From Curry leading the way at the beginning of the season to Doncic's next pick-up, from Durant's strong attack to Jokic's state recovery... At the beginning of the season, people never expected that the MVP battle this season would be so fierce. The next few days, the annual All-Star Weekend will be played in Cleveland, which also means that the regular season of the new season is nearing the end. So at this moment, who has the advantage in the mvp battle?
Recently, Scott Rafferty, an expert in the US media "Sporting News", wrote an article in which he listed the current five mvp hot spots, which triggered widespread discussion among fans.
No. 5, Paul
Like James, the 36-year-old Paul still maintains excellent competitive form, averaging 14.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 10.7 assists in 57 games this season, under his leadership, the Suns are currently in the league with a record of 48 wins and 10 losses, leading the second-place Warriors by as many as 6.5 wins.
Despite having young players such as Booker, Ayton and Bridges in the squad, Paul is undoubtedly the core leader of this team. Before he joined the team, the team had missed the playoffs for years in a row, but last year they reached the Finals. Whether it is personal ability or data performance, Paul is very much like Nash that year, who won the regular season MVP trophy for two consecutive years.
4th place, DeRozan
In last summer's player market, DeRozan was ruthlessly rejected by the Lakers, and Knicks management actually made a judgment that he was about to be eliminated by the league, but a few months later, he set a career high with 28.1 points per game, in addition to 5.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists. As a defender, he shoots more than 50% of his shots, and in recent times, in the last 8 games, he has scored more than 30 points, and in the arena of the United Center, the home fans have sounded mvp for him. Not only because of his stats, but also because the Bulls currently have a record of 38 wins and 21 losses to the first place in the East.
3rd place, alphabet brother
Although James has not faded out of the league, the alphabet brother has already ushered in his own era, the 27-year-old Greek big forward, has twice won the regular season MVP, 1 time led the team to win the championship and was elected to the Finals MVP. He has averaged 29.4 points, 11.2 rebounds and 6.1 assists so far this season, and the Bucks are now in the top three in the East with 36 wins and 23 losses after a stumble at the beginning of the season. Alphabet Brother Around has also returned to the MVP competition ranks again. For this defending champion, The Alphabet Brother is the prime of the interior and the unquestionable core of both ends of the attack and defense.
2nd place, Embiid
Like Alphabet Brother's role in the Bucks, Embiid started his own era with the 76ers. In 45 games this season, he averaged 29.3 points, 11.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, shooting 49.1 percent from the field and 36 percent from three-point range. As an interior player, Embiid has an all-round attacking technique comparable to that of a defender, can retreat jump shots, can play low back singles, and if you don't pay the price of fouls, it's hard to stop him. The 76ers are currently fifth in the East with 34 wins and 23 losses, and given that they have been missing a top-paid player in previous games, it is rare to achieve such a result.
No. 1, Jokic
As last season's regular season MVP, this season Jokic has the hope of winning this prestigious award. So far, he's averaging 26.2 points, 13.8 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game, shooting 57.4 percent from the field and 37.9 percent from three-point range. The Nuggets are currently sixth in the West with 33 wins and 25 losses, and with Murray and Porter Jr. constantly injured, Jokic is like a giant against the world, attacking, organizing, defending, and in the ranking of a number of high-level data, he is a riding on the dust.
Honorable Mentions: Morant, Booker, Doncic, Curry, James, Butler