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2739700, when Steph was unanimous MVP he wasn't considered a top 5 player?
Posted by ThaTruth, Wed Jun-09-21 12:42 PM
when Giannis was back to back MVP and DPOY he wasn't top 5?

>I don't think, going into their first MVP years, anyone
>would've said they're a Top 5 lock-- more hovering around Top
>10. But once you have an MVP type season, and you make a
>conference finals (or go further), you get a pretty serious
>bump in your status.
>
>Like, if Jokic is a Top 3 candidate for MVP again next season
>too, or if he carries this team to the Finals this year on his
>back somehow? It's gonna be really goddamn hard to keep him
>out of the Top 5 going forward.

I agree if Jokic carries his team to the Finals he will force his way into the top 5 but I don't know if he get's past Ayton and Gobert.