NBA general managers picked San Antonio to win the championship in the league’s annual survey, with the Spurs receiving 50% of the vote ahead of Oklahoma City at 43%.
Victor Wembanyama received 77% of the MVP vote, compared with 10% for Nikola Jokić and 7% for Anthony Edwards. Published Thursday, the survey also gave Wembanyama record support on the question of which player executives would choose to build a franchise from scratch: 93% picked him. The NBA said both his MVP percentage and his franchise-building percentage were records for those questions.
The Spurs led several other categories. They received 87% of the vote for the most promising young core. Dylan Harper led the breakout-player question with 27%, while Tobias Harris topped the most underrated offseason acquisition category at 20%.
Wembanyama received 97% in both the best defensive player and best interior defender categories. He also led the most versatile defender vote at 30% and the most versatile player vote at 57%.
Jokić remained the choice as the best center, receiving 63% to Wembanyama’s 37%. Oklahoma City was the leading defensive-team pick at 77%, ahead of San Antonio’s 20%.
