{"id":749587,"date":"2026-04-24T09:53:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/749587\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T09:53:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:53:23","slug":"kia-mvp-ladder-tracker-week-by-week-updates-for-2025-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/749587\/","title":{"rendered":"Kia MVP Ladder Tracker: Week-by-week updates for 2025-26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2144724\" class=\"wp-image-2144724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sga-iso-040426-784x442.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1082\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2144724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finishes at No. 1 in the final edition of Shaun Powell\u2019s Kia MVP Ladder.<\/p>\n<p>NBA.com\u2019s Shaun Powell breaks down the Kia NBA MVP race every Friday during the season with his weekly ranking in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/category\/kia-race-to-the-mvp-ladder\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kia MVP Ladder<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Look back at how the Top 5 ranking has evolved this season.<\/p>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #99ccff;\">\n<strong>Week<\/strong><br \/>\n1st<br \/>\n2nd<br \/>\n3rd<br \/>\n4th<br \/>\n5th<br \/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-mvp-ladder-april-17-2026-edition\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Week 25<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td>Gilgeous-Alexander<\/td>\n<td>Joki\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Wembanyama<\/td>\n<td>Don\u010di\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Brown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-mvp-ladder-april-3-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Week 24<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td>Wembanyama<\/td>\n<td>Gilgeous-Alexander<\/td>\n<td>Joki\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Don\u010di\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Brown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-mvp-ladder-march-27-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 23<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Wembanyama<\/td>\n<td>Gilgeous-Alexander<\/td>\n<td>Joki\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Don\u010di\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Brown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-mvp-ladder-march-20-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 22<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Gilgeous-Alexander<\/td>\n<td>Don\u010di\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Wembanyama<\/td>\n<td>Joki\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Cunningham<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-mvp-ladder-march-13-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 21<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Gilgeous-Alexander<\/td>\n<td>Wembanyama<\/td>\n<td>Joki\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Don\u010di\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Cunningham<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-mvp-ladder-march-6-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 20<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Gilgeous-Alexander<\/td>\n<td>Joki\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Cunningham<\/td>\n<td>Wembanyama<\/td>\n<td>Brown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-mvp-ladder-feb-27-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 19<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Gilgeous-Alexander<\/td>\n<td>Joki\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Cunningham<\/td>\n<td>Wembanyama<\/td>\n<td>Don\u010di\u0107<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-mvp-ladder-feb-13-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 17<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Gilgeous-Alexander<\/td>\n<td>Joki\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Don\u010di\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Cunningham<\/td>\n<td>Wembanyama<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-mvp-ladder-feb-6-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 16<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Gilgeous-Alexander<\/td>\n<td>Don\u010di\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Joki\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Cunningham<\/td>\n<td>Wembanyama<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-mvp-ladder-jan-30-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Week 15<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td>Gilgeous-Alexander<\/td>\n<td>Don\u010di\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Joki\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Wembanyama<\/td>\n<td>Brown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-mvp-ladder-jan-23-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 14<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Gilgeous-Alexander<\/td>\n<td>Joki\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Don\u010di\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Wembanyama<\/td>\n<td>Maxey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-mvp-ladder-jan-16-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 13<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Gilgeous-Alexander<\/td>\n<td>Joki\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Don\u010di\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Wembanyama<\/td>\n<td>Brown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-mvp-ladder-jan-9-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 12<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Joki\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Gilgeous-Alexander<\/td>\n<td>Brown<\/td>\n<td>Don\u010di\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Wembanyama<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-mvp-ladder-jan-2-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 11<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Joki\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Gilgeous-Alexander<\/td>\n<td>Don\u010di\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Brunson<\/td>\n<td>Wembanyama<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-mvp-ladder-dec-26-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 10<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Joki\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Gilgeous-Alexander<\/td>\n<td>Don\u010di\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Brunson<\/td>\n<td>Cunningham<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-mvp-ladder-dec-19-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 9<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Joki\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Gilgeous-Alexander<\/td>\n<td>Don\u010di\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Brunson<\/td>\n<td>Cunningham<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-mvp-ladder-dec-12-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 8<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Joki\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Gilgeous-Alexander<\/td>\n<td>Don\u010di\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Cunningham<\/td>\n<td>Brown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-mvp-ladder-dec-5-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 7<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Joki\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Gilgeous-Alexander<\/td>\n<td>Don\u010di\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Cunningham<\/td>\n<td>Antetokounmpo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-mvp-ladder-nov-28-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 6<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Joki\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Gilgeous-Alexander<\/td>\n<td>Don\u010di\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Antetokounmpo<\/td>\n<td>Cunningham<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-mvp-ladder-nov-21-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 5<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Joki\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Gilgeous-Alexander<\/td>\n<td>Don\u010di\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Antetokounmpo<\/td>\n<td>Cunningham<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-mvp-ladder-nov-14-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 4<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Joki\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Gilgeous-Alexander<\/td>\n<td>Antetokounmpo<\/td>\n<td>Don\u010di\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Wembanyama<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-mvp-ladder-nov-7-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 3<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Gilgeous-Alexander<\/td>\n<td>Antetokounmpo<\/td>\n<td>Joki\u0107<\/td>\n<td>Wembanyama<\/td>\n<td>Don\u010di\u0107<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>(Editor\u2019s Note: The first edition of the Kia MVP Ladder was released in Week 3, and there wasn\u2019t a Week 18 ranking due to the All-Star break.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finishes at No. 1 in the 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