A look at the NBA Finals MVP odds, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leading the field as the betting favorite to take home the award once again.

The 2025–26 NBA season has entered its most exciting stretch, and the MVP conversation is heating up like never before. What makes this year so compelling isn’t just the individual brilliance on display,

According to Polymarket Sports, Cade Cunningham may be the only MVP candidate on track to comfortably meet the 65-game minimum.

To be eligible for MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, All-NBA, and All-Defensive teams, players can miss a maximum of 17 games in a season under the so-called “65-game rule” implemented ahead of the 2023-24 season.

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The NBA MVP race is wide open this year. A mix of injuries and upcoming young talent that has been ahead of schedule has created an intriguing race. Here are my top five candidates at this very moment.

Smith argues the 65-game minimum strips voters of the power to judge injured stars fairly, treating rest and injury as the same offense.

The Denver Nuggets have developed an unfortunate losing habit recently, dropping five of their last seven games, and getting leapfrogged for third place in the

Jeopardy!' contestants were shown a photo of Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and none of them knew he was.

MVP or All-NBA "by default" doesn't feel like the best way to celebrate elite players in the league. But we'll see what happens.