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1. Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets

2. Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks

3. Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers

4. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder

5. Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics

The Next Five: Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Haliburton, Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James.

https://www.nba.com/news/kia-mvp-ladder-nov-24-2023-edition

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[–] montiel_scores@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

How is SGA not 1-2 right now?

[–] 0percentwinrate@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

He's basically new Tatum. His team is very good even when he's not on the floor. I'd still put him over Luka and Joel because you need to respect the record, and Shai clearly their #1 guy.

[–] Friendly-Thought-973@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It’s funny because Shai’s impact metrics are like top 2-3 in almost every stat.

Only behind in Jokic

[–] 0percentwinrate@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

The problem with EPM or other impact metrics is they aren’t reliable to quantify defensive impact. On/off analysis isn’t the end all method as well ofc. Either way, it still stands true that Shai #4 isn’t the most controversial thing here.

[–] lethalizer@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

His team is very good even when he's not on the floor

Uh, any stats to back this up? Cause this is clearly not true lmao

[–] BlueJays007@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What? The whole thing with Tatum is we’ve historically fallen way off when he’s not on the floor.

Despite all the other good players we’ve had over the years, the difference in performance with him on vs off the floor has consistently been insane.

Haven’t looked much into Shai’s on/off numbers yet but I’d be pretty surprised if what you’re saying is true based on the little I have seen.

[–] 0percentwinrate@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Since you said, I checked Clearing the Glass just now. I edited my comment to address what you mentioned. Yes, Tatum has the biggest impact on their team, so does Shai. But there are players who have far bigger impact on their team. What you said is true that Tatum’s on/off is massive, but in a context of the MVP race, it puts him and Shai (far) below Jokic (and Hali, that is if we ignore team records).

[–] ThomasFurke@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Lotta great players playing great rn