NBA MVP Rankings - 9 Apr

With the NBA season wrapping up this weekend, it's time to post my final rankings for MVP, Rookie of the Year, and Sixth Man of the Year. I feel that there are 2 deserving candidates in each race that have separated themselves from the rest of the pack, but many in the media are championing the guys ranked at #3 in the MVP and ROY rankings. Here are my final rankings, with previous rank in parentheses:

Most Valuable Player

1 (1) Giannis Antetokounmpo - PF - MIL

29.9 Pts (#2), 11.6 Reb (#5), 5.8 Ast (#18), 1.1 Stl, 1.4 Blk (#11), .553 FG% (#11), .293 3P%, .722 FT%

2 (2) Nikola Jokic - C - DEN

27.1 Pts (#6), 13.8 Reb (#2), 7.9 Ast (#8), 1.5 Stl (#13), 0.9 Blk, .583 FG% (#8), .337 3P%, .810 FT%

3 (5) Joel Embiid - C - PHI

30.4 Pts (#1), 11.6 Reb (#6), 4.2 Ast, 1.1 Stl, 1.5 Blk (#9), .495 FG%, .365 3P%, .816 FT%

4 (7) Luka Doncic - PG - DAL

28.5 Pts (#3), 9.1 Reb (#18), 8.7 Ast (#5), 1.1 Stl, 0.5 Blk, .457 FG%, .353 3P%, .740 FT%

5 (3) Chris Paul - PG - PHX

14.7 Pts, 4.4 Reb, 10.8 Ast (#1), 1.9 Stl (#2), 0.3 Blk, .493 FG%, .317 3P%, .837 FT%

6 (6) Trae Young - PG - ATL

28.4 Pts (#4), 3.7 Reb, 9.7 Ast (#3), 1.0 Stl, 0.1 Blk, .460 FG%, .380 3P%, .903 FT% (#4)

7 (8) Devin Booker - SG - PHX

26.8 Pts (#8), 5.0 Reb, 4.8 Ast, 1.1 Stl, 0.4 Blk, .466 FG%, .383 3P%, .868 FT% (#18)

8 (4) Ja Morant - PG - MEM*

27.6 Pts, 5.7 Reb, 6.7 Ast, 1.2 Stl, 0.4 Blk, .493 FG%, .340 3P%, .762 FT%

*missed too many games to qualify for statistical leaderboards

9 (NR) James Harden - PG - PHI

22.0 Pts (#17), 7.8 Reb, 10.2 Ast (#2), 1.3 Stl, 0.6 Blk, .410 FG%, .333 3P%, .875 FT% (#13)

10 (9) Stephen Curry - PG - GSW

25.5 Pts (#10), 5.2 Reb, 6.3 Ast (#15), 1.3 Stl, 0.4 Blk, .437 FG%, .380 3P%, .923 FT% (#1)

Honorable Mention: Jayson Tatum - SF - BOS; DeMar DeRozan - PF - CHI; Karl-Anthony Towns - C - MIN; Kevin Durant - PF - BKN; Dejounte Murray - PG - SAS

Rookie of the Year

1 (1) Josh Giddey - SG - OKC

12.5 Pts, 7.8 Reb, 6.4 Ast, 0.9 Stl, 0.4 Blk, .419 FG%, .263 3P%, .709 FT%

2 (2) Cade Cunningham - PG - DET

17.4 Pts, 5.5 Reb, 5.6 Ast, 1.2 Stl, 0.7 Blk, .416 FG%, .314 3P%, .845 FT%

3 (3) Evan Mobley - PF - CLE

14.9 Pts, 8.2 Reb, 2.5 Ast, 0.8 Stl, 1.6 Blk (#7), .507 FG%, .250 3P%, .665 FT%

4 (4) Alperen Sengun - C - HOU

9.6 Pts, 5.5 Reb, 2.5 Ast, 0.8 Stl, 0.9 Blk, .478 FG%, .252 3P%, .711 FT%

5 (NR) Jalen Green - SG - HOU

16.9 Pts, 3.4 Reb, 2.6 Ast, 0.7 Stl, 0.3 Blk, .422 FG%, .342 3P%, .796 FT%

Sixth Man of the Year

1 (1) JaVale McGee - C - PHX

9.2 Pts, 6.6 Reb, 0.6 Ast, 0.3 Stl, 1.1 Blk (#18), .630 FG%, .222 3P%, .711 FT%, 15.7 MPG

2 (2) Tyler Herro - SG - MIA

20.7 Pts, 5.0 Reb, 4.0 Ast, 0.7 Stl, 0.1 Blk, .447 FG%, .399 3P%, .868 FT% (#19), 32.6 MPG

3 (4) Andre Drummond - C - BKN

7.8 Pts, 9.3 Reb (#17), 1.8 Ast, 1.1 Stl, 0.9 Blk, .561 FG%, .519 FT%, 19.7 MPG

4 (3) Kevin Love - PF - CLE

13.4 Pts, 7.2 Reb, 2.2 Ast, 0.3 Stl, 0.2 Blk, .426 FG%, .384 3P%, .844 FT%, 22.6 MPG

5 (NR) Hassan Whiteside - C - UTA

8.2 Pts, 7.6 Reb, 0.4 Ast, 0.3 Stl, 1.6 Blk, .649 FG%, .620 FT%, 17.9 MPG

All-Time Player Rank Changes

Chris Paul has passed Larry Bird to move up to #18.

Kyrie Irving has passed Tracy McGrady, Tim Hardaway, and Chris Webber to move up to #73.

Nikola Jokic has passed Gus Williams, Dennis Rodman, Tom Heinsohn, Draymond Green, Rod Strickland, Cliff Hagan, and Walt Frazier to move up to #82.