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In mid-December, Denver’s Nikola Jokic had a healthy lead on Gilgeous-Alexander in ESPN’s MVP straw poll, conducted several times over the course of each season by Tim Bontemps.

This season included a few obvious choices, but several difficult calls for the Feb. 16 game in San Francisco.

Shai joined Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant as the only Thunder players to score at least 50 points in a single game.

The fifth spot was another tough choice. Jalen Brunson is the beating heart of a Knicks offense that has been a force this season and he could well be No. 5 on my board, but the defensive concerns and credit for that offense also going to Karl-Anthony Towns bumped Brunson down one spot in my book to sixth. By the end of the season, this may flip.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has sat at the very top of the NBA MVP rankings over the last several weeks. This battle between him, Nikola Jokic, and Giannis Antetokounmpo has been close, but now there is a wide gap between Gilgeous-Alexander and the rest of the field.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and LaMelo Ball remain the leaders at guard in the East & West, with Jokić and Antetokounmpo as the top overall leaders.

Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander talks about his first NBA bucket after scoring his 10,000 career point

Paolo Banchero, Antetokounmpo, Zion Williamson, Joel Embiid and Anthony Davis all attempt more free throws per game. All are listed as forwards or centers, among the most difficult physical specimens in the league.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points, leading the Thunder to victory while expressing room for improvement in his performance.

In this weeks edition, Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finally flipped the results, jumping to the no. 1 spot for the first time in his career. The Thunder star is ahead of Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Victor Wembanyama and ...

LaMelo Ball and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander remain the leaders at guard in the East & West, with Antetokounmpo and Jokić as the top overall voting leaders.