NBA MVP Rankings - 19 Nov

It's one month into the NBA season, and only a couple of teams have separated themselves from the pack, Boston and Milwaukee in the East, which has put their start players in the top spots in my first MVP rankings of the season. Nikola Jokic, who has won the award twice in a row, will likely not win it a third time, because it generally takes something astounding to convince voters to pick the same player three times in a row, but he still makes the list, though much lower than usual. Here are my current MVP rankings:

Most Valuable Player

1. Jayson Tatum - PF - BOS

30.3 Pts (#7), 7.4 Reb, 4.5 Ast, 1.3 Blk (#19), .473 FG%, .353 3P%, .869 FT%

2. Giannis Antetokounmpo - PF - MIL

29.5 Pts (#8), 12.0 Reb (#2), 5.3 Ast, 1.0 Stl, 1.2 Blk, .506 FG%, .587 FT%

3. Damian Lillard - PG - POR*

27.6 Pts, 4.5 Reb, 7.0 Ast, .443 FG%, .364 3P%, .874 FT%

4. Trae Young - PG - ATL

25.9 Pts (#11), 3.3 Reb, 9.3 Ast (#2), .382 FG%, .308 3P%, .905 FT% (#15)

5. Luka Doncic - PG - DAL

34.3 Pts (#1), 9.1 Reb (#17), 8.1 Ast (#5), 2.0 Stl (#2), .497 FG%, .291 3P%, .770 FT%

6. Ja Morant - PG - MEM

28.6 Pts (#9), 6.2 Reb, 7.1 Ast (#9), 1.1 Stl, .465 FG%, .391 3P%, .792 FT%

7. Lauri Markkanen - SF - UTA

22.2 Pts, 8.3 Reb, 2.4 Ast, .544 FG%, .357 3P%, .819 FT%

8. Devin Booker - SG - PHX

28.1 Pts (#10), 4.8 Reb, 6.1 Ast, 1.1 Stl, .481 FG%, .362 3P%, .892 FT%

9. Donovan Mitchell - SG - CLE

31.2 Pts (#4), 4.5 Reb, 5.8 Ast, 1.4 Stl (#16), .502 FG%, .415 3P%, .889 FT%

10. Nikola Jokic - C - DEN

20.8 Pts, 9.5 Reb (#14), 8.9 Ast (#3), 1.5 Stl (#13), .606 FG% (#8), .286 3P%, .875 FT%

*Lillard not eligible for stat leaderboards due to games missed.

Honorable Mention: Tyrese Haliburton - PG - IND, Stephen Curry - PG - GSW, Joel Embiid - C - PHI, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - SG - OKC, Kevin Durant - PF - BRK

All-Time Player Rank Updates

James Harden has passed Steve Nash to move up to #24

Giannis Antetokounmpo has passed Robert Parish to move up to #42

Damian Lillard has passed Sam Jones to move up to #61

Anthony Davis has passed Sam Cassell and Dominique Wilkins to move up to #71

Nikola Jokic has passed Sam Cassell and Dominique Wilkins to move up to #72