Victor Wembanyama is heading into a season with a rare kind of ceiling.
After his huge 2025-2026 run, the conversation around him is no longer just about growth or potential. It’s about whether he can do something only a handful of NBA legends have ever pulled off: win MVP and a championship in the same season. That club includes names like Michael Jordan, Stephen Curry, Hakeem Olajuwon, Tim Duncan, and a few others who sit at the very top of the sport’s history.
Wembanyama would still be only 23 next summer, which makes the possibility even more striking. Very few players on that list were that young when they checked both boxes in the same year. It’s another reminder that he’s moving on a different timeline than almost everyone else.
The MVP case is already taking shape. Wembanyama finished third in voting last season, behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic, and he enters this next stretch with real momentum.
He’s already one of the league’s most disruptive players because of what he does at both ends. In his third season, he averaged 25 points per game on 51% shooting, while also standing as the NBA’s premier rim-protector.
And there’s still room for him to level up. He can get sharper about finding his scoring spots, and his defense can still climb another rung.
Even with a game that was less polished than stars like SGA, Jokic, Luka Doncic, and even Jalen Brunson, he still established himself as a top-three player in the league. If the next step comes the way many expect, an MVP run starts to feel less like a long shot and more like the natural next move.
The championship side of the equation is just as important, and the Spurs have given themselves a real shot. They added several talented players this summer, and they’re not relying on Wembanyama alone. San Antonio also has something most teams can’t claim: a young but experienced core.
That group includes a strong collection of 25-and-under talent that has already shown it can handle the biggest moments. That kind of blend is hard to find, especially when those players are already capable of matching up with the league’s best before hitting their primes.
Now it comes down to whether the Spurs can turn that setup into results. The question is how much they can take from their recent playoff experience and use it to get better. That’s the big test in front of them.
For Wembanyama, the path to MVP and a title in the same season is steep, which is exactly why so few players have done it. But the pieces are there, and he has the kind of tools that make the impossible look a lot more reachable.
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