2022-2023 Quarter-Season Individual NBA Awards
By: Shanku Nair | @shanku_nair on Twitter | November 29, 2022 We are a quarter of the way through the 2022-2023 NBA Regular Season and I will be sharing my thoughts on who I believe are currently in the lead for major awards and how I think the narratives might switch as the season progresses. The start of this NBA season as been a wild one as there have been many players and teams who have taken unexpected leaps, so I will try to cover some of those as well. Most Valuable Player: It is extremely difficult to choose just one player for this award thus far as I think there are four guys who have compelling arguments for it: Luka Doncic, Jayson Tatum, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Stephen Curry. Luka Doncic is currently the odds-on favorite to win league MVP and his season through 20 games has been nothing short of incredible. Doncic is averaging a league-high 33 points/game on 60.5% True Shooting, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists per game. Doncic currently has the 2nd highest Usage Rate