Jayson Tatum arguably had his best stretch of play this season in the Celtics’ last few games ahead of the All-Star break. But that wasn’t enough for him to break his way into the two-man race for MVP.
The Celtics star came in fourth place in ESPN’s latest MVP straw poll, which surveys the 100 likely voters for MVP. While Tatum was in the top five in voting with 299 points, he’s nearly 500 points away from second place and over 600 points away from first.
Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, meanwhile, held a clear edge in the voting.