Based on minutes played and +/- in victories.
How well one plays in losses, as well as overall stats, should be considered when selecting all-league and all-star rosters. But most valuable player should be directly related to wins, because as Herm Edwards famously said, "You play to win the game."
Keeping track this early in the season helps the process of selecting Most Valuable Player. Injuries and team slumps may come down the pike, and while other teams and their best players surge forward. But the wins early in the season matter in the overall standings, and keeping track early prevents "recency bias."
To review: if you led your team in the total of minutes played plus +/-, you get six MVP points. If you finished second, you get five. If you were third, you get four, and if you were fourth, you get three. That's the cut off: you get points if you were in the top four on your team, as that indicates you were in the top half of players who played substantial minutes. It's not the only signficant piece of evidence you contributed signficantly to the victory, but it's a big piece.
And, I give 6,5,4, & 3 points instead of 4,3,2,1 because awarding one MVP point barely means more than zero points or not playing at all.
So, for example, the Bucks have 12 wins, and Giannis has 65 MVP points. The most he could have gotten is 72 (12 wins x 6 MVP points per win). This suggests he led his team, or was second on his team, in minutes played plus +/- in almost all of those wins.
I include the record of the team as reference to how many games they've won, and how many games they've played. Some players may be further down the list only because they have one less win but also won or two less games played. When there are ties, the names are in random order.
James Leroy Wilson writes from Nebraska. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter. If you find value in his articles, your support through Paypal helps keep him going. Permission to reprint is granted with attribution. If you want James to join your staff, or help out with research, writing, or editing, you may email jamesleroywilson - at - gmail.com.
How well one plays in losses, as well as overall stats, should be considered when selecting all-league and all-star rosters. But most valuable player should be directly related to wins, because as Herm Edwards famously said, "You play to win the game."
Keeping track this early in the season helps the process of selecting Most Valuable Player. Injuries and team slumps may come down the pike, and while other teams and their best players surge forward. But the wins early in the season matter in the overall standings, and keeping track early prevents "recency bias."
To review: if you led your team in the total of minutes played plus +/-, you get six MVP points. If you finished second, you get five. If you were third, you get four, and if you were fourth, you get three. That's the cut off: you get points if you were in the top four on your team, as that indicates you were in the top half of players who played substantial minutes. It's not the only signficant piece of evidence you contributed signficantly to the victory, but it's a big piece.
And, I give 6,5,4, & 3 points instead of 4,3,2,1 because awarding one MVP point barely means more than zero points or not playing at all.
So, for example, the Bucks have 12 wins, and Giannis has 65 MVP points. The most he could have gotten is 72 (12 wins x 6 MVP points per win). This suggests he led his team, or was second on his team, in minutes played plus +/- in almost all of those wins.
I include the record of the team as reference to how many games they've won, and how many games they've played. Some players may be further down the list only because they have one less win but also won or two less games played. When there are ties, the names are in random order.
1. Giannis Antetokounpo, Bucks, 12-3, MVP 65 points
2. LeBron James, Lakers, 12-2, 62
3. Jayson Tatum, Celtics, 11-3 55
4. James Harden, Rockets, 11-4, 51
5. Pascal Siakam, Raptors, 10-4, 46
T6. Kemba Walker, Celtics, 10-4, 45
T6. Anthony Davis, Lakers, 12-3, 45
T8. Jamal Murray, Nuggets, 10-3, 43
T8. Fred VanVleet Raptors, 10-4, 43
10. Rudy Gobert, Jazz, 9-5, 42
11. Luka Doncic, Mavericks, 9-5, 41
12. Josh Richardson, 76ers, 9-5, 40
13.Jimmy Butler, Heat, 10-3, 39
14. Nikola Jokic, Nuggets, 10-3, 37
15. Domantas Sabonis, Pacers, 8-6, 36
16. Donovan Mitchell, Jazz, 9-5, 35
T17. Andrew Wiggins, Timberwolves, 8-7, 33
T17. Nikola Vucevic, Magic, 6-8, 33
T17. Ben Simmons, 76ers, 9-5, 33
T17. Gary Harris 28, Nuggets, 10-3, 33
T17. Bojan Bogdanovic, Jazz, 9-5, 33
22. PJ Tucker, Rockets, 11-4, 32
T23. OG Anunoby, Raptors, 10-4, 31
T23. Patrick Beverly, Clippers, 10-5, 31
T24. Evan Fournier, Magic, 6-8, 30
T24. Al Horford, 76ers, 9-5, 30
T24. Devin Booker, Suns, 7-7, 30
James Leroy Wilson writes from Nebraska. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter. If you find value in his articles, your support through Paypal helps keep him going. Permission to reprint is granted with attribution. If you want James to join your staff, or help out with research, writing, or editing, you may email jamesleroywilson - at - gmail.com.
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