NBA MVP Race: Ranking the Top 5 MVP Candidates

Is James Harden a lock for the MVP?
Is James Harden a lock for the MVP?

#3 Anthony Davis

New Orleans Pelicans v Brooklyn Nets
Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis might have been overlooked but after an Achilles injury ended Boogie's season, he has come out on top as a diamond who didn't break but thrive under pressure.

Cousins got injured at the end of January, it is then when AD proved his worth by having multiple 40-point games and against the Phoenix Suns, when he had a monster game dropping 53 points, 17 boards, and 5 blocks.

When asked about his tremendous play as of late in an interview with Rachel Nichols, AD said, "It’s tough, it’s tough. You have got to kind of have that Russell Westbrook mentality when KD went out. Russ just went out there and played. He shot 40 shots sometimes. Whatever it takes for your team to win. And I’m kind of taking that approach.”

We're ignoring the bigger picture here, AD has been phenomenal all season as he is right behind James Harden in Points Per Game (PPG), he leads the league in Blocks Per Game (BPG) and his Player Efficiency Rating (PER) is 29.09, which is better than the PER of LeBron James and again second only to Harden.

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