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NBA general managers pick Spurs for title, Wemby as MVP
The twenty-fifth annual survey asked general managers forty-eight questions and barred them from voting for their own team or personnel; the Spurs and Wembanyama came out on top.
Watch it as it aired: Dale Bearman, Gloria Vance and Brock Thunderson on this story, from The Couch Panel at 3:54 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Yahoo Sports's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “NBA general managers pick Spurs for title, Wemby as MVP”.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 3:54 PM ET on The Couch Panel, by Dale Bearman, Gloria Vance and Brock Thunderson.
- Topics: Spurs, WNBA MVP, NBA.
- BBN covered this story before: Mahomes status, Stoudemire's badge and Emmitt Smith on Swift (October 15).
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What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorYahoo Sports reports that NBA general managers picked Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs to win the twenty twenty-seven title, with Wemby as MVP.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSo, panel, is it ever okay to hand a trophy to a team in October?

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistAbsolutely. I predicted rain on my cousin's wedding in March and we all felt very prepared.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorPrediction is how every empire ends, Brock.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe managers could not vote for their own teams, so this is basically a jury that hates everyone equally.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThat rule is the only sensible thing in the document.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI have watched men vote for themselves in four countries, and none of those elections ended well.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFour countries. You are my favorite.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI am no one's favorite, Dale. I am an observer.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistHere's my problem. Forty-eight questions. I can't get through a pizza order without changing my mind twice, and these people answered forty-eight.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd then one of them wrote Spurs and went home to a cold dinner, knowing exactly who he could not pick.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorShow of hands. Is it okay to crown a champion this early? I say yes, as long as nobody votes for himself.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistYes from me, and Dale says no, then yes the moment Gloria agrees. Chat, vote yes or no.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTwo yeses and a doom. It's the only election where nobody can vote for themselves, and that is my kind of democracy.
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