Front Runners for NBAs MVP, MIP, and Rookie of the year.

For now Ja Morant is most likely to win rookie of the year, he is the rookie leading a playoff team. And while Memphis’ offensive rating improves with him off the floor, make no mistake, he is the heart and soul of their offense. He has given the Memphis Grizzlies an offensive identity with his blend of speed handles, playmaking and disregard for defenders at the rim. Few players have given more assists, and he’s an off-the-dribble escape artist. Morant can be big headed and sloppy, but he plays with such confidence and efficiency in a way no rookie has before him. Oscar Robertson and Trae Young are the only other first-year players to average at least 20 points and eight assists, and Morant’s true shooting percentage is higher than both of theirs. Brandon Ingram feels like the better will-win choice, only because his only competition wasn’t as obvious. Miami removed Adebayo’s biggest obstacle from the equation: playing time. Ingram, on the other hand, joined a new team after missing the end of last year with a blood clot in his right arm. Switching teams hasn’t hurt him either. On the contrary, it’s helped him. The New Orleans Pelicans have afforded him offensive real-estate which he never truly enjoyed with the Los Angeles Lakers, and he’s almost glorified every aspect of his play. He’s got a stronger mid-range, his shooting a personal-best at the rim, upped his career free-throw accuracy by 20 percentage points and boosted his career outside shot by more than seven points. Finally who is in the lead for MVP. People trying to turn the MVP discussion into a two-player race between Antetokounmpo and LeBron James need to chill. But this is still a runaway decision. Combine Antetokounmpo’s offensive stats—he’s hitting 62.5 percent of his two-pointers—with his Defensive Player of the Year candidacy, and no one measures up to his individual value. Antetokounmpo still has Lebron beat. Anyone hating on him for averaging fewer than 31 minutes per game or for the Milwaukee Bucks’ need to check the facts, Antetokoumpo has a strong supporting team around him. Especially when he raises their standing to dominant title favorite.