Let’s rank NBA MVP candidates so far this season.
It feels like there’s more parity in the NBA this season than ever before. All 10 teams in the Western Conference play-in picture are separated by less than six games. There’s a more definitive tier of contenders emerging in the East, but the top five seeds are all within five games of each other.
A tight season has also made for a tight MVP race. Nikola Jokic has won the award each of the last two years and is seeking to become...