NBA MVP Rankings - 27 Dec

There are a lot of new faces in the MVP race this month, with a few players making their first-ever appearance in the top 10 today. Injuries to many of the previous top 10 created more space, but the two most recent MVPs are still the favorites. Here are my full current rankings, with previous ranking in parentheses and career highs in bold, plus a few more updates to the all-time player rankings:

Most Valuable Player

1 (1) Nikola Jokic - C - DEN

29.8 Pts, 12.1 Reb (#1), 11.0 Ast (#1), 1.4 Stl, 0.8 Blk, .609 FG%, .440 3P%, .851 FT%

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

32.1 Pts, 4.9 Reb, 6.5 Ast, 1.5 Stl, 0.8 Blk, .551 FG%, .425 3P%, .884 FT%

3 (6) Cade Cunningham - PG - DET

26.5 Pts, 6.3 Reb, 9.6 Ast, 1.6 Stl, 0.8 Blk, .461 FG%, .328 3P%, .818 FT%

4 (4) Luka Doncic - PG - LAL

33.7 Pts, 8.5 Reb, 8.7 Ast, 1.5 Stl, 0.6 Blk, .461 FG%, .322 3P%, .801 FT%

5 (NR) Jalen Brunson - PG - NYK

29.3 Pts, 3.3 Reb, 6.5 Ast, 0.8 Stl, 0.1 Blk, .478 FG%, .381 3P%, .844 FT%

6 (NR) Jalen Johnson - SF - ATL

23.8 Pts, 10.4 Reb, 8.3 Ast, 1.4 Stl, 0.4 Blk, .525 FG%, .368 3P%, .821 FT%

7 (8) Donovan Mitchell - SG - CLE

30.7 Pts, 4.6 Reb, 5.4 Ast, 1.4 Stl, 0.3 Blk, .499 FG%, .390 3P%, .853 FT%

8 (NR) Jamal Murray - PG - DEN

25.4 Pts, 4.3 Reb, 7.0 Ast, 1.1 Stl, 0.3 Blk, .491 FG%, .460 3P%, .884 FT%

9 (5) Tyrese Maxey - PG - PHI

30.8 Pts, 4.4 Reb, 7.0 Ast, 1.7 Stl, 0.9 Blk, .458 FG%, .394 3P%, .891 FT%

10 (NR) Jaylen Brown - SF - BOS

29.4 Pts, 6.3 Reb, 4.9 Ast, 1.2 Stl, 0.5 Blk, .502 FG%, .369 3P%, .783 FT%

Honorable Mention: James Harden - PG - LAC; Jalen Duren - C - DET; Josh Giddey - PG - CHI; Victor Wembanyama - C - SAS; Giannis Antetokounmpo - PF - MIL

All-Time Player Rank Changes

Stephen Curry passed Jerry West to move up to #12

Russell Westbrook passed Chris Paul to move up to #18

Nikola Jokic passed Oscar Robertson to move up to #22

Anthony Davis passed Dolph Schayes and Gary Payton to move up to #46

Luka Doncic passed Kyrie Irving to move up to #59

Trae Young passed Dennis Rodman, Tom Heinsohn, and Mike Conley to move up to #93