The race for MVP and the All-NBA teams is nearing its end. Which players are leading the chase for the NBA’s most prestigious honors?
The 2016-17 NBA regular season has been one of the most historic campaigns in league history. From a statistical perspective, players are achieving feats that are either unprecedented or unseen since previous generations.
The question is: who is the current frontrunner for MVP and who might be joining them as a member of the 2017 All-NBA teams?
In this week’s edition of the 2017 NBA Player Power Rankings, a measure of clarity is provided. Not only are there four legitimate MVP candidates, but there are a number of guards, forwards, and centers competing for a limited number of All-NBA honors.
As the regular season nears its end, however, the superstars are gaining separation and the stars are being exposed as either legitimate or fraudulent.
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It’s worth noting that both Kevin Durant and Kyle Lowry have been excluded from the Player Power Rankings. Both were Top 10 players for a vast majority of 2016-17, but have suffered severe injuries that have kept them sidelined for an extended stretch of time.
With Durant and Lowry temporarily out of the equation, which rising stars have taken their place as Top 20 honorees in the Player Power Rankings?