The 2016-17 NBA regular season has reached the month of December. With one full calendar month completed, who’s the leader in the early race for MVP?
The first full month of the 2016-17 NBA regular season is officially in the books. The brief week of October set the season in motion, but it was in November that the season began to gain the preliminary form of traction.
One month into the 2016-17 NBA regular season, a number of players are in pursuit of history—and no, that isn’t hyperbole.
A player is currently averaging a triple-double after 20 games played, and there’s reason to believe he’ll maintain this all-time pace. Others are putting forth two-way contributions that compare to even the greatest seasons in league history.
If that’s not enough, the laws of being a point guard are being re-written and the expectations for NBA big men are evolving.
For as much hyperbole as is admittedly spewed, this season could change the trajectory of the NBA forever. Players are eliminating position roles and evolving into legends before our very eyes, and the only rational response is to applaud their contributions before they pass us by.
The question is: who is the frontrunner for MVP after the first full month of the 2016-17 NBA regular season?