Wembanyama, Spurs Top 2027 NBA GM Survey — SkimNews
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- San Antonio Spurs were picked as 2027 NBA championship favorites in the annual GM survey after winning 62 games and reaching the Finals last season, earning 50% of title votes to narrowly top the 2025 champion Oklahoma City Thunder
- Victor Wembanyama was projected to win his first MVP (77% of votes, ahead of Nikola Jokic at 10% and Anthony Edwards at 7%) and named the league's best defensive player, best international player, and most versatile player
- Wembanyama received 93% of votes in response to "If you were starting a franchise today and could sign any player in the NBA, who would it be?"
- Philadelphia 76ers were named winners of "best overall moves this offseason" after adding LeBron James and Jaylen Brown, while Miami's trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo was named the acquisition expected to make the biggest impact
- Dylan Harper, the 2025 No. 2 pick, was voted most likely to enjoy a breakthrough season over Dallas's Cooper Flagg, and the Spurs' young core of Wembanyama, Harper and Stephon Castle was named the league's most promising
- New York Knicks, the defending champions, were picked to win the Eastern Conference, and Tobias Harris (a veteran forward who signed with San Antonio in free agency) was named the offseason's most underrated acquisition
- The NBA has conducted the GM survey for 25 seasons; this year's edition featured 48 questions covering players, teams and recent transactions
Why it matters: The survey represents near-unanimous peer recognition from the league's decision-makers: 93% of GMs would build a franchise around Wembanyama, and the Spurs' 50% title share after a 62-win Finals run reframes San Antonio as the new favorite over defending champion Oklahoma City. The 76ers' haul of LeBron James and Jaylen Brown earned best-offseason honors, signaling Eastern Conference contenders see Philadelphia as a credible challenger to the defending-champion Knicks.
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