, when he’s already missed 14 games and so should only have three wildcards up his sleeve, since you can’t miss more than 17 games? Because with the NBA Cup final, the Spurs will play 83 games this season, even if this meeting against the Knicks is not taken into account in the final standings. That’s why the French have a “super joker”!
This is not the case with Luka Dončićwho has the right to only five “jokers” until the end of the regular season.
2026-02-26 14:54:00
