Well, we've seen this before. Be the lead scorer on an elite defensive team that wins a lot of games, and you're going to be an MVP candidate. SGA won the award last year because of that, Rose did in 2011, and now nba.com has Cade Cunningham listed among its Top 5 MVP candidates.
With a true shooting percentage of 53.5%. Yeah, I don't think so. Cade does get a lot of assists, though.
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Ice Man wrote:Well, we've seen this before. Be the lead scorer on an elite defensive team that wins a lot of games, and you're going to be an MVP candidate. SGA won the award last year because of that, Rose did in 2011, and now nba.com has Cade Cunningham listed among its Top 5 MVP candidates.
With a true shooting percentage of 53.5%. Yeah, I don't think so. Cade does get a lot of assists, though.
I agree.
He's 2nd in assists behind Joker, who by the way is also leading the leading in rebounding and 7th in scoring at 16.9 FG attempts per game. Cade is averaging 22.2 FG per right now. I just looked and the only guy in the top 10 for PPG with 17 FG or under per is Joker. Cade is a great young talent, take nothing away from him, and I get you have to have a discussion about candidates for MVP. If we're being serious, its Joker and always has been Joker for the last handful of years.
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I gave up early on the Bulls - Heat game, am watching the Pelicans instead. Derik Queen, man. He's the next Jokic. Obviously, I am not saying he will be *that* good, but he's the same style of player. Strong, big, & slow, with superlative skills, creativity, and vision. He's a blast.