Wemby and the Joker delivered another classic last night. Trading blows, teammates making big shots down to the wire. Both putting up huge statlines, Wemby (35 pts, 18 rebs, 4-6 from 3), Jokic (41 pts, 18 rebs, 9 assts). The Spurs came out with a 113-110 win due to Wemby’s phenomenal defense causing Jokic to turn the ball over allowing the Spurs to go up 3 with seconds left. 

I have said countless times Victor Wembanyama is the face of the NBA when Lebron retires. My personal opinion Wemby already is. At 7’3 Wemby handles the ball like a guard, shoots the ball from the logo and playa tremendous defense, making him must watch TV every time he touches the floor. We haven’t seen fluidity like this before. When it comes to height and fluidity there are only 2 players that come to mind – KD and Victor Wembanyama. Coming into this season I had him as my MVP, I might’ve jumped the gun a year early. The award should go to SGA. SGA DESERVES IT. Things can get interesting if the Spurs end up top 3 in the West. That would improve Wemby’s MVP chances drastically. 

You can’t say MVP and not talk about the former 3 time award winning Nikola Jokic. I know the joke about the joker is he doesn’t care about basketball lol, but realistically he just handles his business and goes home. No flashiness, no shenanigans, just do what needs to be done, which is everything. Passing, scoring, rebounding, the Joker dominates. Jokic isn’t the best defensively, but he makes up for it in all other categories. I will say Jokic and Wemby have high IQs when it comes to the game. Jokic is also on pace for another MVP season which will be his 3rd straight season winning the award. 

My top 3 MVP award candidates are SGA, Wemby and Jokic. If the NBA decides to give the award to Jokic again then LeBron James deserves 80 MVP awards lol. Seriously, at this point I don’t believe Jokic should be receiving his 3rd straight MVP award. I’m not hating on Jokic, it’s more so SGA being the best player on the best team. Wemby surging the Spurs to top 3 will solidify his MVP position. 

Watching 2 of the best players go at it last night was one of the most enjoyable games of the season. Too bad the game was only available on NBA league pass which the NBA should fix. One former MVP winner and a future multi-MVP award winner. The Joker vs. Wemby is must watch TV and you should tune in to watch these players battle.

Happy Birthday to future Hall of Famer Victor Wembanyama! He’s only 21 years young ladies and gentlemen.