NBA MVP Rankings - 15 Jan

Giannis Antetokounmpo has been on a tear lately, scoring at least 25 in 9 straight games while helping the Bucks move up to #4 in the East, and it has helped him take back the #1 spot in this week's MVP rankings, moving ahead of the defending MVP, Nikola Jokic. Here are my full current rankings for MVP, Sixth Man, and Rookie of the Year:

Most Valuable Player

1 (3) Giannis Antetokounmpo - PF - MIL

28.5 Pts (#3), 11.5 Reb (#6), 6.1 Ast, 1.0 Stl, 1.5 Blk (#10), .543 FG% (#12), .279 3P%, .699 FT%

2 (1) Nikola Jokic - C - DEN

25.5 Pts (#9), 14.0 Reb (#2), 7.0 Ast (#12), 1.3 Stl, 0.8 Blk, .566 FG% (#10), .356 3P%, .776 FT%

3 (5) Trae Young - PG - ATL

27.6 Pts (#4), 4.0 Reb, 9.4 Ast (#3), 0.9 Stl, 0.1 Blk, .453 FG%, .367 3P%, .900 FT% (#5)

4 (6) Chris Paul - PG - PHX

14.0 Pts, 4.3 Reb, 10.0 Ast (#1), 2.0 Stl (#2), 0.3 Blk, .475 FG%, .322 3P%, .837 FT%

5 (2) Kevin Durant - PF - BRK

29.7 Pts (#1), 7.5 Reb, 5.9 Ast, 0.8 Stl, 0.9 Blk, .520 FG% (#19), .371 3P%, .893 FT% (#8)

6 (4) Stephen Curry - PG - GSW

26.3 Pts (#6), 5.4 Reb, 6.0 Ast, 1.4 Stl (#19), 0.5 Blk, .421 FG%, .384 3P%, .914 FT% (#4)

7 (7) James Harden - PG - BRK

22.6 Pts (#18), 8.0 Reb, 9.9 Ast (#2), 1.4 Stl, 0.8 Blk, .414 FG%, .337 3P%, .877 FT% (#18)

8 (NR) DeMar DeRozan - PF - CHI

25.7 Pts (#7), 5.1 Reb, 4.7 Ast, 0.8 Stl, 0.3 Blk, .492 FG%, .352 3P%, .852 FT%

9 (NR) Zach LaVine - SF - CHI

24.9 Pts (#11), 4.8 Reb, 4.2 Ast, 0.6 Stl, 0.3 Blk, .491 FG%, .412 3P%, .872 FT%

10 (NR) LeBron James - SF - LAL

29.1 Pts (#2), 7.4 Reb, 6.6 Ast (#18), 1.7 Stl (#8), 1.1 Blk, .524 FG% (#16), .366 3P%, .769 FT%

Honorable Mention: Ja Morant - PG - MEM, Joel Embiid - C - PHI, Donovan Mitchell - SG - UTA, Rudy Gobert - C - UTA, Dejounte Murray - PG - SAS, Luka Doncic - PG - DAL, LaMelo Ball - PG - CHA

Sixth Man of the Year

1 (4) Tyler Herro - SG - MIA

20.8 Pts, 5.0 Reb, 4.1 Ast, 0.6 Stl, 0.2 Blk, .429 FG%, .386 3P%, .879 FT% (#15)

2 (1) JaVale McGee - C - PHX

9.9 Pts, 7.0 Reb, 0.7 Ast, 0.4 Stl, 0.8 Blk, .649 FG% (#4), .250 3P%, .679 FT%

3 (NR) Kevin Love - PF - CLE

14.1 Pts, 7.3 Reb, 2.0 Ast, 0.3 Stl, 0.2 Blk, .433 FG%, .409 3P%, .885 FT% (#10)

4 (2) Montrezl Harrell - C - WAS

14.5 Pts, 7.3 Reb, 2.2 Ast, 0.5 Stl, 0.6 Blk, .647 FG% (#5), .300 3P%, .738 FT%

5 (3) Ricky Rubio - PG - CLE

13.1 Pts, 4.1 Reb, 6.6 Ast (#17), 1.4 Stl (#18), 0.2 Blk, .363 FG%, .339 3P%, .854 FT%

Rookie of the Year

1 (1) Josh Giddey - SG - OKC

11.5 Pts, 7.3 Reb, 6.4 Ast (#19), 1.1 Stl, 0.5 Blk, .404 FG%, .280 3P%, .681 FT%

2 (2) Alperen Sengun - C - HOU

9.0 Pts, 4.8 Reb, 2.6 Ast, 0.9 Stl, 0.9 Blk, .504 FG%, .293 3P%, .700 FT%

3 (3) Cade Cunningham - PG - DET

15.5 Pts, 5.8 Reb, 5.3 Ast, 1.3 Stl, 0.6 Blk, .390 FG%, .321 3P%, .848 FT%

4 (4) Evan Mobley - PF - CLE

14.9 Pts, 8.1 Reb, 2.7 Ast, 0.8 Stl, 1.7 Blk (#7), .506 FG%, .294 3P%, .713 FT%

5 (NR) Franz Wagner - SF - ORL

15.7 Pts, 4.7 Reb, 2.9 Ast, 1.0 Stl, 0.5 Blk, .455 FG%, .358 3P%, .848 FT%

All-Time Player Rank Changes

Nikola Jokic has passed Bill Sharman to move up to #99.

There are several players who are extremely close to moving up again within the next month, including Nikola Jokic, LaMarcus Aldridge, Kyrie Irving, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Chris Paul.