NBA MVP Rankings - 24 Dec

The MVP race is more wide-open right now than it has ever been, with 7 players running very close together at this point. A couple of them will probably be eliminated from the running if they aren't able to get their teams near the top of the league, but there is a lot of time left in the season, so winning percentage isn't as big a factor as it will be later in the season. At this point, the best overall player in the league has taken over the top spot in my rankings, but that could, and probably will, change many times over the next several months. Here are my full current award rankings, with previous rankings in parentheses:

Most Valuable Player

1 (6) Nikola Jokic - C - DEN

25.9 Pts (#7), 13.5 Reb (#2), 7.2 Ast (#11), 1.3 Stl, 0.7 Blk, .575 FG% (#10), .365 3P%, .756 FT%

2 (4) Kevin Durant - PF - BKN

29.7 Pts (#1), 7.9 Reb, 5.9 Ast, 0.6 Stl, 0.9 Blk, .523 FG% (#18), .382 3P%, .886 FT% (#16)

3 (1) Giannis Antetokounmpo - PF - MIL

27.0 Pts (#4), 11.6 Reb (#6), 5.8 Ast, 1.1 Stl, 1.6 Blk (#11), .529 FG% (#15), .280 3P%, .681 FT%

4 (2) Stephen Curry - PG - GSW

27.7 Pts (#2), 5.4 Reb, 5.9 Ast (#19), 1.6 Stl (#14), 0.5 Blk, .438 FG%, .402 3P%, .928 FT% (#2)

5 (5) Trae Young - PG - ATL

27.3 Pts (#3), 4.0 Reb, 9.3 Ast (#3), 1.0 Stl, 0.1 Blk, .460 FG%, .377 3P%, .891 FT% (#12)

6 (7) Chris Paul - PG - PHX

14.4 Pts, 4.0 Reb, 9.9 Ast (#1), 2.0 Stl (#5), 0.3 Blk, .490 FG%, .319 3P%, .814 FT%

7 (3) James Harden - PG - BKN

20.8 Pts, 7.9 Reb, 9.6 Ast (#2), 1.4 Stl, 0.7 Blk, .404 FG%, .337 3P%, .885 FT% (#17)

8 (NR) Rudy Gobert - C - UTA

15.5 Pts, 15.1 Reb (#1), 1.1 Ast, 0.8 Stl, 2.3 Blk (#2), .714 FG% (#1), .683 FT%

9 (NR) Donovan Mitchell - SG - UTA

25.1 Pts (#9), 3.8 Reb, 5.1 Ast, 1.6 Stl (#14), 0.2 Blk, .458 FG%, .342 3P%, .868 FT%

10 (NR) Dejounte Murray - PG - SAS

17.8 Pts, 8.4 Reb, 8.8 Ast (#4), 2.0 Stl (#5), 0.4 Blk, .438 FG%, .341 3P%, .696 FT%

Honorable Mention: DeMar DeRozan - PF - CHI, Zach LaVine - SF - CHI, Luka Doncic - PG - DAL, Russell Westbrook - PG - LAL, LaMelo Ball - PG - CHA, Draymond Green - PF - GSW, JaVale McGee - C - PHX, Devin Booker - SG - PHX

Sixth Man of the Year

1 (1) JaVale McGee - C - PHX

10.5 Pts, 7.5 Reb, 0.6 Ast, 0.4 Stl, 0.8 Blk, .653 FG% (#4), .250 3P%, .688 FT%

2 (2) Montrezl Harrell - C - WAS

14.5 Pts, 7.4 Reb, 2.2 Ast, 0.5 Stl, 0.6 Blk, .647 FG% (#5), .333 3P%, .735 FT%

3 (4) Ricky Rubio - PG - CLE

12.6 Pts, 3.9 Reb, 6.6 Ast (#15), 1.4 Stl, 0.2 Blk, .357 FG%, .335 3P%, .845 FT%

4 (3) Tyler Herro - SG - MIA

20.9 Pts (#20), 5.0 Reb, 3.7 Ast, 0.6 Stl, 0.1 Blk, .445 FG%, .399 3P%, .857 FT%

5 (NR) Jalen Brunson - PG - DAL

15.5 Pts, 3.9 Reb, 5.3 Ast, 0.8 Stl, 0.1 Blk, .497 FG%, .337 3P%, .775 FT%

Rookie of the Year

1 (1) Josh Giddey - SG - OKC

11.2 Pts, 7.0 Reb, 6.0 Ast (#18), 1.0 Stl, 0.6 Blk, .397 FG%, .250 3P%, .651 FT%

2 (3) Alperen Sengun - C - HOU

9.2 Pts, 4.9 Reb, 2.8 Ast, 1.0 Stl, 0.8 Blk, .495 FG%, .289 3P%, .712 FT%

3 (4) Cade Cunningham - PG - DET

15.3 Pts, 6.2 Reb, 5.2 Ast, 1.4 Stl (#20), 0.6 Blk, .383 FG%, .314 3P%, .849 FT%

4 (2) Evan Mobley - PF - CLE

13.8 Pts, 8.3 Reb, 2.5 Ast, 0.9 Stl, 1.8 Blk (#5), .474 FG%, .333 3P%, .773 FT%

5 (NR) Scottie Barnes - PF - TOR

15.6 Pts, 8.3 Reb, 3.4 Ast, 1.1 Stl, 1.0 Blk, .494 FG%, .356 3P%, .726 FT%

All-Time Player Rank Changes

Draymond Green has passed Gus Williams, Dennis Rodman, and Tom Heinsohn to move up to #85

Nikola Jokic has passed Adrian Dantley to move up to #100