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NBA Player Power Rankings: Has Stephen Curry Won MVP Yet?

By Maxwell Ogden

Jan 27, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts after being called for a foul against the Dallas Mavericks in the second quarter at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 27, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts after being called for a foul against the Dallas Mavericks in the second quarter at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 21, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (32) sits on the bench in the third quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 21, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (32) sits on the bench in the third quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

Honorable Mention: Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Lakers

Last Rank: No. 19

Position: Power Forward

Age: 26

Slash Line: .508/.353/.725

Season Averages: 34.9 MPG, 23.2 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 1.6 ORPG, 5.0 APG, 0.7 SPG

Since going down with a partially torn left quadriceps tendon, Blake Griffin has remained in the Top 20. He was No. 6 at the time of his injury, and projected to come back in a small enough window to be listed amongst the best, thus far.

With a second injury now occurring, Griffin is officially out of the Top 20.

It was later revealed that Griffin engaged in a physical altercation with one of the team’s equipment staff members.

It’s a disappointing incident, to say the very least.

Griffin is expected to miss four-to-six weeks due to this latest injury. Having already missed 16 games, it’d be impossible to justify keeping Griffin in the Top 20, especially with his not yet making a full recovery from the quadriceps injury.

His play clearly warrants it, but when a player is absent for as long as Griffin, they must be removed from the player power rankings.

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