NBA MVP Rankings - 31 Mar

There are just a couple of weeks left in the NBA regular season, and there is finally a change at the top of the MVP rankings, with SGA taking over at #1 now that his team has the best record in the league, and with Jokic having missed several recent games. Here are my current MVP rankings, with previous ranking in parentheses and career-highs in bold, along with a few changes to my all-time player rankings:

Most Valuable Player

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

32.9 Pts (#1), 5.1 Reb, 6.3 Ast (#14), 1.7 Stl (#3), 1.0 Blk, .521 FG%, .372 3P%, .900 FT% (#5)

2 (1) Nikola Jokic - C - DEN

29.3 Pts (#3), 12.8 Reb (#3), 10.2 Ast (#2), 1.8 Stl (#2), 0.7 Blk, .574 FG% (#8), .412 3P%, .803 FT%

3 (3) Giannis Antetokounmpo - PF - MIL

30.2 Pts (#2), 11.9 Reb (#6), 5.9 Ast, 0.8 Stl, 1.2 Blk (#19), .601 FG% (#6), .176 3P%, .605 FT%

4 (5) Trae Young - PG - ATL

24.1 Pts, 3.1 Reb, 11.5 Ast (#1), 1.2 Stl, 0.2 Blk, .409 FG%, .334 3P%, .874 FT%

5 (4) LeBron James - SF - LAL

24.5 Pts (#18), 8.1 Reb, 8.5 Ast (#6), 1.0 Stl, 0.6 Blk, .511 FG%, .373 3P%, .768 FT%

6 (8) Jayson Tatum - PF - BOS

27.2 Pts (#6), 8.7 Reb (#17), 6.0 Ast (#20), 1.1 Stl, 0.5 Blk, .455 FG%, .351 3P%, .813 FT%

7 (9) Cade Cunningham - PG - DET

25.7 Pts (#11), 6.1 Reb, 9.2 Ast (#3), 1.0 Stl, 0.7 Blk, .462 FG%, .354 3P%, .858 FT%

8 (7) Darius Garland - PG - CLE

20.6 Pts, 2.9 Reb, 6.7 Ast (#12), 1.2 Stl, 0.2 Blk, .471 FG%, .403 3P%, .884 FT% (#12)

9 (NR) Karl-Anthony Towns - C - NYK

24.3 Pts (#19), 12.8 Reb (#2), 3.1 Ast, 1.0 Stl, 0.7 Blk, .521 FG%, .425 3P% (#8), .827 FT%

10 (6) Jalen Brunson - PG - NYK

26.3 Pts (#8), 3.0 Reb, 7.4 Ast (#8), 1.0 Stl, 0.1 Blk, .490 FG%, .384 3P%, .825 FT%

Honorable Mention: James Harden - PG - LAC, Donovan Mitchell - SG - CLE, Tyrese Haliburton - PG - IND, Alperen Sengun - C - HOU

All-Time Player Rank Changes

Kevin Durant has passed Jerry West to move up to #11

Stephen Curry has passed Karl Malone to move up to #14

Kawhi Leonard has passed Chauncey Billups to move up to #59

Draymond Green has passed Paul Pierce to move up to #61

Luka Doncic has passed Manu Ginobili to move up to #66

Jimmy Butler has passed Tracy McGrady, Tim Hardaway, and Chris Webber to move up to #78

Jayson Tatum has passed Ray Allen to move up to #86

Trae Young has moved into the top 100, passing Vince Carter and knocking out Mike Conley to move to #99