Thursday, April 13, 2023

NBA MVP Rankings - Final

With the regular season over, I've come up with my lists showing which players should win several of the major awards, including MVP, Rookie of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, and All-NBA Teams, along with honorable mentions for each as well. 

Most Valuable Player

1. Nikola Jokic - C - DEN

24.5 Pts, 11.8 Reb, 9.8 Ast, 1.3 Stl, 0.7 Blk, .632 FG%, .383 3P%, .822 FT%


2. Giannis Antetokounmpo - PF - MIL

31.1 Pts, 11.8 Reb, 5.7 Ast, 0.8 Stl, 0.8 Blk, .553 FG%, .275 3P%, .645 FT%


3. Joel Embiid - C - PHI

33.1 Pts (#1), 10.2 Reb, 4.2 Ast, 1.0 Stl, 1.7 Blk, .548 FG%, .330 3P%, .857 FT%


4. Jayson Tatum - PF - BOS

30.1 Pts, 8.8 Reb, 4.6 Ast, 1.1 Stl, 0.7 Blk, .466 FG%, .350 3P%, .854 FT%


5. Trae Young - PG - ATL

26.2 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 10.2 Ast, 1.1 Stl, 0.1 Blk, .429 FG%, .335 3P%, .886 FT%



Rookie of the Year

1. Walker Kessler - C - UTA

9.2 Pts, 8.4 Reb, 0.9 Ast, 0.4 Stl, 2.3 Blk, .720 FG%, .516 FT%


2. Jalen Duren - C - DET

9.1 Pts, 8.9 Reb, 1.1 Ast, 0.7 Stl, 0.9 Blk, .648 FG%, .611 FT%


3. Paolo Banchero - PF - ORL

20.0 Pts, 6.9 Reb, 3.7 Ast, 0.8 Stl, 0.5 Blk, .427 FG%, .298 3P%, .738 FT%



Sixth Man of the Year

1. Russell Westbrook - PG - LAC

15.9 Pts, 5.8 Reb, 7.5 Ast, 1.0 Stl, 0.5 Blk, .436 FG%, .311 3P%, .656 FT%


2. Bobby Portis - PF - MIL

14.1 Pts, 9.6 Reb, 1.5 Ast, 0.4 Stl, 0.2 Blk, .496 FG%, .370 3P%, .768 FT%


3. Tyus Jones - PG - MEM

10.3 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 5.2 Ast, 1.0 Stl, 0.1 Blk, .438 FG%, .371 3P%, .800 FT%



All-NBA Teams

First Team

Nikola Jokic - C - DEN

Giannis Antetokounmpo - PF - MIL

Joel Embiid - C - PHI

Trae Young - PG - ATL

Luka Doncic - PG - DAL


Second Team

Domantas Sabonis - C - SAC

Jayson Tatum - PF - BOS

LeBron James - PF - LAL

Ja Morant - PG - MEM

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - PG - OKC


Third Team

Anthony Davis - C - LAL

Kevin Durant - PF- PHX

Julius Randle - PF - NYK

Damian Lillard - PG - POR

De'Aaron Fox - PG - SAC


Honorable Mention: Jrue Holiday - PG - MIL, James Harden - PG - PHI, Stephen Curry - PG - GSW, Jimmy Butler - SF - MIA, Jaren Jackson Jr - C - MEM


All-Time Player Rank Changes

Giannis Antetokounmpo has passed Bob Pettit and Allen Iverson to move up to #38.

Nikola Jokic has passed Manu Ginobili and Reggie Miller to move up to #60.

Anthony Davis has passed Bob McAdoo to move up to #65

Kyrie Irving has passed Carmelo Anthony to move up to #72

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