Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the NBA MVP straw poll with 88 first-place votes, followed by Victor Wembanyama in second with eight first-place and 63 second-place votes. Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, and Jaylen Brown complete the top five, while Cade Cunningham and Anthony Edwards were ruled ineligible due to game minimums. The poll, conducted by ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, showed a strong top-four, with only two votes outside this group.
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