Did LeBron cast an MVP vote during all-star draft? McGrawDHSports picks the NBA's award winners at the break. NBA
There's no shortage of MVP candidates in the NBA this season, but what happened Sunday during the all-star draft was interesting.
The truth is Jokic, Embiid and Tatum are all solid MVP candidates, as are Antetokounmpo and Dallas' Luka Doncic. There are no wrong answers. There have been three three-peats for NBA MVP -- Larry Bird from 1984-86, Wilt Chamberlain from 1966-68 and Bill Russell from 1961-63. Sixth man award: An argument could be made for Russell Westbrook after he averaged 16.2 points, 7.7 assists and 6.1 rebounds for the Lakers. But since the Lakers tried hard to get rid of him, let's assume he won't get many first-place votes. Ex-Bull Bobby Portis has a good chance, while Boston's Malcolm Brogdon will get some support. 1. Portis, Bucks; 2. Brogdon; 3. Westbrook.
Most improved: This should be a two-man race between Utah's Lauri Markkanen and Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. While Gilgeous-Alexander made the jump from star to superstar, Markkanen had a bigger increase, from 14.8 to 24.9 ppg. Former Stevenson superstar Jalen Brunson made a nice jump too after moving from Dallas to New York. 1. Markkanen; 2. Gilgeous-Alexander; 3. Brunson.
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