2022-23 NBA MVP Ladder, Vol. 2: Giannis’ time off clears way for a new leader

There’s a shake-up at the top.

With all due respect to the players doing incredible things on .500 teams, but winning games is important when it comes to naming an MVP.

So while I think it’s possible for players like Kevin Durant, De’Aaron Fox and Tyrese Haliburton to make this list in the future, or even Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — who did make Vol. 1 — their play isn’t impacting winning enough yet. It took a monster 59-point outing for Joel Embiid to get a spot.

Luckily for everyone, we’re just four weeks into the season, so there’s still plenty of time to make MVP cases. These are the players with the best cases so far, with odds from BetMGM.

(Stats are prior to games on 11/14)

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