Miami Heat
Storyline: Chris Bosh will win the NBA MVP.
One of the bigger surprises this season has been Chris Bosh, who is averaging 24.2 points and 11 rebounds per game. This is coming off a season in which he averaged 16 and 6.
And as far as the Miami Heat stay on the upper-echelon of the Eastern Conference, and with LeBron James and Kevin Durant somewhat stepping aside in the MVP race, you have to insert Bosh in at least the NBA MVP discussion, if nothing else.
The Heat have looked good early this season, perhaps even better than their 3-2 record. And Bosh has been a big part of that. I don’t think he’ll win the award, but he’s going to steal some votes.