Victor Wembanyama may be the name Spurs fans are circling for another MVP push, but Stephen Curry has quietly forced his way into the same conversation.
The Golden State guard is off to a blistering start and has helped push the Warriors into one of the hottest teams in the NBA. That’s a surprise on its own.
Curry already owns two MVPs and four championships, and for years he’s been part of the league’s top-tier conversation. Still, with the Warriors’ recent struggles and his age, another run at the award had seemed unlikely.
Not anymore. Curry is scoring at a ridiculous clip and sitting just behind Luka Doncic in points per game this season, which makes him an early threat to Wembanyama’s hopes of taking home the league’s biggest individual prize.
The numbers back it up. Curry is averaging 30 points per game while shooting 46.8% from the field and 42.9% from three. Even with Jimmy Butler out, he’s kept Golden State rolling, guiding the team through several important wins against strong Western Conference opponents.
Last week, Curry and the Warriors knocked off the Denver Nuggets in a game where he did not miss a shot or a free throw. Then he followed that up a few days later by putting up 31 points and hitting eight threes against the Los Angeles Lakers. Those two games stood out most during Golden State’s five-game winning streak.
None of that erases what Wembanyama has done. He’s had his own eye-catching performances, and the Spurs have been playing well too. But Curry’s early-season surge has made him a real factor in the MVP race, and that means Wembanyama has another elite name to track.
And it’s not just Curry. Doncic has been on an offensive tear for the Lakers, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander could carry a banged-up Thunder team in the West, and Jayson Tatum has been impressive in Boston’s first season without Jaylen Brown.
That’s the field Wembanyama is dealing with. If he wants to separate himself from that group, he’ll have to keep producing at a high level. And right now, Curry is one more star standing in his way.
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Dylan Harper Said What Spurs Fans Are Starting To Believe About Wembanyama
Victor Wembanyamas latest night was the kind that forces even hardened NBA observers to stop and reset their expectations. He put up 52 points, 24 rebounds, eight blocks and two steals in 34 minutes, a line so rare it put him alongside Wilt Chamberlain as the only players to ever reach at least 50 points, 24 rebounds and eight blocks in a game. It also kept the Spurs rolling, pushing their winning streak to six and lifting them to 6-2.
For a young roster trying to find its identity, the bigger takeaway may be how quickly Wembanyama is turning awe into routine. Dylan Harper was among the teammates who came away sounding like fans, praising Wembanyamas dominance and drawing the Chamberlain comparison himself, which says plenty about the standard being set inside the locker room. The question now is less about whether Wembanyama can take over a game than how far San Antonio can ride nights like this while the rest of the league keeps trying to catch up. [Read more 🡒]
Wembanyama Is Putting Dallas Through The Exact Show Spurs Fans Dreamed Of
Victor Wembanyama made the Spurs matchup with Dallas feel like a showcase from the opening tip, and by halftime he had already piled up a line that looked more like a full game than a first half. The rookie center scored 29 points on 7-for-12 shooting and added 16 rebounds, two assists, three steals and six blocks, giving San Antonio exactly the kind of two-way dominance its fans have been imagining since he arrived.
The Mavericks tried to keep pace through Kyrie Irving, who had 17 points and four assists, but Wembanyama kept bending the game in San Antonios favor on both ends. For a Spurs team still building around its new centerpiece, nights like this are a reminder of how quickly he can change the tone of a game, and how uncomfortable he can make even a veteran opponent look when the matchup tilts his way. [Read more 🡒]
Wembanyamas Historic Night Still Left Him Frustrated With One Thing
Victor Wembanyama delivered the kind of performance that can reshape a game and a conversation at the same time, piling up a career-high 52 points with 24 rebounds and eight blocks to lift the Spurs past Dallas, 112-111. It was the sort of night San Antonio has been waiting to see from its franchise centerpiece, especially with the rest of the roster struggling to keep pace offensively while the Mavericks kept clawing back into it.
Even after all that, Wembanyama did not sound like a player fully satisfied with the finish. He pointed to a few late-game details he wanted back, including missed free throws and the way he handled some screen-setting sequences, a reminder that his standards are already set well beyond a box score that most players would celebrate for weeks. For the Spurs, the win mattered most, but the frustration attached to it may be just as telling about where their star thinks this group still has room to grow. [Read more 🡒]