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NBA Player Power Rankings: The Final Push For MVP

By Maxwell Ogden

Apr 5, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) hands off the ball in the third quarter against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. The Thunder defeated the Nuggets 124-102. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 5, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) hands off the ball in the third quarter against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. The Thunder defeated the Nuggets 124-102. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports /
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After a long road that’s been both fruitful and tedious, the final month of the 2015-16 NBA regular season has arrived. Thus, the final push for MVP has begun.

Apr 5, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) hands off the ball in the third quarter against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. The Thunder defeated the Nuggets 124-102. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 5, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) hands off the ball in the third quarter against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. The Thunder defeated the Nuggets 124-102. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports /

For a vast majority of the 2015-16 NBA regular season, Stephen Curry has been too far ahead of the pack to even discuss the MVP award. Whether fair or foul, it was a foregone conclusion that the 28-year-old would win the honor for a second consecutive season.

With the final month of the 2015-16 NBA regular season having arrived, however, the race for MVP is not quite as clear as it used to be.

It remains difficult to make a case against Curry winning MVP. By achieving feats that hadn’t been accomplished since the legends of the 1960s and 1980s, however, Russell Westbrook is making it very easy to speak in his favor.

Behind Curry and Westbrook are a cast of players who are making powerful cases for All-NBA bids and post-season award consideration.

Unfortunately for some of the stars on this list, there are only so many All-NBA spots to go around. At least one member of the Top 5 will be relegated to the All-NBA Second Team due to positional restrictions, and certain members of the Top 15 will miss out altogether.

The question is, which players are thriving as the race for MVP and countless other awards enters its closing stretch?

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