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Carmelo Anthony believes Victor Wembanyama will win 2025-26 MVP

Originally posted on Ball Exclusives | By Titan Frey | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 2:06 AM ET

Former NBA great and Naismith Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony has made his pick on who he believes will win the MVP. His pick is the French phenom, Victor Wembanyama.

“I predict he’s the MVP this year,” Anthony said. “I say that because every category that there is, he can lead this season. They’ve never seen anything like Wilt until Kareem and you never seen anything like Kareem until Shaq.

“We’ve never seen no sh*t like Shaq before, a physical prowess specimen like Shaq. We’ve never seen a LeBron before. And we’ve never seen Wemby. That’s MVP. He went to all the infinity stones; went to Hakeem, went to Garnett… and we ain’t seen the alien yet.”

"We've never seen no s**t like Wemby, that's MVP."

Melo predicts Victor Wembanyama to lead MVP talks this season pic.twitter.com/YlFFEhaSof

— 7PM in Brooklyn (@7PMinBrooklyn) October 16, 2025

Talent-wise, Wembanyama has the skills to win the MVP. The issue is his health. Can Wembanyama stay healthy enough to finish a season and be eligible to win the MVP?

That’s the biggest hurdle in Wembanyama’s way of winning the Michael Jordan Trophy.

This article first appeared on Ball Exclusives and was syndicated with permission.

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