in the race. He needs the Mavs to continue to win, the Lakers to fall and perhaps an injury to Antetokounmpo. Honestly you can find holes in Giannis' candidacy when you consider he plays on a team that would have the best net rating in the NBA based on the minutes they play without Giannis on the court. Now they are better with him and he is a great player, but if you take Doncic or Lebron off the court both of those teams are sub .500 teams.