According to Polymarket Sports, Cade Cunningham may be the only MVP candidate on track to comfortably meet the 65-game minimum.

The NBA MVP race is wide open this year. A mix of injuries and upcoming young talent that has been ahead of schedule has created an intriguing race. Here are my top five candidates at this very moment.

To be eligible for MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, All-NBA, and All-Defensive teams, players can miss a maximum of 17 games in a season under the so-called “65-game rule” implemented ahead of the 2023-24 season.

Even with the Thunder slowing down considerably from their scorching 24-1 start, SGA still gets major voting props for being clearly the best player on arguably the best team. Detroit has a slight edge in winning percentage, but OKC is once again trouncing everyone in net rating.

Smith argues the 65-game minimum strips voters of the power to judge injured stars fairly, treating rest and injury as the same offense.

Cunningham and SGA are the only two candidates currently on track to hit the 65-game threshold this season

The Denver Nuggets have developed an unfortunate losing habit recently, dropping five of their last seven games, and getting leapfrogged for third place in the

Jeopardy!' contestants were shown a photo of Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and none of them knew he was.