NBA MVP Rankings - 17 Jan

With Nikola Jokic's injury earlier this month, the top spot in my MVP rankings has changed hands, with reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander taking over the top spot as he continues to lead the Thunder to the best record in the league. The rest of the top 10 shifted around a bit, and there is also a new player in my all-time top 100 rankings. Here are my current rankings, with previous ranking in parentheses and career-highs in bold:

Most Valuable Player

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

31.6 Pts (#2), 4.4 Reb, 6.3 Ast (#19), 1.4 Stl, 0.8 Blk, .545 FG% (#15), .392 3P%, .886 FT% (#15)

2 (1) Nikola Jokic - C - DEN

29.6 Pts (#4), 12.2 Reb (#1), 11.0 Ast (#1), 1.4 Stl, 0.8 Blk, .605 FG% (#8), .435 3P% (#13), .853 FT%

3 (3) Cade Cunningham - PG - DET

26.2 Pts (#13), 6.1 Reb, 9.8 Ast (#2), 1.5 Stl (#12), 0.8 Blk, .458 FG%, .329 3P%, .824 FT%

4 (4) Luka Doncic - PG - LAL

33.6 Pts (#1), 7.7 Reb, 8.7 Ast (#4), 1.6 Stl (#7), 0.5 Blk, .468 FG%, .334 3P%, .783 FT%

5 (8) Jamal Murray - PG - DEN

25.8 Pts (#16), 4.5 Reb, 7.5 Ast (#8), 1.0 Stl, 0.3 Blk, .484 FG%, .446 3P% (#7), .892 FT% (#10)

6 (9) Tyrese Maxey - PG - PHI

30.3 Pts (#3), 4.4 Reb, 6.7 Ast (#16), 1.9 Stl (#4), 1.0 Blk, .474 FG%, .402 3P%, .878 FT%

7 (7) Donovan Mitchell - SG - CLE

29.2 Pts (#6), 4.8 Reb, 5.7 Ast, 1.5 Stl (#17), 0.3 Blk, .489 FG%, .391 3P%, .845 FT%

8 (6) Jalen Johnson - SF - ATL

23.1 Pts, 10.1 Reb (#7), 8.1 Ast (#5), 1.3 Stl, 0.5 Blk, .519 FG%, .354 3P%, .795 FT%

9 (5) Jalen Brunson - PG - NYK

28.2 Pts (#8), 3.2 Reb, 6.1 Ast (#20), 0.7 Stl, 0.1 Blk, .481 FG%, .388 3P%, .852 FT%

10 (10) Jaylen Brown - SF - BOS

29.4 Pts (#5), 6.5 Reb, 4.9 Ast, 1.0 Stl, 0.4 Blk, .491 FG%, .373 3P%, .785 FT%

Honorable Mention - Victor Wembanyama - C - SAS; Giannis Antetokounmpo - PF - MIL; James Harden - PG - LAC; Deni Avdija - SF - POR; Chet Holmgren - PF - OKC

All-Time Player Rank Changes

Kawhi Leonard has passed George Gervin to move up to #57

Draymond Green has passed Chauncey Billups to move up to #61

DeMar DeRozan has passed Bob Lanier to move up to #100