NBA General Managers Predict Wembanyama Will Win MVP, Defensive Award
According to the annual NBA GM survey, league general managers predict Victor Wembanyama will win MVP and Defensive Player of the Year awards, and that his San Antonio Spurs team will win the NBA championship.
Detroit, MI, October 15, 2026 —
League general managers surveyed for the NBA’s annual poll predict that Victor Wembanyama will win the league’s Most Valuable Player award and Defensive Player of the Year award. They also predict that his team, the San Antonio Spurs, will win the NBA championship.
The survey results reflect the general managers’ expectations, not confirmed outcomes. The summary provided does not specify the season the predictions concern, when the survey was conducted, how many general managers responded or how the questions were worded.
It also does not include vote totals, the margin between Wembanyama and other candidates, or any explanation from the respondents for their selections. No individual general managers are identified, and no comments from Wembanyama or the Spurs are provided.
The predictions span individual honors and the league title: two awards for Wembanyama and a championship forecast for San Antonio. The survey summary does not provide additional rankings, projections or details about the Spurs’ prospects. Whether any of the predictions come to pass will depend on the results of the season to which the poll refers, which is not identified in the information provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Tim Reynolds, Associated Press on www.clickondetroit.com, see more information here.
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