NBA MVP Rankings - 20 Jan

Nikola Jokic is the best basketball player in the NBA, and has been for the past few years, and as long as he is able to keep the Nuggets near the top of the standings, he will probably stay at the top of my MVP rankings, where he sits again this week. LeBron and Lillard dropped from the top 10 this week, letting a couple of younger stars jump in, while another rising star made a move up to #3 this week, passing the defending MVP and sitting right behind two former 2-time MVPs. Here are my current MVP and Rookie of the Year rankings, along with a few changes in the All-Time Player rankings:

Most Valuable Player

1 (1) Nikola Jokic - C - DEN

25.7 Pts (#15), 11.9 Reb (#4), 9.1 Ast (#4), 1.1 Stl, 0.9 Blk, .583 FG% (#14), .350 3P%, .821 FT%

2 (2) Giannis Antetokounmpo - PF - MIL

31.2 Pts (#3), 11.4 Reb (#6), 5.9 Ast, 1.3 Stl (#15), 1.1 Blk, .608 FG% (#9), .235 3P%, .677 FT%

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

31.0 Pts (#4), 5.7 Reb, 6.3 Ast (#18), 2.2 Stl (#1), 0.8 Blk, .552 FG% (#19), .324 3P%, .891 FT% (#15)

4 (3) Joel Embiid - C - PHI

35.1 Pts (#1), 11.4 Reb (#5), 5.9 Ast, 1.2 Stl, 1.9 Blk (#10), .538 FG%, .364 3P%, .885 FT% (#17)

5 (4) Luka Doncic - PG - DAL

33.6 Pts (#2), 8.3 Reb, 9.2 Ast (#3), 1.4 Stl (#9), 0.6 Blk, .485 FG%, .376 3P%, .778 FT%

6 (6) Tyrese Haliburton - PG - IND

23.6 Pts, 4.1 Reb, 12.6 Ast (#1), 1.1 Stl, 0.6 Blk, .496 FG%, .400 3P%, .862 FT%

7 (7) Trae Young - PG - ATL

27.2 Pts (#8), 3.1 Reb, 10.9 Ast (#2), 1.4 Stl (#8), 0.2 Blk, .421 FG%, .359 3P%, .858 FT%

8 (NR) Domantas Sabonis - C - SAC

20.1 Pts, 12.6 Reb (#1), 8.0 Ast (#7), 0.8 Stl, 0.6 Blk, .614 FG% (#8), .413 3P%, .668 FT%

9 (NR) Jayson Tatum - PF - BOS

26.9 Pts (#10), 8.4 Reb, 4.4 Ast, 1.0 Stl, 0.5 Blk, .472 FG%, .367 3P%, .812 FT%

10 (10) Anthony Davis - C - LAL

25.2 Pts (#16), 12.1 Reb (#3), 3.8 Ast, 1.2 Stl, 2.5 Blk (#4), .557 FG% (#17), .318 3P%, .810 FT%

Honorable Mention: Damian Lillard - PG - MIL, LeBron James - PF - LAL, Anthony Edwards - SG - MIN, Tyrese Maxey - PG - PHI, Kevin Durant - PF - PHX, Jalen Brunson - PG - NYK

Rookie of the Year

1 (1) Victor Wembanyama - C - SAS

19.8 Pts, 10.1 Reb (#13), 2.9 Ast, 1.1 Stl, 3.1 Blk (#1), .461 FG%, .293 3P%, .806 FT%

2 (2) Chet Holmgren - C - OKC

17.4 Pts, 7.2 Reb, 2.8 Ast, 0.6 Stl, 2.5 Blk (#5), .542 FG%, .385 3P%, .787 FT%

3 (3) Dereck Lively II - C - DAL

8.9 Pts, 7.8 Reb, 1.3 Ast, 0.6 Stl, 1.4 Blk (#17), .735 FG%, .000 3P%, .568 FT%

4 (5) Ausar Thompson - SF - DET

8.2 Pts, 6.8 Reb, 2.0 Ast, 0.9 Stl, 1.0 Blk, .455 FG%, .130 3P%, .654 FT%

5 (4) Keyonte George - PG - UTA

11.1 Pts, 2.9 Reb, 4.4 Ast, 0.5 Stl, 0.1 Blk, .373 FG%, .328 3P%, .806 FT%

All-Time Player Rank Changes

Nikola Jokic has passed Isiah Thomas to move up to #36

Kyrie Irving has passed Maurice Cheeks, Deron Williams, and Ben Wallace to move up to #68

Joel Embiid has passed Bob Lanier and Amare Stoudemire to move up to #93