NBA Las Vegas Summer League is officially in the books. The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Sacramento Kings 83-78 on Sunday night, concluding the 11-day event in Sin City. With summer league over, it's time to recognize the best-of-the-best before the focus shifts to the remainder of the offseason.

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton recently offered high praise for Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander while appearing on The Pat McAfee Show, reflecting on the Thunder’s dominance and Gilgeous-Alexander’s ascension to MVP status during the 2024–25 NBA season.

For years, NBA fans have discussed the lack of truly objective parameters for MVP. LeBron James has an idea he thinks could help.

League is over. The Hornets won the popular and essential summer league event with an 83-78 victory against the Kings.

Gilgeous-Alexander was named NBA MVP after finishing second last season (Steve Nash was the only Canadian to previously win the award), and helped Oklahoma City win its first NBA title last month after a stirring playoff run. He was also named NBA Finals MVP and led the league in scoring in the regular season.

The most dominant player in NBA history according to ChatGPT, Shaquille O’Neal spent his career bullying anyone and everyone. His run in the playoffs during the Los Angeles Lakers’ three-peat is virtually unmatched, earning Finals MVP honours each year.

NBA Youth Movement Threatening to Crash 2026 MVP Party originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Very familiar faces have been earning MVP honors for the past several seasons. Now, it appears some new blood could crash the party in 2025-26.