NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Power Rankings featuring Giannis Antetokounmpo, Steph Curry and more | February 28th, 2022

#3 DeMar DeRozan

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Previous week's NBA MVP Power Ranking - 4th (↑1)

Last Week: Games played - 2; Games won - 1; Games lost - 1

Overall: Games played - 61; Games won - 39; Games lost - 22

Last Week: PPG - 34.0, APG - 3.0, RPG - 6.5

Overall: PPG - 28.3, APG - 5.1, RPG - 5.3

Last Week: FG% - 50.0%, 3P% - 80.0%, SPG - 1.5

Overall: FG% - 51.7%, 3P% - 36.5%, SPG - 0.9

DeMar DeRozan continues to impress this season, and the Chicago Bulls are winning games entirely because of his excellence on the floor.

While the move to Chicago this season has already seen a boost in his game, he's gone on to carry one of the NBA's most surprising teams. The rest of the starters have missed a combined 97 games.

Meanwhile, DeRozan averaged 35.5 points per game in February (12 games). He is averaging a career-high 36.5% from beyond the arc and is impressively shooting over 80% from that range in his last four games.

The Bulls are second in the East, and his MVP case will solidify if they grab the top seed.

#2 Giannis Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks warms up pregame

Previous week's NBA MVP Power Ranking - 2nd (-)

Last Week: Games played - 1; Games won - 0; Games lost - 1

Overall: Games played - 61; Games won - 36; Games lost - 25

Last Week: PPG - 29.0, APG - 6.0, RPG - 14.0

Overall: PPG - 29.4, APG - 6.0, RPG - 11.3

Last Week: FG% - 40.0%, SPG - 1.0, FT% - 75.0%

Overall: FG% - 54.4%, SPG - 1.0, FT% - 72.2%

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks have been surprisingly losing games of late. They have lost four of their last five games, including losses to title-contending teams like the Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets.

However, the "Greek Freak" is still averaging stellar numbers. He is second in the NBA in scoring, averaging 29.4 points per game, while shooting 54%. He is also averaging a career-high in assists at 6.0 per game. If the fifth-seeded Bucks rise in the standings, then Antetokounmpo's MVP case will improve.

#1 Joel Embiid

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers

Previous week's NBA MVP Power Ranking - 1st (-)

Last Week: Games played - 2; Games won - 2; Games lost - 0

Overall: Games played - 60; Games won - 37; Games lost - 23

Last Week: PPG - 35.5, APG - 3.0, RPG - 9.5

Overall: PPG - 29.8, APG - 4.4, RPG - 10.8

Last Week: FG% - 47.2%, BPG - 2.0, 3P% - 33.3%

Overall: FG% - 49.4%, BPG - 1.5, 3P% - 36.7%

Joel Embiid is averaging a league-high 29.8 points per game and is playing at his absolute peak. He has been averaging more points than minutes in his last 30 games, and the Philadelphia 76ers are third in the East majorly because of him. The Cameroonian is scoring with a flurry of scintillating moves unlike any big man we have ever seen before.

However, as mentioned earlier, having James Harden on the team hampers his MVP case, so he might drop in the ladder.

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