Last season it came down to Embiid and Embiid, with Giannis, Tatum, and SGA following.

This week’s MVP ladder is as follows

  1. Jokic
  2. Luka
  3. Embiid
  4. SGA
  5. Tatum
  6. Ant
  7. Hali
  8. KD
  9. Giannis
  10. LeBron

I think this year it will probably come down to Jokic Luka and SGA. If OKC can continue to stay around the top of the West and SGA continues his dominance on both offense and defense, he will be among the frontrunners.

Luka’s status essentially depends on the same factor as SGA’s, tena success. I’m less confident in Dallas than OKC, and SGA being elite on both sides of the court probably makes me lean toward him over Luka.

Jokic has to be the front runner, as long as Denver can do what they did last year and voters don’t hesitate to give Jokic a 3rd MVP, there is no reason why he shouldn’t be in strong consideration.

  • ploply67@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I think if the lakers click fully and stay fully healthy and get like a top 3 seed in the entire league, the narrative around Bron could get a little crazy

  • honestnbafan@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Jokic/Embiid/Giannis

    I think Mavs will drop a fair bit in the standings and SGA/Tatum won’t quite have the stats by the end of the season to compare to those three

    KD and Booker will take votes away from each other especially if they play as equally as they have so far

    Every year it’s supposed to be someone else’s turn and it never actually is lol

  • SvengaliUG@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    There are so many greats playing at an MVP level this season. For me, winning is what makes an MVP.

    To be a top MVP contender, you should lead your team to a Top 2 Conference seed/record.

    • jdjdnfnnfncnc@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I disagree. Team success obviously is very important, but if a player on a 3 seed is clearly much better than anyone on the 1 or 2 seeds I think they should get the MVP, right?