How 13 preseason post-ups could make Wembanyama NBA MVP + Russell Westbrook signs with Sacramento

Tom Haberstroh & Dan Devine make the case for their top five 2025-26 NBA MVP candidates.

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 Jokić earn a fourth league MVP boosted by an improved Nuggets roster? The duo also discusses the MVP arguments for SGA, Giannis & Steph Curry.

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?

(1:20) The Big Number: Victor Wembanyama MVP case

(21:40) Little Numbers: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander MVP case

(24:37) Little Numbers: Nikola Jokić MVP case

(29:13) Little Numbers: Giannis Antetokounmpo MVP case

(32:55) Little Numbers: Steph Curry MVP case

(38:44) Russell Westbrook signs deal with Sacramento Kings

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)
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)
(Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images)

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