While the top NBA MVP rankings have remained the same for quite a long time, much has changed in the discussion between Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander over the last few weeks. Aside from head-to-head matchups painting a clearer picture in this season’s MVP race,

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander already feels like the best player in the NBA. Now, he wants to use that feeling to bring a championship to Oklahoma City.

While the oddsmakers may have Gilgeous-Alexander leading way, the latest MVP ladder from NBA.com has Jokic in front. The recent ladder hints at the idea that Jokic might have leaped the Thunder superstar in the race to capture the award.