The NBA official website announced the latest issue of the MVP rankings, no accident, Jokic, Embiid and Alphabet Brother are firmly in the top three, I have to say that the league still prefers big players, although it is now the era of small ball prevalence. It is worth mentioning that DeRozan directly rose 5 places from the 9th place in the previous period to 4th place, and he is also the highest-ranked defender player in the league. In 5th place is Curry, who is on par with the previous period, so he is completely out of MVP. The stars in 6th to 10th place are pure defenders, namely Booker, Morant, Doncic, Paul and Butler. Paul and DeRozan are the opposite, he directly dropped 5 places, and worse, he has an injury to his left hand that takes weeks to recover, and you won't see his name in the next MVP ranking. However, the players after the fourth place are basically accompanied by runners.
The second message comes from the Warriors, who are currently in good shape, firmly in second place in the West, and after Paul's injury, they still have the opportunity to hit the first place. Against this backdrop, warriors management made an important decision to delegate Wiseman to the development league. According to previous reports, Wiseman's injury has made substantial progress and is not far from a comeback. It is not surprising to fans that the Warriors made this decision, Thompson was also sent to the development league to train before his comeback, not to mention the second-year rookies who have not played a single game this season, and perhaps this will become a good tradition for the Warriors in the future. Of course, Wiseman's status in the Warriors is not low, and management has high hopes for him, and has been reluctant to add him to the chip in the Wiggins deal. Overall, the Warriors' lineup depth is still one of the best in the league, except for 4 stars with hundreds of millions of contracts, the young players who focus on training are all rookies with the top 10 picks.
Not only did the Clippers beat the Lakers to a 3-0 record, but there was also good news that the team's second-in-command George's injury made significant progress and he is expected to make a comeback in March, which means the Clippers still have hopes of qualifying for the playoffs. With the all-around core averaging 24+7+5 per game, the Clippers will have an advantage in the playoffs, and it's no exaggeration to say that they are more promising than the Lakers led by James. Despite the loss of the double core, the Clippers have been in the top eight in the West, which is enough to prove that they are a very resilient team, and the Lakers even if they do not have thick eyebrows, but there are two superstars, Hammer and Westbrook. What's more important is that Tyronelu's coaching ability is indeed stronger than Rivers'. As Reggie said, George, Powell and Leonard are all players averaging 20+ per game, and as long as they return, the team will remain the favourite to win the championship.