Earlier, the NBA released odds for the regular season MVP, with Curry topping the list with -120, while Durant (+300) and Alphabet Brother (+650) were two each. Third, Jokic is in fourth place with +1200, Embiid/Harden is in +2500 and tied for fifth, James/DeRozan is in +4000 in sixth place, and Doncic/Booker/Paul is seventh with +5000. In fact, there is not much controversy about the top three, but deRozan, who has been in hot form recently, can only blame the sixth place, even lower than Embiid, Jokic, who led the team to not even score the top four in the division, it is indeed a bit unspeakable.
First of all, let's talk about the first Curry, no one can think of the lack of Klay, Wiseman, coupled with last year's two main rotations Ofubre, Pascal also left, the Warriors can actually temporarily occupy the leading position in the league with a record of 28 wins and 7 losses during this period, and this may be really thanks to Curry, who is 33 years old. After reaching a 4-year, 215 million super salary extension with the Warriors in the offseason, Curry naturally has to uphold the responsibility of a team star and continue to play his peak this season.
As of now, he has averaged 27.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6 assists per game, and the three shooting rates have reached 43.4%, 40% and 92% respectively, Curry is far more important to this Warrior than the 20 points on the book, in the team's tactical launch point, and how to connect teammates to participate in both ends of the attack and defense, Curry plays an extremely important role, the reason why the Warriors can maintain the current super competitiveness, Curry bears the brunt of it, and put it at the top of the MVP list, it is understandable, After all, in terms of team results and personal data, Curry is not picky at all.
And the second place Durant, there is also not much controversy, if it is not the recent Bulls state is booming, the Nets should continue to sit in their eastern leader position, and the reason why they can still maintain such a strong competitiveness in the absence of major generals, Durant's coming forward is absolutely the key.
After recovering from a major injury to an Achilles tendon rupture last season, Durant not only maintained a 26.9 points output during the regular season, but also won a career-best 34.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists in the playoffs. This season, in the absence of Irving, Harden was isolated, and even the main rotation was almost destroyed, it was by Durant to open his own death mode, averaging 29.8 points per game, so that the Nets temporarily stabilized the position.
The third alphabet brother, as last season's FMVP, career has gained 2 consecutive regular season MVP, the reason why it is slightly inferior to Durant, Curry, to a large extent, may be that the Bucks' record is only the third place in the East (25 wins and 13 losses), due to the fact that many of the main players in the squad have encountered isolation, injuries and other situations, the alphabet brother has not been able to play recently because of the trigger agreement, but even so they can still maintain the top three positions in the east of the group of males, it is really quite difficult, and in terms of personal data, Alphabet Brother can also average 27.8 points, 11.6 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game, and the overall performance is even slightly better than Durant, Curry, but the team's record is stuck there, and he can only temporarily rank third.
And DeRozan, who is tied for sixth place with James, has always been underestimated by the league, before the Raptors, even if DeRozan averaged 20+ points per game, but never once in his career was selected for the best team, and was traded to the Spurs for 3 years, he has also been reading with the young players who have rebuilt the team, reducing his average number of shots per game. However, this season to the Bulls, DeRozan averaged 26.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, and even staged a three-point kill for two consecutive days, becoming the first person in NBA history, plus the current Bulls are at the top of the Eastern Conference with a record of 24 wins and 10 losses, if DeRozan can't even enter the top five, or even the top three, it is indeed a bit unspeakable.