Who wins what: NBA's 2017-18 Mid-Season Awards

MVP: James Harden, Houston Rockets

James Harden

A month and a half into the season, three players clearly emerged as the frontrunners for the MVP award - James Harden, LeBron James, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Right now, it's a two-horse race between Harden and LeBron with Antetokounmpo in the shadows as a dark horse. Both Harden and LeBron have significant pros and con's on their case for the award.

Right now, my pick is James Harden, who leads the league in points averaged- 32.3 and ranks third in assists - 9.1.

From a win-loss perspective, he has a better crack at it with his Houston Rockets at 30-12 while the Cleveland Cavaliers are at 26-17. However, what must be remembered is that Harden hasn't played since the new year and when he has played, the Rockets are 26-9.

When Harden was ruled out for more than a couple of weeks with a hamstring injury, the attention shifted to LeBron. It was his award to lose and by the looks of it, he is losing it. In 2018, the Cavaliers have gone 2-5 and in the last 10 games, they are 2-8. No doubt, the numbers he is putting up are superhuman, especially at his age (33) but it has got to positively impact his team's results.