Like many retired NBA legends, Carmelo Anthony remains to be paying shut consideration to the state of the league.
Due to that, he’s in awe of what younger Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs is doing.
Anthony lately said that he thinks he’s the frontrunner for this yr’s MVP and goes to achieve an entire new degree that may blow everybody away.
“I predict [Victor Wembanyama’s] MVP this yr. I say that as a result of each class that there’s, he can lead this season. We’ve by no means seen Wemby. That’s MVP. I went to all of the Infinity Stones. I went to Hakeem. I went to Garnett. We ain’t seen the alien, champ,” Anthony stated.
12 months 3 Wemby obtained NBA MVP written throughout him 👽 pic.twitter.com/YWQdVqLEUm
— 7PM in Brooklyn (@7PMinBrooklyn) October 23, 2025
As famous by Anthony, Wembanyama spent the summer time working carefully with basketball icons like Hakeen Olajuwon and Kevin Garnett.
Wembanyama was already wildly proficient, however he picked up new concepts and techniques from these two.
He additionally frolicked abroad, working carefully with a gaggle of monks and getting his thoughts in the correct place.
He got here again to the league ready to step issues up and improve his sport.
Wembanyama is the odds-on favourite for Defensive Participant of the 12 months, however there’s a rising refrain of followers and analysts who consider he could possibly be MVP too.
His opening sport of the season was a triumphant return and made an enormous impression.
Now he simply has to stick with it, and there’s each purpose to consider he’ll.
Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luka Doncic, and different gamers received’t make the race for MVP simple, however Wembanyama’s title ought to completely be within the combine.
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