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Jayson Tatum
The Boston Celtics lead the East in the first half with Tatum averaging career highs in points (30.6), rebounds (8.6), and assists (4.5). He then capped it off with a record-breaking All-Star Game performance.
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Joel Embiid
After leading the NBA in scoring last season, the Philadelphia 76ers center is somehow topping himself this year with 33.1 points per game. A full season alongside James Harden seems to have unlocked the best version of Embiid.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo
The Greek Freak is again basically unstoppable for the Milwaukee Bucks, who are neck and neck with the Celtics for the No. 1 seed. Antetokounmpo is nearly doing it all on both ends of the court.
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Giannis' 2022-23
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We're going to have to expand the English language in some way to come up with words (to describe him).
Brook Lopez after Giannis' career-high 55 in January
(The Associated Press)
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Nikola Jokic
Jokic's incredible all-around play has made him the consensus MVP favorite yet again. He would be only the fourth player in NBA history to win the award in three consecutive years.
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The way (Jokic) puts his fingerprints all over the game, that's a rarity, especially at his size.
Lakers coach Darvin Ham praises Jokic after Jan. 9 loss to Nuggets
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