ESPN analyst Doris Burke is convinced that Jayson Tatum will make the All-NBA first-team for a fourth consecutive season. However, the MVP conversation is a different story.
Tatum is in the conversation, but he’s more of a fringe contender this season.
According to ESPN Bet, Tatum has the fourth-best odds to win the MVP award behind Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous Alexander, Denver’s Nikola Jokic, and Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Burke said Gilgeous-Alexander is the leading candidate to win in her eyes, with Jokic being a close second.
“When I watch both Shai and Nikola play this year, I’m telling you I feel like I could die on either hill making a case for either one of them,” Burke told Boston.