Draymond Green Defends Wembanyama for Pitching Himself for MVP
Apr 1, 2026
Not everyone appreciated when Victor Wembanyama went on the podium the other day and proclaimed why he should be the MVP. Many believe that if you really are the MVP of the league, you shouldn’t have to say it. They want you to let your game do the talking.
The problem with that is that even if your game is doing the talking, that doesn’t necessarily mean that everyone is listening. For those who weren’t listening, Wembanyama woke them up. After his recent comments (and incredible play), he has forced his way into the MVP conversation.
Draymond Green gave his thoughts on whether it was appropriate for Wembanyama to promote his own MVP case.
“You have to in today’s day in age. You can say Shai don’t have to say anything, Shai is the defending champ, he is the reigning MVP. And it’s Wemby task to go take it from Shai. And I know there’s been a lot of what I said about Wemby, and I know a lot of people are saying that I said Wemby should be the MVP. Number 1, I never said that. I actually think Shai is still the MVP and Wemby need a couple more spectacular games because you have to take it. You have to take it from the reigning MVP if he’s still at that level. And I don’t think he’s quite taking it yet. I agree with everything Wemby said but I think he need a couple more signature moments down the stretch as the voting rounds out, to take that MVP.”
Wembanyama’s main point about deserving MVP came down to the fact that defense is half of the game of basketball. Wembanyama is by far the best defender in the league, and that should greatly help his MVP chances. It has, but maybe not as much as Wembanyama would have hoped. That’s why for now, Wembanyama is still trying to prove himself both through his words and his play.
