1. Giannis Antetokounmpo-Antetokounmpo reached the NBA mountaintop in 2021 by winning a championship and Finals MVP award.
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2. Kevin Durant-Durant had a claim as the best player in the world at the end of the 2021 season after going toe-to-toe
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3. Stephen Curry- He secured his first Finals MVP award after carving up the best defense in basketball for six-straight games
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4. Nikola Jokic-Jokic raised his game in 2021-22 to win a second-straight MVP award, this time playing almost all of the regular season without Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr.
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5. Joel Embiid-There's an argument that Embiid should've been MVP the last two seasons
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6. Jayson TatumTatum took a major step forward in 2022get the Celtics into the Finals for the first time in 12 years.
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7. Luka Dončić-After two years of losing to Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers, Luka Doncic made it out of the first round of the playoffs
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8. LeBron James-He averaged 30 points per game in 2022. He just hasn't had as big an impact on the game for two-straight seasons now.
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9. Kawhi Leonard-When healthy, Leonard might be a surefire top-five player in the world.
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10. Ja Morant-one of the game's brightest young stars in 2021-22. He won the Most Improved Player award