Most NBA MVP Momentum & LeBron's Future

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🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

The NBA MVP race shakes up as Victor Wembanyama drops a season-high 41 points for the San Antonio Spurs, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander remains the favorite with another clutch performance for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Luka Doncic’s case is debated, especially his defensive impact for the Los Angeles Lakers, with hosts challenging whether recent improvements outweigh early-season struggles. Who truly has momentum heading into the final weeks?

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0:00.0	Coming up on Locked-on NBA Daily.
0:03.9	The MVP race is heating up and several candidates are publicly making their case.
0:08.0	Is Sheailders-Alexander still the favorite?
0:10.1	Plus, we'll talk about who should definitely not win MVP this season.
0:13.5	Meanwhile, the Cavs are set to pay LeBron a visit.
0:15.8	Locked-on NBA Daily starts now.
0:28.5	You are Locked-on NBA, your daily NBA podcast.
0:33.3	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:38.2	Hello and welcome back to Locked on NBA Daily.
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0:49.6	I'm Wes Goldberg here with Matt Moore and Hayes.
0:53.2	Today we're talking about which candidates definitely should not win MVP.
1:11.7	And we're also going to look ahead to some big games tonight for the playoff race and LeBron's future. But let's start with last night. A big night, guys, for the MVP race. Victor Wenbinoa scored a season high 41 points in the Spurs win over the Bulls. He also recorded the third fastest double-double since 1997, getting 10 points and 10 rebounds in the first 8 minutes and 31 seconds. Just another one of those things that Wembe Nama does that I didn't know were a thing
1:16.4	before he did it, and then he did it. Sheiklis Alexander, meanwhile, scored 47 points in an
1:21.7	overtime win over the Pistons. Then after the game, when he was asked about his own MVP
1:25.9	candidacy, he said, quote, I let my game
1:28.8	do the talking, end quote, a not so direct and subtle shot at Victor Webinjama.
1:34.6	And then you look at the Lakers, although Luca was suspended for their win over the Wizards,
1:38.5	JJ Reddick said that Luca should be the MVP if the Lakers keep on winning, saying, quote,
1:43.4	if we continue to finish the season the way we're playing right now, and he continues to play that way, to me, he's the MVP, end quote. So all of them are talking about MVP, or maybe not so much in the case of SGA. Meanwhile, all three of Locked on Thunder, Locked on Spurs, and Locked on Lakers are talking about the MVP
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