NBA MVP Rankings - 20 Jan
Nikola Jokic is the best basketball player in the NBA, and has been for the past few years, and as long as he is able to keep the Nuggets near the top of the standings, he will probably stay at the top of my MVP rankings, where he sits again this week. LeBron and Lillard dropped from the top 10 this week, letting a couple of younger stars jump in, while another rising star made a move up to #3 this week, passing the defending MVP and sitting right behind two former 2-time MVPs. Here are my current MVP and Rookie of the Year rankings, along with a few changes in the All-Time Player rankings:
Most Valuable Player
1 (1) Nikola Jokic - C - DEN
25.7 Pts (#15), 11.9 Reb (#4), 9.1 Ast (#4), 1.1 Stl, 0.9 Blk, .583 FG% (#14), .350 3P%, .821 FT%
2 (2) Giannis Antetokounmpo - PF - MIL
31.2 Pts (#3), 11.4 Reb (#6), 5.9 Ast, 1.3 Stl (#15), 1.1 Blk, .608 FG% (#9), .235 3P%, .677 FT%
3 (5) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - PG - OKC
31.0 Pts (#4), 5.7 Reb, 6.3 Ast (#18), 2.2 Stl (#1), 0.8 Blk, .552 FG% (#19), .324 3P%, .891 FT% (#15)
4 (3) Joel Embiid - C - PHI
35.1 Pts (#1), 11.4 Reb (#5), 5.9 Ast, 1.2 Stl, 1.9 Blk (#10), .538 FG%, .364 3P%, .885 FT% (#17)
5 (4) Luka Doncic - PG - DAL
33.6 Pts (#2), 8.3 Reb, 9.2 Ast (#3), 1.4 Stl (#9), 0.6 Blk, .485 FG%, .376 3P%, .778 FT%
6 (6) Tyrese Haliburton - PG - IND
23.6 Pts, 4.1 Reb, 12.6 Ast (#1), 1.1 Stl, 0.6 Blk, .496 FG%, .400 3P%, .862 FT%
7 (7) Trae Young - PG - ATL
27.2 Pts (#8), 3.1 Reb, 10.9 Ast (#2), 1.4 Stl (#8), 0.2 Blk, .421 FG%, .359 3P%, .858 FT%
8 (NR) Domantas Sabonis - C - SAC
20.1 Pts, 12.6 Reb (#1), 8.0 Ast (#7), 0.8 Stl, 0.6 Blk, .614 FG% (#8), .413 3P%, .668 FT%
9 (NR) Jayson Tatum - PF - BOS
26.9 Pts (#10), 8.4 Reb, 4.4 Ast, 1.0 Stl, 0.5 Blk, .472 FG%, .367 3P%, .812 FT%
10 (10) Anthony Davis - C - LAL
25.2 Pts (#16), 12.1 Reb (#3), 3.8 Ast, 1.2 Stl, 2.5 Blk (#4), .557 FG% (#17), .318 3P%, .810 FT%
Honorable Mention: Damian Lillard - PG - MIL, LeBron James - PF - LAL, Anthony Edwards - SG - MIN, Tyrese Maxey - PG - PHI, Kevin Durant - PF - PHX, Jalen Brunson - PG - NYK
Rookie of the Year
1 (1) Victor Wembanyama - C - SAS
19.8 Pts, 10.1 Reb (#13), 2.9 Ast, 1.1 Stl, 3.1 Blk (#1), .461 FG%, .293 3P%, .806 FT%
2 (2) Chet Holmgren - C - OKC
17.4 Pts, 7.2 Reb, 2.8 Ast, 0.6 Stl, 2.5 Blk (#5), .542 FG%, .385 3P%, .787 FT%
3 (3) Dereck Lively II - C - DAL
8.9 Pts, 7.8 Reb, 1.3 Ast, 0.6 Stl, 1.4 Blk (#17), .735 FG%, .000 3P%, .568 FT%
4 (5) Ausar Thompson - SF - DET
8.2 Pts, 6.8 Reb, 2.0 Ast, 0.9 Stl, 1.0 Blk, .455 FG%, .130 3P%, .654 FT%
5 (4) Keyonte George - PG - UTA
11.1 Pts, 2.9 Reb, 4.4 Ast, 0.5 Stl, 0.1 Blk, .373 FG%, .328 3P%, .806 FT%
All-Time Player Rank Changes
Nikola Jokic has passed Isiah Thomas to move up to #36
Kyrie Irving has passed Maurice Cheeks, Deron Williams, and Ben Wallace to move up to #68
Joel Embiid has passed Bob Lanier and Amare Stoudemire to move up to #93