James Harden and other NBA players have made their choices clear about who the next MVP should be.
The MVP race is over, and as a result, everything is the outcome. Both Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgauss Alexander have had an incredible second year in a row.
Bill Simmons won the award for support of Nicola Jokic and likened it to Michael Jordan. Nick Wright used Michael Jordan to insist on Shy Gilgauss Alexander over Nicola Jokic.
Several people respect who wins the prestigious award. It seems like neither player has an incorrect answer.
But how do other current NBA players feel? According to James Harden, they all have one winner in mind.
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Rachel Nichols was talking on the show with Chris Mannicks about the current MVP race between Nikola Jokic and Shay Gilgauss Alexander.
An NBA correspondent revealed that she spoke to James Harden about the issue. And while Harden and the rest of the NBA agree that Jokic is a better player, Shy deserves to win the award this year.
“I talked a bit with James Harden this morning before the Clippers left for Denver and then they said, ‘Who’s the best player?’ And he said, “Well, Jokic is the best player.” ”
“But even he said, “All the players, we want Shai to win the MVP for the season and victory he had.”
“I think just looking at statistics, statistics, statistics, statistics, statistics, it really is a more factor for them than some people outside. But he says, of course, Jokic is the best player.”
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If what Harden is saying is true, then you might like Shay Gilgauss Alexander to win the MVP. But that’s far from a completed transaction.
Both players have posted incredible numbers this season. While Shai led the NBA in scoring, Jokic averaged triple doubles, scoring, rebounding and assisting in the top three all year round.
However, it appears that the determinant is the team’s performance. The Thunder finished the season with a NBA record 68-14.
Last season, Jokic won the MVP with Shai despite Shai and Thunder having better records. Under similar circumstances, it may be too many to expect the same results for the second year in a row.