Jayson Tatum has emerged as early MVP frontrunner as torrid start continues
Is it too soon to start talking NBA MVP? I don't think so. We're basically a quarter of the way into the season. It's still early , but it's not that early . We know, for instance, that the Cleveland Cavaliers made a dynamite decision in pushing all in for Donovan Mitchell. We've seen enough to confidently say that. If you believe Mitchell has been the early season MVP, I won't argue with you. I agreed with you a week ago. Reasonable minds could also argue for Luka Doncic, the league's leading scorer, or Giannis Antetokounmpo, the only player who is averaging at least 25-10-5, or Stephen Curry, who has probably been the best player so far this season. But the Warriors are under .500. A month from now, as Golden State narrows its rotation and at least stops bleeding bench points at a catastrophic rate, Curry would be my pick to be in the MVP lead. Ja Morant deserves some noise. But...