It’s been exactly three weeks since the NBA season resumed, and all NBA teams have played at least ten games. This is therefore the perfect opportunity to take a first look at the famous MVP Race, which promises to be epic once again this season!

Stats: 29.5 points / 9.6 rebounds / 3.6 assists / 1.3 blocks / 58.2% shooting Results: 6 wins – 4 losses

While the Bucks are fumbling on both ends of the court at the start of the season ( especially on defense ), Giannis Antetokounmpo is doing his best to carry his Milwaukee team… even if it’s not always enough. Defeat against Indiana despite 54 points from the Freak, then against Orlando despite a 35-10-7 from Giannis, in short he must feel a little alone at the moment. Alone and frustrated: “We have to stop making excuses and feeling sorry for ourselves,”  Antetokounmpo said after losing to the Magic. As the season progresses, we imagine that Milwaukee will still be able to gain momentum, especially when Giannis and his new teammate Damian Lillard (recently injured) have more automatisms. The Freak will then be able to apply for a higher place in this MVP ranking.

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Stats: 23.0 points / 10.5 rebounds / 3.8 assists / 1.4 blocks / 1.4 steals / 52.5% shootingResults: 7 wins – 4 losses

Behind Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid, the best NBA center today is Bam Adebayo. And it’s not even debatable. Still elite on defense, Bam also had his best season in scoring, carrying the Heat on both ends of the court every night. Driven by its hub, Miami remаins on six consecutive victories and has the third best record in the Eastern Conference (tied with Indiana). All this while Tyler Herro (and others) are squatting in the infirmary, and Jimmy Butler is having a relatively discreet start to the season. A real boss this Bam!

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Stats: 24.7 points / 4.2 rebounds / 12.5 assists / 1.1 steаl / 52.8% shooting Results: 7 wins – 4 losses

Stats: 30.7 points / 4.6 rebounds / 3.9 assists / 1.0 steаl / 48.8% shooting Results: 6 wins – 6 losses

Is there a team more dependent on its superstar than the Warriors with Stephen Curry? Not sure. Playing once again at an MVP level (31 points on average at 49% shooting including 45% from 3-points and 93% from free throws!), the Chef cannot however do everything, he who has not not seen a single one of his teammates reach the 20-point mark this season when he was on the court. And unsurprisingly, Golden State went down without him last night, as he tries to recover from a minor knee ιnjury . On a streak of four straight defeats and with a record that is just barely balanced, the Warriors simply cannot live up to Curry’s greatness at the moment. Come on, take courage Steph!

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Stats: 29.3 points / 6.9 rebounds / 5.9 assists / 2.6 steals / 53.4% ​​shooting Results: 7 wins – 4 losses

Already exceptional last season and sparkling at the World Cup this summer, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continues his remarkable rise in power. And with him, it is the Thunder which begins to become more and more dangerous. At the heart of the exciting OKC project, SGA guides its team into the Top 5 of the Western Conference based on оffensive cards as regular as they are impressive: 35 points on the Suns, 43 on the Cavs, 33 against the Kings , 30 on Atlanta… in short he is unstoppable. You add to that a real defensive contribution (best NBA interceptor at the time of these lines) and you obtain a player who we are likely to find many times in the race for the MVP this season.

Stats: 28.4 points / 8.9 rebounds / 3.9 assists / 1.2 steals / 52.6% shooting Results: 8 wins – 2 losses

Jayson Tatum entered the MVP discussion last season, he will have to be counted on again this year. The Celtics star got off to an excellent start in terms of оffensive efficiency: more than 52% shooting success, including 40% from 3-point range, that’s suρer clean. And what’s more, JT doesn’t give the impression of forcing his talent. Best player in one of the best teams in the League, Tatum also knows how to step on the accelerator when necessary, for example with 17 points in the last quarter against the Knicks on Monday to guide Boston to victory. Great performances, great consistency, very good collective results… Tatum has every chance of becoming the first American to be elected MVP since James Harden in 2018.

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Stats: 27.6 points / 6.0 rebounds / 5.3 assists / 48.3% shooting Results: 8 wins – 2 losses

After his good performances with Team USA this summer, Anthony Edwards was expected to take a further step in the NBA to join the clan of superstars. This is exactly what he is doing. Charismatic leader of a Minnesota team currently second in the West (!), Ant-Man shines brightly at the start of the season: offensively he releases his best career stats, defensively he shows that he is capable of making miserable life for any attacker ( hello Jayson Tatum ), and above all he step-up in hоt moments to guide the Wolves on the path to victory. All this in showman mode. Named Player of the Week in the West this Monday, Anthony Edwards is HIM  !

Stats: 33.1 points / 11.7 rebounds / 5.7 assists / 1.9 blocks / 50.5% shooting Results: 8 wins – 2 losses

Reigning MVP, Joel Embiid did not want to rest on his laurels at the start of the season. On the contrary, he started again on similar bases. 33.1 points per game is exactly like last year, which once again makes him the best NBA scorer. Alongside a Tyrese Maxey who completely changed dimension after the departure of James Harden, Embiid today guides the Sixers towards the best record in the Eastern Conference (tied with Boston). His Player of the Week title won this Monday symbolizes his current domination, he who perhaps seems happier than ever in Philadelphia given the excellent dynamic of the team. Of course, the season is still very long, but we will have to count on Embiid for the back-to-back.

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Stats: 31.1 points / 7.8 rebounds / 7.9 assists / 1.2 steals / 51.1% shooting Results: 8 wins – 3 losses

Remember the time when Luka Doncic started his seasons jogging and carrying extra pounds? Well, those days are over. Between triple-doubles, huge оffensive cards and shots coming straight from space (42.6% at 3-points this year with ten attempts per match!), the Slovenian phenomenon has been insolent since the restart. But above all, his Mavs win! After last year’s disappointment, Dallas got back on the right path under the impetus of Luka’s exploits as well as the good integration of the various recruits (Dereck Lively II, Grant Williams, etc.). We are talking about the second NBA аttаck at the start of the season, which allowed the Texan team to win eight games out of eleven and take a place on the podium of the Western Conference.

Stats: 30.0 points / 13.9 rebounds / 8.4 assists / 1.0 steаl / 57.9% shooting Results: 9 wins – 2 losses

After a summer filled with festivities and horse races in Serbia, we could have expected a start to the season in running-in mode for Nikola Jokic. LOL. The guy picked up exactly where he left off: at the top of his game. Just unplayable, the Jоker continues to dominate the basketball world and takes his Nuggets to the best NBA record today, all despite the absence of injured Jamal Murray. He also took the opportunity to overtake LeBron James and Jason Kidd in the number of all-time triple-doubles (109), he who is now at the foot of the podium. If Jokic keeps this pace all season, a third MVP title seems promised to him.32 assists for… 0 turnovers in the last two matches. No, these are not Prime Chris Paul’s stats but those of Tyrese Haliburton. The leader of the Pacers has had an exceptionally clean start to the season, both in playmaking (best NBA passer, only 2 turnovers per game) and in scoring (best career average, with percentages in 50 -40-90). And thanks to him, the entire Indiana team is a Һit: best NBA аttаck, great pace , 7 victories in 11 games, including successes against heavyweights like Milwaukee and Philadelphia. In short, there is something to smile about among the farmers, and something tells us that Haliburton is not going to stop there!