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The second half of the NBA season is here and while we’ve had a two-man race for most of the season, there is a third option that is making noise, and he’s the only healthy player of the top three.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (-210) and Nikola Jokic (+300) are the frontrunners for MVP and rightfully so. The two have won the past two MVP awards and four of the past five, but Cade Cunningham (+1400) has steadily been the third option in this race.
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Detroit recorded the best record in the NBA during the first half of the season and Cunningham has played 47 out of 53 games, which is more than the other four players on this top-five list. If SGA, Jokic, Luka Doncic (+2000) and/or Victor Wembanyama (+3500) struggle to reach the 65-game minimum, then Cunningham’s odds will continue to improve as he will certainly reach 65-plus games played at this rate.
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1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder (-210)
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Points Per Game: 31.8 (2nd)
Assists Per Game: 6.4 (16th)
Rebounds Per Game: 4.4 RPG (110th)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander last played on February 3rd and missed the last five games for the Thunder with an abdominal injury. SGA has missed seven games in total this season and is expected back within a few games for the start of the second half, if not, right away on the 20th against the Brooklyn Nets.
Oklahoma City went 2-3 in the last five games without SGA as Detroit overtook OKC for the best record in the NBA. Last year, SGA received 71 out of 100 first-place votes for MVP (Jokic got 29) and this year, he could see a similar number of votes, if not more depending on whether or not Jokic or Victor Wembanyama meet the 65-game requirement.
SGA is second in the NBA with 31.8 points per game over 33.3 minutes per game and is averaging career-highs in field goal percentage (55.4%) and assists (6.4). The current price of -210 for SGA to win MVP is likely the lowest odds he will have the remainder of the season, pending another injury. I would be shocked if…
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