While the NBA season is in lockdown, ESPN decided to run a mock MVP poll which followed the real MVP voting as close as possible. Reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo led the voting with 670 points. His name was put first in 60 out of 70 ballots.
Meanwhile, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James came second with 514 points (10 first place votes). He was followed by James Harden, Luka Doncic and Kawhi Leonard.
The full voting results, via ESPN’s Tim Bontemps:
MVP Straw Poll Results
| NAME | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | 5TH | TOTAL BALLOTS | TOTAL POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 670 |
| LeBron James | 10 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 514 |
| James Harden | 0 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 56 | 220 |
| Luka Doncic | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 59 | 171 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 42 | 118 |
| Anthony Davis | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 58 |
| Chris Paul | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 28 |
| Nikola Jokic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| Pascal Siakam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| Damian Lillard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Jayson Tatum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bradley Beal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
