There is currently a very close race for the MVP among 3 men, 2 of whom have won recent MVP awards, and one who is a rising superstar and leader of what may be the best team in the league today. It's still early, so there are plenty of other players who could get their name into that conversation, depending on health and team performance. Here are my current MVP rankings, along with some updates to my all-time player rankings:
Most Valuable Player
1. Nikola Jokic - C - DEN
31.5 Pts (#2), 13.3 Reb (#2), 9.8 Ast (#2), 1.8 Stl (#7), 0.7 Blk, .564 FG% (#14), .512 3P% (#2), .799 FT%
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo - PF - MIL
32.7 Pts (#1), 11.5 Reb (#5), 6.1 Ast, 0.6 Stl, 1.6 Blk (#10), .614 FG% (#5), .176 3P%, .615 FT%
3. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - PG - OKC
30.3 Pts (#4), 5.5 Reb, 6.3 Ast (#20), 1.9 Stl (#6), 1.0 Blk, .510 FG%, .340 3P%, .864 FT%
4. Trae Young - PG - ATL
21.5 Pts, 4.0 Reb, 12.1 Ast (#1), 1.3 Stl, 0.2 Blk, .389 FG%, .315 3P%, .887 FT% (#17)
5. Karl-Anthony Towns - C - NYK
24.9 Pts (#12), 13.6 Reb (#1), 3.2 Ast, 0.9 Stl, 1.0 Blk, .529 FG%, .442 3P% (#19), .837 FT%
6. Jalen Brunson - PG - NYK
24.7 Pts (#13), 3.0 Reb, 7.8 Ast (#9), 0.6 Stl, 0.1 Blk, .491 FG%, .429 3P%, .823 FT%
7. Jayson Tatum - PF - BOS
28.2 Pts (#5), 8.9 Reb (#20), 5.7 Ast, 1.2 Stl, 0.5 Blk, .453 FG%, .364 3P%, .800 FT%
8. Darius Garland - PG - CLE
20.6 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 6.5 Ast (#15), 1.0 Stl, 0.2 Blk, .482 FG%, .416 3P%, .938 FT% (#2)
9. Anthony Davis - C - LAL
27.3 Pts (#7), 11.2 Reb (#7), 3.4 Ast, 1.2 Stl, 2.0 Blk (#5), .527 FG%, .309 3P%, .788 FT%
10. Luka Doncic - PG - DAL
28.1 Pts (#6), 8.4 Reb, 7.9 Ast (#8), 2.1 Stl (#2), 0.4 Blk, .446 FG%, .344 3P%, .766 FT%
Honorable Mention: LeBron James - SF - LAL; Donovan Mitchell - SG - CLE; Domantas Sabonis - C - SAC; Franz Wagner - SF - ORL; Alperen Sengun - C - HOU; James Harden - PG - LAC; Damian Lillard - PG - MIL; Jalen Williams - SG - OKC
All-Time Player Rank Updates
Nikola Jokic has passed Tony Parker and Kevin Garnett to move up to #28
Anthony Davis has passed Clyde Drexler and Mark Jackson to move up to #51
Kyrie Irving has passed Paul Pierce and Kawhi Leonard to move up to #59
Draymond Green has passed Kevin McHale to move up to #63
Luka Doncic has passed Bob McAdoo to move up to #68
Joel Embiid has passed Louie Dampier to move up to #80
Jimmy Butler has passed Alonzo Mourning to move up to #84
Jrue Holiday has passed Gus Williams to move up to #93
Jayson Tatum has passed Shawn Kemp, Walter Davis, Vince Carter, Bob Lanier, Amare Stoudemire, and Wes Unseld to move into the Top 100 at #95, knocking Kemp out of the top 100
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