NBA MVP Rankings - 25 Jan

Nikola Jokic is having an historic season, averaging a triple-double, including career-highs in multiple categories after winning 3 MVP awards in the past 4 seasons, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is leading the league's best team with amazing numbers of his own. It's essentially a 2-man race for MVP, though Giannis might have an argument to be included as well, but I'm still listing my top 10 candidates, with previous ranking in parentheses and career-high averages in bold:

Most Valuable Player

1 (1) Nikola Jokic - C - DEN

30.2 Pts (#3), 13.4 Reb (#3), 10.1 Ast (#2), 1.9 Stl (#4), 0.7 Blk, .564 FG% (#14), .479 3P% (#2), .814 FT%

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

32.0 Pts (#1), 5.3 Reb, 6.1 Ast (#20), 2.0 Stl (#2), 1.1 Blk, .529 FG%, .348 3P%, .904 FT% (#6)

3 (2) Giannis Antetokounmpo - PF - MIL

31.3 Pts (#2), 12.0 Reb (#5), 6.0 Ast, 0.8 Stl, 1.4 Blk (#14), .603 FG% (#8), .154 3P%, .584 FT%

4 (8) Darius Garland - PG - CLE

21.3 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 6.7 Ast (#11), 1.1 Stl, 0.2 Blk, .497 FG%, .428 3P% (#14), .875 FT%

5 (4) Trae Young - PG - ATL

22.9 Pts, 3.3 Reb, 11.7 Ast (#1), 1.3 Stl, 0.2 Blk, .401 FG%, .346 3P%, .860 FT%

6 (5) Karl-Anthony Towns - C - NYK

25.1 Pts (#14), 13.9 Reb (#2), 3.5 Ast, 1.0 Stl, 0.9 Blk, .545 FG% (#20), .433 3P% (#10), .836 FT%

7 (6) Jalen Brunson - PG - NYK

26.0 Pts (#9), 3.0 Reb, 7.3 Ast (#9), 0.9 Stl, 0.0 Blk, .486 FG%, .391 3P%, .817 FT%

8 (7) Jayson Tatum - PF - BOS

27.2 Pts (#5), 9.1 Reb (#19), 5.5 Ast, 1.3 Stl, 0.5 Blk, .457 FG%, .354 3P%, .792 FT%

9 (NR) LeBron James - SF - LAL

23.6 Pts, 7.7 Reb, 8.9 Ast (#4), 0.9 Stl, 0.6 Blk, .511 FG%, .394 3P%, .765 FT%

10 (9) Anthony Davis - C - LAL

25.6 Pts (#11), 11.8 Reb (#6), 3.5 Ast, 1.3 Stl, 2.2 Blk (#3), .523 FG%, .315 3P%, .786 FT%

Honorable Mention: Cade Cunningham - PG - DET; Victor Wembanyama - C - SAS; Donovan Mitchell - SG - CLE; Domantas Sabonis - C - SAC; Alperen Sengun - C - HOU

All-Time Player Rank Updates

Anthony Davis has passed Rajon Rondo to move up to #50

Kyrie Irving has passed Chauncey Billups to move up to #58

Draymond Green has passed George McGinnis to move up to #62

Joel Embiid has passed Tracy McGrady, Tim Hardaway, and Chris Webber to move up to #77

Jimmy Butler has passed Terry Porter and Dikembe Mutombo to move up to #82

Jayson Tatum has passed Gus Williams, Dennis Rodman, Tom Heinsohn, Jrue Holiday, and John Wall to move up to #90

Jrue Holiday has passed Dennis Rodman and Tom Heinsohn to move up to #92

Mike Conley has passed Walter Davis to move up to #100