If you look at the betting markets, the race for the 2024-25 NBA MVP isn't particularly close. Thunder star Shai ...

The Arizona Republic will keep track of who has reached the 65 games necessary to receive NBA postseason awards daily.

Nikola Jokić's recent performances and showing head-to-head vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gives him an edge at the top.

Los Angeles Lakers icon LeBron James, at 40, is averaging numbers close to his MVP season from 2012-13, when he was 28.

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The Arizona Republic will keep track of who has reached the 65 games necessary to receive NBA postseason awards daily.

The battle for the league's top individual honor looks to be a two-man race, and with a month left, the margin is razor thin.

The NBA regular season is nearly over, which means it's time to dive deeper into the regular-season MVP market. As the winner of the NBA's most coveted award in three of the last four seasons ...

As the winner of the NBA's most coveted award in three of the last four seasons ... the reigning MVP Jokić is averaging 28.8 points (third), 12.9 rebounds (third) and 10.5 assists (second).

Compare that to his last MVP season in 2012-13: 26.8 ... 5.8 assists and 1.2 blocks. His 60.5% shooting from the field ranks seventh in the NBA and, among players who have attempted at least ...