The leader/rear of the Thunder and the pivot of the nuggets have taken off on their competitors. Giannis antetokounmpo Thus compiles very good statistics but the bucks are too inconsistent and fragile to allow him to really mingle with the race. On the side of the riders, it is the collective that makes the difference while the Celtics are too feverish to make Jayson Tatum A realistic candidate …
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the season or never?
What are the arguments in favor of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ? The strongest is undoubtedly that he realizes exactly what we ask a MVP this season. He is the undisputed boss of a Thunder who is largely the best team of his conference, despite the loss of Chet Holmgren, and he weighs on both sides of the field.
He also achieved some performances of choice to solidify his candidacy, especially during the lesson given to the riders and he is above all the locomotive of a group made up above all of soldiers at his side.
Certainly, Jalen Williams will accompany him to the All-Star Game this season, but the winger has lost efficiency. This is not the case with “SGA”, which lodges evening after evening its opponents with its panoply of feints and its ability to go to the circle, sanction in halfway or recover free throws. It is said that the great players constantly surprise the defenders while we know what the very great players will do, without managing to stop them. Clearly, this season, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is in the box of very great players …
Nikola Jokic, bonus to the best player in the world?
For Nikola Jokicthe arguments are the same as those of its first three MVP trophies. The Serbian is undoubtedly the best player in the world at the moment, and undoubtedly the most “valuable” in NBA.
While running in a triple-double-double, he carries his team at arm's length, with a Jamal Murray who has very recently launched his season, and a limited “supporting cast”, and sometimes frustrating, at the 'Image of Michael Porter Jr. If Denver is in the Top 4 of the West, it is very largely because Nikola Jokic is there.
If we take the term “MVP” at the foot of the letter, the “Joker” is therefore perhaps the most “precious” player for his team, because the Nuggets would probably not win many games without him …
Nevertheless, between the “fatigue” of voters, who may want to reward another exceptional campaign, and the defensive limits of the Nuggets, which Nikola Jokic does not compensate, the current dynamics lean for Shai Gilgeous- Alexander, Like its increasingly low rating Among the bookmakers indicates.
MVP 2025 race: our top 5
1-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder)
Assessment: 37 victories, 9 defeats – 1st to the west.
Match: 45 disputed out of 46 possible.
Stats: 32.5 pts, 5.2 Reb, 6.0 pads, 2.0 int, 1.0 CTR and 2.7 pdb in 35 min.
Percentages: 53% in the shoot, including 35% at 3-point, and 90% on throws.
2 – Nikola Jokic (Nuggets)
Assessment: 29 victories, 19 defeats – 4th to the west.
Match: 42 disputed out of 48 possible.
Stats: 29.6 pts, 12.8 Reb, 10.1 pads, 1.8 int, 0.6 CTR and 3.2 pdb in 36 min.
Percentages: 57% in the shoot, 48% of which is 3-point, and 81% on throws.
3 – Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks)
Assessment: 26 victories, 20 defeats – 4th to the east.
Match: 40 on 46 possible.
Stats: 31.8 pts, 12.2 Reb, 5.9 PADS, 0.8 int, 1.3 CTR and 3.4 pdb in 35 min.
Percentages: 61% in the shoot, including 14% at 3-point, and 58% on throws.
4 – Jayson Tatum (Celtics)
Assessment: 34 victories, 15 defeats – 2nd to the east.
Match: 46 disputed out of 49 possible.
Stats: 26.7 pts, 8.9 Reb, 5.5 pads, 1.2 int, 0.5 CTR and 2.9 pdb in 36 min.
Percentages: 45% in the shoot, 35% of which is 3-point, and 80% on throws.
5-Karl-Anthony Towns (Knicks)
Assessment: 32 victories, 16 defeats – 3rd to the east.
Match: 43 disputed out of 48 possible.
Stats: 24.6 pts, 13.7 Reb, 3.4 pads, 1.0 int, 0.9 CTR and 2.5 pdb in 35 min.
Percentages: 54% in the shoot, 42% of which are 3-point, and 84% on throws.
