Top 7 contenders for the NBA MVP 2018-19 award

Harden has been on a roll this season
Harden has been on a roll this season

#7 Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans)

The brow has been the consistent performer for the pelicans.
The brow has been the consistent performer for the pelicans.

Pelicans’ very own Davis currently averages 29.3 ppg, 13.5rpg (fourth in the league), 4.4 apg and has been player of the week once.

One more factor is his shot blocking ability; he averages around 2.6 bpg (second best in NBA).

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He has been in this conversation for some time now and the only reason he misses out is that his team isn’t performing that good.

After the departure of both Cousins and Rondo once again all the responsibility came on AD and their record without him is a testimony to it.

Pelicans have only won one game without him (1-4) and currently stand 12th with a record of (21-25) which is a serious issue considering the competitiveness and as the season progresses his role becomes more complicated because he has to take them to the playoffs in the fierce battle of the west.

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