NBA Player Power Rankings: 2017 All-Star Weekend Edition

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Feb 11, 2017; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Golden State Warriors forward and NBA All-Star Kevin Durant (35) fights for position with Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) during the second quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

The 2017 NBA All-Star Break has officially arrived. Which players have emerged as the frontrunners for the All-NBA teams and the 2017 NBA MVP award?

The 2017 NBA All-Star Break has officially arrived. Teams will be granted the opportunity to rest, stars will take center stage at All-Star Weekend, and coaches and general managers will plot ways to validate their championship aspirations.

As the players, coaches, and executives prepare for the final months of the 2016-17 NBA regular season, it’s only fair to reflect on what’s already transpired.

Writing with no hyperbole whatsoever, the 2016-17 NBA regular season has been one of the most prolific in league history. Individual players are being unleashed on the Association in a way that it hasn’t been exposed to in decades.

No matter what it is that you chalk the spike in production up to, one thing has become abundantly clear in 2016-17: the race for MVP is as intriguing as it’s ever been.

One could argue that there are more than a handful of players who have a legitimate shot at winning MVP. Not only are players producing at all-time levels, but they’re elevating those around them and helping their respective teams overachieve.

That combination has inevitably created a race for the 2017 NBA MVP award that’s on pace to go down as one of the greatest in league history.