2022-23 NBA MVP Award Tracker
The NBA MVP Award Tracker ranks candidates based on a model built using previous voting results. Players must have played in at least 70% of the league-wide average for team games to qualify.
Top Candidates
- Compare the top candidates; ( ) - actual vote share
Rk | Player | Team | W | L | W/L% | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | eFG% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | Prob% | |
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1 | Nikola Joki? | DEN | 53 | 29 | .646 | 69 | 69 | 33.7 | 9.4 | 14.8 | .632 | 0.8 | 2.2 | .383 | 8.5 | 12.7 | .675 | .660 | 4.9 | 6.0 | .822 | 2.4 | 9.4 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 24.5 | 57.4% | |
2 | Joel Embiid | PHI | 54 | 28 | .659 | 66 | 66 | 34.6 | 11.0 | 20.1 | .548 | 1.0 | 3.0 | .330 | 10.0 | 17.1 | .587 | .573 | 10.0 | 11.7 | .857 | 1.7 | 8.4 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 33.1 | 15.1% | |
3 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | MIL | 58 | 24 | .707 | 63 | 63 | 32.1 | 11.2 | 20.3 | .553 | 0.7 | 2.7 | .275 | 10.5 | 17.6 | .596 | .572 | 7.9 | 12.3 | .645 | 2.2 | 9.6 | 11.8 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 31.1 | 9.2% | |
4 | Jayson Tatum | BOS | 57 | 25 | .695 | 74 | 74 | 36.9 | 9.8 | 21.1 | .466 | 3.2 | 9.3 | .350 | 6.6 | 11.8 | .558 | .543 | 7.2 | 8.4 | .854 | 1.1 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 30.1 | 4.3% | |
5 | James Harden | PHI | 54 | 28 | .659 | 58 | 58 | 36.8 | 6.4 | 14.5 | .441 | 2.8 | 7.2 | .385 | 3.6 | 7.3 | .495 | .536 | 5.4 | 6.2 | .867 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 10.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 21.0 | 3.7% | |
6 | Domantas Sabonis | SAC | 48 | 34 | .585 | 79 | 79 | 34.6 | 7.3 | 11.9 | .615 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .373 | 6.9 | 10.8 | .639 | .632 | 4.1 | 5.5 | .742 | 3.2 | 9.1 | 12.3 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 19.1 | 3.3% | |
7 | Luka Don?i? | DAL | 38 | 44 | .463 | 66 | 66 | 36.2 | 10.9 | 22.0 | .496 | 2.8 | 8.2 | .342 | 8.1 | 13.8 | .588 | .560 | 7.8 | 10.5 | .742 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 32.4 | 2.8% | |
8 | Jimmy Butler | MIA | 44 | 38 | .537 | 64 | 64 | 33.4 | 7.5 | 13.9 | .539 | 0.6 | 1.6 | .350 | 6.9 | 12.3 | .564 | .560 | 7.4 | 8.7 | .850 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 22.9 | 1.9% | |
9 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | OKC | 40 | 42 | .488 | 68 | 68 | 35.5 | 10.4 | 20.3 | .510 | 0.9 | 2.5 | .345 | 9.5 | 17.8 | .533 | .531 | 9.8 | 10.9 | .905 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 31.4 | 1.4% | |
10 | Damian Lillard | POR | 33 | 49 | .402 | 58 | 58 | 36.3 | 9.6 | 20.7 | .463 | 4.2 | 11.3 | .371 | 5.4 | 9.4 | .574 | .564 | 8.8 | 9.6 | .914 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 32.2 | 0.9% |
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