NBA MVP Race: Making the case for each of the top 3 favorites
By Zach Wolpin
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwauke Bucks
The two-time league MVP (2018 and 2019) is making a case for yet another chance to win NBA MVP. Giannis is a no-doubt Hall of Famer if he stepped away from the game today. He has a laundry list of career accolades and has been a dominant force in the league for five to six years.
Antetokounmpo has been averaging 20 points or better in the NBA since the 2016-17 season. Basketball fans know how hard Giannis works to be the best player in the league. He re-invented his game and developed a jump-shot and even hits 3-pointers right above 30 percent for the past three seasons.
His nickname “The Greek Freak” is very fitting. Like the other two MVP candidates, Antetokounmpo can do it all. He is nearly impossible to stop when he is driving to the basket and has a 6-foot-11, 240-pound frame ready to take on anything stopping him from scoring. In the 2021-22 season, Giannis is averaging 29.4 points, 11.2 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per game.
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The 2021 NBA Champion Milwaukee Bucks are in fifth in the East right now and that is 2.5 games back from first as two other teams (Cavs and 76ers) are also 2.5 games back.