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NBA MVP Rankings: Picking A Winner In A Crowded Race

By Nicholas Gonzalez

Apr 4, 2017; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) lays the ball up to the basket during the second quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Mandatory Credit: Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 4, 2017; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) lays the ball up to the basket during the second quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Mandatory Credit: Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 5, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) dribbles against the Oklahoma City Thunder forward Andre Roberson (21) at Toyota Center. Houston Rockets won 118 to 116 .Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 5, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) dribbles against the Oklahoma City Thunder forward Andre Roberson (21) at Toyota Center. Houston Rockets won 118 to 116 .Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 2 – James Harden – Houston Rockets – PG

Key Stats: 29.3 PPG, 11.3 APG, 8.1 RPG, 118 ORTG, 1.5 SPG

James Harden had the NBA MVP award at the one-yard line, and then fumbled it, for me at least. Let’s save that for the last segment, though.

Harden is having a season everyone could have predicted, but no one would have thought it would have come to fruition. Not only is he having just a spectacular season, but his team has 54 wins, good enough for 3rd in the West – and that would give them the 1st seed in the East.

What he does on offense and his basketball IQ is also just simply unmatched. He may no longer be my NBA MVP, but I would still not be opposed to him winning it. Any other year, he is deserving.

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