Victor Wembanyama

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Production versus salary tier earns Victor Wembanyama a B Contract Value Index (CVI) in the NBA market. In the 2025-26 season across 64 games, he's posted 25.0 PPG, 11.5 RPG, and 3.1 APG — an A-grade performance profile that would justify a dramatically higher salary than his current $13.4M AAV, yet the CVI lands at B rather than elite territory because the metric weighs market rate against actual dollars paid, and a rookie-scale deal simply doesn't generate the same surplus value as a max extension would for a player of comparable impact. At this salary tier, Wembanyama is an extraordinary bargain relative to what franchise-caliber centers command on the open market, but the two-year term on this contract means the window for San Antonio to benefit from below-market production is shorter than it might appear. As a third-year player at just 22, his trajectory is already well beyond what most players achieve in their first three professional seasons — his 2024 Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie First Team, and All-Defensive First Team honors established the foundation, and his current production has only accelerated that narrative. Media consensus has elevated him to the top of MVP conversations, with league executives and scouts openly discussing the Spurs as legitimate contenders, framing Wembanyama as the central figure of the NBA's next era — a reputation that makes his current contract look increasingly team-friendly with each passing month. With only two years remaining, the real CVI story isn't whether he's worth the money — he unquestionably is — but whether San Antonio can maximize this cost-controlled window before the market corrects itself.

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