The NBA's MVP Ladder was released today, and Victor Wembanyama came in at number five for the second consecutive week. Ahead of him, in order from first to fourth, are Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jaylen Brown, and Luka Doncic. That's impressive company for the 7'5" paint wrecker, but what's even more stunning is being there, despite playing so few minutes lately.
As the man who penned the article, Shaun Powell, points out, the Alien is averaging 22 and 10 in 23 minutes per game since December (he actually wrote "21 minutes per game since November," but that's not right).