The Ringer's Bill Simmons doubled-down on his MVP take, picking Denver Nuggets ' Nikola Jokic over Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. After Simmons leaned toward Jokic in the MVP race, he revealed he sealed his vote with Nikola over Gilgeous-Alexander this year.

The Defensive Player of the Year race was intriguing after Victor Wembanyama was excluded due to injury, plus a late surge in Coach of the Year.

Reading the vibes online and scouring betting odds, Gilgeous-Alexander should win the MVP award. The only drama with the final tally is by how many votes he will win by. The Oklahoma City Thunder completed one of the greatest regular season campaigns ever with a 68-14 record and plenty of franchise and NBA records broken.