Nikola Jokic Edges Wembanyama and Gilgeous-Alexander in a Three-Point Vote
An informal survey of NBA executives split over the league’s top player, with Nikola Jokic edging Victor Wembanyama and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander by one point.
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NBA Exec Picks Nikola Jokic over Wemby as No. 1 Player, Cites Spurs Star's Playoff 'Mistakes'
After Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić was voted the NBA's best player over San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama as part of ESPN's NBA Rank 2026, an anonymous general manager explained the rationale behind their pick.
In the explanation of the election, it is stated that the decision was close, but that the continuity that Jokić has shown over the years is still an argument that sets him apart from the competition. "It was a big battle between Jokic, Vembanyama and Shay Gilges-Alexander. They all deserve to be at the top, but Jokic is the first. He had a triple-double two years in a row, only Russell Westbrook managed that. He wasn't the MVP last year, but th…
Nikola Jokić was declared the best NBA player on the ESPN list before the start of the 2026/27 season. The Denver Nuggets basketball player took first place after voting by a seven-member jury, which ranked the ten best players before the new season. The battle for the top was extremely close, as Jokic, Viktor Vembanyama and Shay Gilges-Alexander were separated by only three voting points. […] The article Jokić again on top: ESPN chose the best …
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