Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won the 2026 NBA MVP race, edging superstars Victor Wembanyama and Nikola Jokic. On Sunday, ESPN’s Shams Charania broke the news to the community in an X post.

SGA has won the award for the second time in its career. He is a back-to-back MVP award winner and the only 14th player in league history to achieve that feat.

Fans swarmed Charania’s post’s comments section with their opinion on the Thunder star’s win.

“They trying to piss Wemby off before morning shoot around,” one fan said.

“This bum really got backpacked to another Mickey Mouse MVP. Sad to see!” another fan said.

“NBA giving the MVP to a free throw merchant over actual hoopers 😭 Wemby deserved to win it,” another fan commented.

Here are more reactions:

“NBA really gave the MVP to a free-throw merchant over actual hoopers 😭,” one fan commented.

“Wemby will use it as gasoline to burn past the Thunder and coast to his first championship ring! Shai is talented, yes, but Webenyama is a once-in-50-100-year talent. Shai is a once in every 25 years IMO!” another fan commented.

“It’s ok, Wemby will get an MVP…Finals MVP 😈,” another fan commented

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had one of the most efficient seasons of his career. He averaged 31.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game on 55.3% shooting. He made 10.8 shots in 19.4 attempts this season.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander joins rare club with back-to-back MVP awards

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has joined an elite club featuring basketball greats with his back-to-back MVP win. The OKC Thunder guard became the only fifth guard in NBA history to have won the MVP award consecutively.

The only players to do it apart from the Thunder star are Steph Curry, Magic Johnson, Steve Nash and Michael Jordan. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s season was marked with dominance in various aspects of the game.

The Thunder star finished first in the clutch points leaderboard, grabbing the 2025-26 Clutch Player of the Year award on April 21.

“To win this award, you have to help your team win games late,” SGA told NBC’s in-studio crew on Tuesday. “That’s what I’m after more than anything, winning games.”

According to The Athletic, SGA received 96 first-place votes in addition to a second-place and a third-place vote. He totaled 484 points for a resounding win over his peers, Anthony Edwards and Jamal Murray, who were the other finalists in the voting.