{"id":7463,"date":"2025-10-16T06:31:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T06:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/7463\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T06:31:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T06:31:20","slug":"how-13-preseason-post-ups-could-make-wembanyama-nba-mvp-russell-westbrook-signs-with-sacramento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/7463\/","title":{"rendered":"How 13 preseason post-ups could make Wembanyama NBA MVP + Russell Westbrook signs with Sacramento"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This week on The Big Number, Tom Haberstroh & Dan Devine make the case for their top five 2025-26 NBA MVP candidates. Can Victor Wembanyama and San Antonio win enough games in the Western Conference this year to propel him into the MVP conversation? Can Joki\u0107 earn a fourth league MVP boosted by an improved Nuggets roster? The duo also discusses the MVP arguments for SGA, Giannis & Steph Curry.<\/p>\n

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Plus, Russell Westbrook signed a deal with the Sacramento Kings and is expected to join the team later this week. But where exactly does Westbrook make sense on this Kings roster?<\/p>\n

(1:20) The Big Number: Victor Wembanyama MVP case<\/p>\n

(21:40) Little Numbers: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander MVP case<\/p>\n

(24:37) Little Numbers: Nikola Joki\u0107 MVP case<\/p>\n

(29:13) Little Numbers: Giannis Antetokounmpo MVP case<\/p>\n

(32:55) Little Numbers: Steph Curry MVP case<\/p>\n

(38:44) Russell Westbrook signs deal with Sacramento Kings<\/p>\n

\"Victor<\/p>\n

Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs before the start of a preseason game against the Utah Jazzat Frost Bank Center on October 10, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Cortes\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

(Photo by Ronald Cortes\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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