Runaway MVP, ROY races? Expert predictions for every major 2025-26 NBA award

Runaway MVP, ROY races? Expert predictions for every major 2025-26 NBA award

Can Jokic claim a fourth MVP? Which rookie will impress? Our NBA Summer Forecast panel reveals its award predictions for the 2025-26 season.

And-Ones: Award Predictions, Top Forwards, Free Agency, Cui

Will Nikola Jokic win a fourth Most Valuable Player award in 2025/26? He’s the top choice among a panel of ESPN Insiders to capture the league’s top individual honor next season. Luka Doncic ranks as the second pick, with reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander getting the third-most votes. The panel also offers their predictions on five other major awards, including Rookie of the Year (no surprise, they picked No. 1 draft choice Cooper Flagg) and …

Nuggets' Nikola Jokić Predicted By Insiders To Win Familiar Award

Some feel that Denver Nuggets megastar Nikola Jokić was robbed of his fourth NBA MVP award last season. Well, if a brand new, offseason poll from ESPN is accurate, Jokić won’t have to wait long to collect the trophy once more. ESPN’s “Summer Forecast panel” voted to predict who will win NBA MVP in 2025-26, and the Serbian phenomenon came out on top. By the way, this panel is comprised of — in the words of ESPN — “NBA experts, including reporters…