NBA Player Power Rankings: Who’s The Leader For MVP After December?

The month of December has concluded and a new year has begun. Which superstar is leading the race for MVP after the month of December?

The 2016-17 regular season is shaping up to be one of the most influential campaigns in NBA history. Statistical possibilities are being rediscovered and rewritten as players produce in a manner that no one expected them to.

As the standings take shape and the MVP race is put into perspective, however, one can’t help but wonder if statistical infatuation is missing the mark.

The end goal for every team is to win games, just as the reason superstars are paid like superstars is because of their value to the pursuit of victory. Statistics are pretty and easy to value, but how much do they mean if they don’t result in a win?

The 2016-17 NBA regular season has been the perfect platform for players to establish their individual greatness, but the MVP should be the player who elevates their team the most.

In the first Player Power Rankings of 2017, the goal is to find the proper balance between statistical brilliance and true value. There’s a delicate balance between numbers and winning when attempting to avoid overvaluing one or the other.

The question is: which player truly is the NBA MVP following the completion of the 2016 calendar year?