I know he does not belong on this list, but Jimmy Butler is my MVP!
SGAAAAAAAAA
Ive already begun to shift agendas w/ Bam in the top 10
MVP > DPOY
Jokic hasn’t had less than 22 points OR 10 rebounds in a game this season. His consistency is unmatched.
SGA has been turning up but man has everybody on this list been doing it too.
Nah i think the media would push Luka a bit if the Mavs are top 3 with 50 wins
That’s…actually insane
What a bunch of monsters all these guys are. I used to say the NBA would be boring when Bron, Steph and KD leave, but it sure as fuck looks like it’s in great hands.
If Doncic can get Dallas to finish in the top three in the West, I quietly fancy him. A lot of people didn’t even have the Mavs making the play-offs this season.
Quite fair to be honest, Luka is playing great but Jokic is a fucking monster
He makes basketball look effortless
Just a reminder that this entire sub considered Luka to be basketball Jesus before the draft and not one franchise but also the Kings passed on him because they’re idiots
He makes basketball look effortless
I know it’ll never happen, but I’d love to see a team Europe vs Team USA competitive game. I really think Europe might take it
Which was a dumb take to begin with, but we’ll see. People REALLY didn’t want Kyrie to work out so much that they just forgot about how terrifying that duo could really be with time to gel.
Aside from that, I don’t think people expected Lively to raise the ceiling of this team so much so quickly.
Yeah. I’m a Luka fan boy, if the season ends today Jokic has to be MVP. His stats are insane and the nuggets have the best record in the league.
That said, I’m still hopeful Luka wins it this year. It’s a long season.
Mavs fan here. I don’t see how Luka can ever win mvp when jokic is this good lol. I guess if the Mavs finished higher in the standings that’s about it.
voter fatigue will kick in and Luka will win the MVP this szn
The real competition is for the 2nd place and I’m surprised Luka went ahead of Embiid.
Shai is doing the one thing people wanted to see and that’s winning, glad to see it payoff in the MVP rankings. His defense and playmaking has taken the leap.
My first thought when seeing this was man what does Luka gotta do to lead MVP because he’s been nuts. Then I realized Jokic is putting up 30/14/8.
He’s listed at 7 (behind Anthony Edwards at 6). He’s having an incredible year, but so is everyone above him.
Yeah, all of these top 5 guys are having MVP caliber seasons. So much talent in the league right now
I think SGA is a better player but I think Haliburton should be 5th for now, the Pacers being the number one offense with, I guess, Buddy Hield as the second best offensive player on the roster, is pretty insane
I can definitely see it either way. Hali has a crazy assist to turnover ratio and SGA has been a monster on defense this year.
SGA is locking people up defensively as well though
SGA has been turning up but man has everybody on this list been doing it too.
KD putting up like 30/7/5 on 63% TS and i can’t even be mad that he’s not above those guys lol
When you guys start to really gel, with Booker coming back, you guys will really be a force to reckon with. We always played badly against you guys in the regular season. Adding KD who’s still playing MVP level basketball. Plus Booker, plus the amazing depth you guys have. I know we “trashed” you guys in the playoffs but fuck me man, your team is probably the best in the league at the moment.
Taking out his frustration about his housing situation on the league.
The talent in the league is insane at this moment. You got the old guard in Steph and Lebron who would be having MVP if it wasn’t for the amazing young players. You got Luka, SGA, Tatum, Haliburton, Young, Banchero, Wagner etc. And now you got these two amazing unuicorn players in Chet and Wembanyana. And that’s just touching the tip of the iceberg. I always like to root for other teams because of players I like (like SGA for example) but I find myself watching highlights for almost every game because every team has at least one player or more that I root for.
Stats of the top 5 on the list:
Jokic: 30/14/8 on 65.4% TS, 3.5 TOs, 9-2 team record
Luka: 31/8/8 on 64.0% TS, 4.4 TOs, 9-3 team record
Embiid: 32/12/6 on 61.4% TS, 3.7 TOs, 8-3 team record
Tatum: 28/9/4 on 64.0% TS, 2.7 TOs, 9-2 team record
SGA: 29/6/6 on 60.6% TS, 2.3 TOs, 8-4 team record
The Suns have to win more for either guy to get in the conversation (and Book needs to be healthy) but KD and Book’s stat lines and shooting splits are both right up there. And even not considering team records or Book’s small sample size, Joker would still be the easy choice. He is just a machine. When do we start talking about where he ranks all-time?
It’s weird a guy who can hardly jump is the best rebounder.
Tatum TS should be higher if he can stop shooting 70+ % something at the free throw line
I remember when 25-5-5 was this rare air that maybe 1-2 players a season would reach and LeBron’s consistent 27-7-7 was mind blowing. Now it’s like a prerequisite to be in the MVP race.
Bro just look at ALL of those numbers, despite who you rooting for. Jesus those guys are killing it.
I think Embiid could go 36/15/9 and he wouldn’t repeat
Last year SGA has the most FT’s made. In retribution the refs won’t call a thing this year
Has defense gotten significantly worse in the last 10 years or are we just witnessing generational offensive players? If these players each averaged these stats for a whole season it would historic seasons for all of them compared to other players in the past. Im seriously wondering if the defense is worse now or are the players just insane right now.
Shai is doing the one thing people wanted to see and that’s winning, glad to see it payoff in the MVP rankings. His defense and playmaking has taken the leap.
I have a feeling voters will find a reason to feel bad for Embiid and just give it to him.
I think one Make-A-Wish MVP is enough for the big fella
KD not even in the top 10 with the hard carry he has been doing is pretty questionable
He isn’t hard carrying we’re like 1-6 without Book
Bam at number 9! Happy to see him getting some credit for his performance early on. Has started the season so well and looking like an All NBA guy.
Luka has been absurd this year. Would not be surprised to see him take it home this year if he stays healthy.
This has been the case the last 3 years running. I don’t believe Luka will continue at this pace based on the previous years being identical.
I know it’ll never happen, but I’d love to see a team Europe vs Team USA competitive game. I really think Europe might take it
Literally not true, there have been tons of 10 game stretches that have been better
The Embiid over Tatum stuff has to come to an end at some point. It’s getting absurd.
Assuming a healthy season from Jokic, it’s realistically going to take 65+ win seasons from Celtics, Mavs, or Sixers for Tatum/Luka/Joel to win.
I don’t think Dallas or Philly is good enough to do that, and while I wouldn’t totally rule it out for Boston, it’s still a very tall order.