The 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend is just around the corner, and that means a healthy player prop market. All of the league’s best players will gather in Inglewood for the 75th edition of the All-Star Game. Which one of these superstars will take home the MVP award? Let’s break down the field and pick the best value.
Here’s a look at the full field on the DraftKings Sportsbook:
It’s a stacked field, to say the least. The winners of the last five All-Star MVPs — Stephen Curry (twice), Damian Lillard, Jayson Tatum, and Giannis Antetokounmpo — are all out. That sure opens some things up.
LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Kawhi Leonard are the only previous winners who will be playing. Though they’re all on the older side, all three can show out in what amounts to an exhibition game. But odds are quite good that we’ll have a first-time winner this year.
The Alien, Victor Wembanyama, leads the field. He’s followed by Luka Doncic, who knows how to stuff the stat sheet. Rising superstar Cade Cunningham comes in third, with three-time regular-season MVP Nikola Jokic right behind him. LeBron rounds out the top five.
This year’s format makes the bet a bit more interesting. Instead of one winner-take-all game, there will be a shorter round-robin tournament between three teams of eight players. That makes it likely that a player from the winning team will capture the MVP, which would effectively eliminate two-thirds of the field. So you have to be careful about who you pick here.
I love the build of the Stripes roster. They have great guard talent (Jalen Brunson, Jaylen Brown, Donovan Mitchell, and Norman Powell), and the rest of the roster is comprised of big wings (LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant, and Brandon Ingram). They get the meta here — if defense isn’t being played and rebounding hardly matters, who cares about having big men?
If this team goes all the way, I have a hard time imagining the award won’t go to LeBron James. In what could be his last-ever All-Star appearance, any amount of solid play in a winning effort would likely get him the award. Heck, even a subpar effort or elite numbers in a losing effort might do it. He’s the greatest player to ever touch a basketball, and the voters will be falling over themselves to give him more accolades.
