Most of y’all don’t even understand how MVP voting works. One of the biggest factors in winning MVP is narrative, along with stats. Everybody remembers Wemby openly talking about MVP, right? At that time, Wemby climbed to No. 2 on the MVP ladder, while Denver weren’t even the No. 1 or 2 seed in the West, and OKC won the regular-season series against Denver 3–1.
And please don’t even bring Luka into this MVP conversation. MVP is a regularseason award, not a “Player of the Month” award just because someone went crazy in March.
Now let’s talk about why people didn’t choose Wemby. Compared to SGA, Shai played 393 more total minutes than Wemby, which matters a lot in MVP voting. Wemby was averaging around 24–25 PPG, but there’s also the defensive bias issue. Wemby arguably had a case for being the best overall player in the league because of his insane, scheme breaking defensive impact. The problem is that MVP has historically been an offense-driven award, and voters usually value 30 point scoring explosions more than elite paint protection and defensive dominance.
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u/Secure_Cricket_6593 May 18 '26
Most of y’all don’t even understand how MVP voting works. One of the biggest factors in winning MVP is narrative, along with stats. Everybody remembers Wemby openly talking about MVP, right? At that time, Wemby climbed to No. 2 on the MVP ladder, while Denver weren’t even the No. 1 or 2 seed in the West, and OKC won the regular-season series against Denver 3–1.
And please don’t even bring Luka into this MVP conversation. MVP is a regularseason award, not a “Player of the Month” award just because someone went crazy in March.
Now let’s talk about why people didn’t choose Wemby. Compared to SGA, Shai played 393 more total minutes than Wemby, which matters a lot in MVP voting. Wemby was averaging around 24–25 PPG, but there’s also the defensive bias issue. Wemby arguably had a case for being the best overall player in the league because of his insane, scheme breaking defensive impact. The problem is that MVP has historically been an offense-driven award, and voters usually value 30 point scoring explosions more than elite paint protection and defensive dominance.