NBA MVP Rankings - 30 Dec

The top 5 spots in the MVP race are all extremely close, with Jokic still holding a slight lead over the other 2 recent MVPs, while a couple of young newcomers are also in the conversation. Here are my current MVP and Rookie of the Year rankings, as well as 5 changes in the All-Time Player rankings:

Most Valuable Player

1 (1) Nikola Jokic - C - DEN

26.1 Pts (#13), 12.3 Reb (#1), 9.2 Ast (#3), 1.2 Stl, 0.8 Blk, .555 FG% (#15), .333 3P%, .817 FT%

2 (4) Giannis Antetokounmpo - PF - MIL

30.9 Pts (#4), 11.1 Reb (#6), 5.5 Ast, 1.3 Stl, 1.2 Blk, .608 FG% (#6), .216 3P%, .674 FT%

3 (2) Joel Embiid - C - PHI

35.0 Pts (#1), 11.7 Reb (#5), 6.0 Ast, 1.2 Stl, 2.0 Blk (#9), .540 FG% (#19), .350 3P%, .893 FT% (#10)

4 (3) Luka Doncic - PG - DAL

33.7 Pts (#2), 8.4 Reb (#20), 9.2 Ast (#4), 1.4 Stl (#12), 0.6 Blk, .489 FG%, .384 3P%, .785 FT%

5 (5) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - PG - OKC

31.4 Pts (#3), 5.7 Reb, 6.3 Ast (#16), 2.7 Stl (#1), 0.8 Blk, .548 FG% (#17), .313 3P%, .913 FT% (#5)

6 (6) Tyrese Haliburton - PG - IND

24.7 Pts (#20), 4.0 Reb, 12.4 Ast (#1), 1.0 Stl, 0.6 Blk, .502 FG%, .423 3P%, .847 FT%

7 (8) Trae Young - PG - ATL

27.9 Pts (#8), 3.0 Reb, 11.2 Ast (#2), 1.4 Stl (#11), 0.2 Blk, .432 FG%, .381 3P%, .870 FT%

8 (7) LeBron James - PF - LAL

25.1 Pts (#17), 7.6 Reb, 7.4 Ast (#10), 1.4 Stl (#14), 0.7 Blk, .539 FG%, .413 3P%, .744 FT%

9 (NR) Damian Lillard - PG - MIL

25.9 Pts (#15), 4.4 Reb, 6.8 Ast (#13), 1.0 Stl, 0.2 Blk, .439 FG%, .374 3P%, .922 FT% (#4)

10 (9) Anthony Davis - C - LAL

24.9 Pts (#19), 12.3 Reb (#2), 3.1 Ast, 1.1 Stl, 2.5 Blk (#5), .548 FG% (#16), .393 3P%, .809 FT%

Honorable Mention - Domantas Sabonis - C - SAC, Jayson Tatum - PF - BOS, Tyrese Maxey - PG - PHI, Kevin Durant - PF - PHX, Anthony Edwards - SG - MIN, De'Aaron Fox - PG - SAC

Rookie of the Year

1 (1) Victor Wembanyama - PF - SAS

18.8 Pts, 10.4 Reb (#9), 3.0 Ast, 1.3 Stl, 3.2 Blk (#1), .440 FG%, .285 3P%, .790 FT%

2 (2) Chet Holmgren - C - OKC

17.7 Pts, 7.7 Reb, 2.5 Ast, 0.7 Stl, 2.7 Blk (#3), .539 FG%, .392 3P%, .844 FT%

3 (3) Dereck Lively II - C - DAL

8.9 Pts, 7.5 Reb, 1.2 Ast, 0.6 Stl, 1.5 Blk (#15), .734 FG%, .000 3P%, .538 FT%

4 (5) Keyonte George - PG - UTA

10.6 Pts, 2.9 Reb, 5.0 Ast, 0.5 Stl, 0.1 Blk, .355 FG%, .318 3P%, .763 FT%

5 (4) Ausar Thompson - SF - DET

9.3 Pts, 7.4 Reb, 2.3 Ast, 0.9 Stl, 1.1 Blk, .461 FG%, .158 3P%, .695 FT%

All-Time Player Rank Changes

James Harden has passed Oscar Robertson to move up to #21

Giannis Antetokounmpo has passed Patrick Ewing to move up to #34

Nikola Jokic has passed Rick Barry to move up to #37

Kawhi Leonard has passed Reggie Miller to move up to #62

Joel Embiid has passed Shawn Kemp, Walter Davis, and Vince Carter to move up to #95