Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stays in front of the deadline for post trade Nikola Jokić

Welcome back to the NBA MVP Monday at the clutchinopoint points while recaling the latest ranking among the best players in the league to see who will lead the house an illustrated end season prize.

After a weekly break because of the NBA Rokovina, we returned in full force to discuss the current discussion between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić It refers to the NBA’s MVP reward.

While anything can happen during the last two months in the season, this race between Gilgeous-Aleksandra and Jokic can be easily reduced in team records and how each player ends down the traffic.

In the case of Gilgeous-Alexander, its resume still looks very strong for several reasons. Except for the fact that Chet Holmgren returnedAnd Thunderstorm is still the best team in the NBA, Gilgeous-Alexander leads the league in scoring. Shay has reached at least 25 points in 20-straight games.

At this point, everything Jokic is not surprising to anyone. This notion of “voters” is 100 percent, there is a medium members to vote for the MVP award, which is embarrassed because many people who are chosen to vote on these awards know nothing about K’s and O’s basketball.

Many of them did not even play basketball in high school, a collegial or professional level. Too bad we still count on media members to choose who “they believe” to conquer every prize, especially because it is all the competition on popularity based on their links around the league.

Still, Jokic once again had an amazing season and record numbers like video games. In addition to averaging three times twice this season, Jokić is another in the league when it comes to the percentage of shooting in three points.

And Gilgeous-Alexander and Jokic remain at the very top of the Ranking of the NBA MVP with very little separating them. The only difference is that OKC Thunder leads Denver Nuggets In the west table, which could eventually push SGA through Jokić for the NBA’s MVP award.

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1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder

Previous Rank: # 1

2024-25 Season statistics: 50 games, 32.7 points, 6.0 help, 5.1 jumps, 1.9 stealing, 1.0 blocks, 52.8 fg%, 35.2 3p%

As already mentioned, Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 25 points in 20 straight plays. There are 15 games in this sepa with at least 30 points, five games with at least 40 points and Three different games with at least 50 points. Gilgeous-Aleksander scored a career for 54 points against Jazz Utah 22. January.

While the thunder is a complete team with talents in all position, Gilgeous-Alexander is one-piece to carry their attack on insult. Between this and the fact that he leads the league in scoring, SGA is currently a favorite MVP.

2 Nikola Jokic – Denver Nuggets

Previous Rank: # 2

2024-25 Season statistics: 47 games, 29.6 points, 12.7 Starts, 10.3 Assadis, 1.8 stealing, 57.5 fg%, 46.2 3p%

Nuggets Trail Memphis Grizzlies for 1.5 matches for 2 seeds in the Western Conference. It is probably unlikely that Denver will compensate the city of Oklahoma, but never say never. For the first time, for the first time and nuggets seconds in the west, this MVP discussion between Gilgeous-Aleksander and Jokić will be reduced to its performances in the year.

So far through five games in February, Jokić Averages 29.4 points, 11.6 helps, and 11.2 jump per game while shooting 63.2 percent from the floor and 37.9 percent from the range in three points.

There is really nothing that Jokic proves more, because everyone still overlooks his historical triple double numbers. Up to 47 Games Jokic registered a Liga-High 24 Triple-Dubles14 more than Lebron James (10) per second.

Thunder and Nuggets will meet in the game on the back back at the beginning of March. These two matches between SGA and Jokic could drastically affect the NBA MVP race.

3. Giannis Antetokounpo – Milvaukee Bucks

Previous Rank: # 3

2024-25 Season statistics: 41 Games, 31.8 points, 12.2 Stands, 5.9 helps, 1.3 blocks, 60.8 fg%

Giannis Antetokounpo has a calf injury and will miss the following two MILVAUKEE BUCKS matches in the All-Star break. His status when the Bucks continued the game 20. February is unknown, but the 41 total team of Teams played by this point. If he missed more than 17 games, Antetokounpo will be incapable of rewards and honors at the end of the season.

Unfortunately, Giannis missed every last four games for this injury. Before you sit, double the MVP recorded at least 30 points and 10 rebounds in five straight games, as well as at nine of the last 12 games as a whole.

There is no renunciation of antetokoungo, but it is hard to imagine it outweighs it either on Gilgeous-Aleksandar or Jokic.

4. Jaison Tatum – Boston Celtics

Previous Rank: # 4

2024-25 Season statistics: 50 games, 26.8 points, 8.6 Starts, 5.6 Helps, 1.2 steals, 45.3 fg%, 36.1 3p%

In spite of the narrative that surrounds him not to enhance great games, it was not the case late for Jaison Tatum. Not only had 35 points, 11 assists, and seven rebounds in the pop-up 118-110 victory in Philadelphia 76ers, but Tatum also had 40 points in the latest 131-104 victory in Boston Celtery over New York Knicks.

Tatum was MVP Kelter this season, and he has them once again in a position to claim the name. Boston has a solid control with 2 seeds and may be able to start in the upper place in the east if Cliveland Cavaliers hit a rough patch.

5. Karl-Anthony Towns – New York Knicks

Previous Rank: # 5

2024-25 Season statistics: 47 games, 24.0 points, 13.5 improvis, 3.3 assists, 53.1 fg%, 42.8 3p%

Knicks are immediately behind the pa and Celtic in the East Table. It is largely thanks to Karl-Anthony Cities And what he achieved this season.

The cities are tied to 17. The place in scoring and the second is only in the Domomas Sabonis jump. It is also in third place with 39 double doubles this season, last only Jokić (40) and domantas sabonis (46).

The problem with the cities in the MVP race is that he fought for the last week. Had only nine points and nine jumps in the most recent loss of the Celtici team and The cities are seems limited by injury to remember He had jobs. It will be interesting to see if this issue still exists through a break in All-Star and the last part of the season.

They are just missing the cut

6 Donovan Mitchell – Cleveland Cavaliers (Ranked # 7 last week)

7. Anthoni Edwards – Minnesota Timbervolves (Neckendid last week)

8. CADE CUNNINGHAM – Detroit clips (Ranked no. 8 last week)

9. Victor Vembaniama – San Antonio Spurs (Ranked # 6 last week)

10. Lebron James – Los Angeles Lakers (Netrand last week)