It's time, again, to hand the players the microphone. It's time to hear their voices. We present their pick for the 2026 NBA MVP. For the first 25 Most Valuable Player awards in NBA history, it was the league’s players, not the media, who determined the winner. All that changed with the 1980-81 season, when “a panel of 69 writers and broadcasters” selected Julius Erving as MVP ... [8174 chars]