Massive males have dominated NBA MVP voting in recent times and have received the final six awards, though each staff is so in love with capturing threes and prioritizes perimeter play greater than ever.
One analyst not too long ago predicted that the run of big-man supremacy will come to an finish this 12 months and that one younger ahead will lastly recover from the hump and produce dwelling an MVP.
Throughout a current look on #Greeny, analyst Jay Williams mentioned, “Jayson Tatum goes to go forward and win this MVP award.”
“Jayson Tatum goes to go forward and win this MVP award.” @RealJayWilliams by way of #Greeny with @YourboyQ254 pic.twitter.com/iC98idzWwX
— ESPN Radio (@ESPNRadio) November 20, 2024
Williams, added “Due to what occurred to him this summer time, the best way individuals diminished his general greatness, even the best way individuals tried to put it final 12 months…First in factors per sport, first in 30-point video games, first in video games of 5+ threes, main the Celtics in factors per sport, rebounds per sport, and assists per sport.”
Williams additionally identified all of the noise surrounding his relationship with fellow star Jaylen Brown, who took dwelling NBA Finals MVP throughout their championship run final season.
He talked about what number of instances individuals pushed for the staff to interrupt up the duo and mentioned that it could by no means win them a championship, however Tatum and Brown proved the doubters improper and located a strategy to win all of it.
If something stops Tatum from an MVP season, it’s the truth that he performs on such a stacked staff that will doubtless nonetheless be a top-3 staff within the East even with out him.
That mentioned, if Nikola Jokic continues to place up numbers like he at the moment is, nobody will cease him from successful his fourth MVP award.
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