Of the 10 players who were on my list of potential MVP candidates after the first round, only 4 remain, with 6 losing in the conference semifinals, including the top 3 players from the first round. Giannis Antetokounmpo has still been the best player of the playoffs so far, but is left off this list since his team is out. Here are the 10 remaining players who have the best chance of winning the Finals MVP if they are able to win this year's championship, with previous ranking in parentheses:
Playoff MVP
1 (NR) Luka Doncic - PG - DAL
31.5 Pts (#2), 10.1 Reb (#8), 6.6 Ast (#6), 1.9 Stl (#3), 0.4 Blk, .474 FG%, .347 3P%, .769 FT%
2 (5) Jimmy Butler - SF - MIA
28.7 Pts (#4), 7.6 Reb, 5.4 Ast, 2.1 Stl (#1), 0.6 Blk, .525 FG%, .364 3P%, .808 FT%
3 (4) Stephen Curry - PG - GSW
26.9 Pts (#8), 4.2 Reb, 5.6 Ast, 1.1 Stl, 0.5 Blk, .451 FG%, .359 3P%, .816 FT%
4 (6) Jayson Tatum - SF - BOS
28.3 Pts (#5), 5.6 Reb, 6.1 Ast, 1.3 Stl (#9), 1.0 Blk (#10), .438 FG%, .386 3P%, .815 FT%
5 (NR) Draymond Green - PF - GSW
7.8 Pts, 7.2 Reb, 6.6 Ast (#7), 1.0 Stl, 1.2 Blk (#7), .523 FG%, .235 3P%, .667 FT%
6 (NR) Jordan Poole - SG - GSW
19.3 Pts, 3.4 Reb, 4.8 Ast, 0.7 Stl, 0.5 Blk, .500 FG%, .391 3P%, .881 FT%
7 (8) Jalen Brunson - PG - DAL
22.9 Pts, 4.6 Reb, 3.5 Ast, 1.0 Stl, 0.0 Blk, .467 FG%, .321 3P%, .846 FT%
8 (NR) Jaylen Brown - SF - BOS
22.2 Pts, 6.5 Reb, 3.8 Ast, 1.5 Stl (#7), 0.5 Blk, .484 FG%, .373 3P%, .768 FT%
9 (NR) Klay Thompson - SG - GSW
20.4 Pts, 4.5 Reb, 2.0 Ast, 1.2 Stl, 0.9 Blk, .450 FG%, .408 3P%, .769 FT%
10 (NR) Al Horford - C - BOS
13.0 Pts, 9.4 Reb (#10), 3.4 Ast, 1.1 Stl, 1.4 Blk (#5), .524 FG%, .451 3P%, .833 FT%
All-Time Player Rank Changes
Giannis Antetokounmpo has passed Kevin Johnson, Elvin Hayes, Dolph Schayes, Gary Payton, and Dan Issel to move up to #43.
Draymond Green has passed Alonzo Mourning, Terry Porter, Dikembe Mutombo, Louie Dampier, and Tracy McGrady to move up to #77.
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