The MVP race should be over. In fact, it probably is over… for the wrong person.
It’s been known for months that this year’s race is between two stars: Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. All available polls, betting markets and vibe-checks support that interpretation. Gilgeous-Alexander leads the NBA in scoring on the best team in the league, and Jokic is averaging a 29-point triple-double. Seems like a decent debate, right?
I’d love for it to be, but Gilgeous-Alexander might be about to run away with it for no good reason. He had 70% of the first-place votes in ESPN’s recent straw poll of voters — to Jokic’s 29% —
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