Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a minus-odds favorite to win NBA MVP despite Nikola Jokić's outstanding numbers so far this season.

The NBA MVP race has heated up over the past week. Where does the Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander rank on the latest MVP Ladder?

Meanwhile, Jalen Williams remains seventh among West frontcourt players. He's at 459,161 votes. He's sandwiched between Alperen Sengun (764,521 votes) and Andrew Wiggins (410,011 votes). The full voting results can be viewed below:

Nikola Jokić, averaging 31.2 points, 13.2 rebounds, 9.8 assists, and shooting 55.4%, delivered back-to-back 40-point games against Victor Wembanyama, who is an MVP contender and Defensive Player of the Year favorite.

He's just extremely economically great." Dan Patrick reacts to another impressive performance from Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Dan breaks down why MVP voters will finally reward SGA for his elite play.

When Oklahoma City Thunder guard Isaiah Joe went through a brief slump, All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander knew the turnaround was inevitable. Gilgeous-Alexander said Joe was ‘too good’ to stay in a slump for long after scoring a season-high 31 points in a 126-101 victory against the New York Knicks.

It seems safe to say his days of anonymity are over. In three years, Williams has gone from an unheralded prospect to the second-most important player on a championship heavyweight. That brings a

Gilgeous-Alexander is barely behind Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo (31.5 PPG entering Wednesday) for t