On February 15, Beijing time, ESPN once again invited 100 basketball experts to conduct a mock vote on the MVP, and the results showed that the current MVP favorite has become the Thunder star Alexander. He received 70 of the 100 first-place votes and topped the list with a total score of 910. Jokic ranked second with 788 points and Antetokounmpo ranked third with 430 points. James scored three points and tied Mobley for 11th, while Curry and Durant did not get votes and failed to make the list.

As in the NBA's official MVP voting, each voting expert can write the names of five players in turn: 10 points for the first place, 7 points for the second, 5 points for the third, 3 points for the fourth, and 1 point for the fifth. This is the second time that ESPN has organized a mock MVP vote for 100 experts, and in the first vote on December 21, Jokic led with 827 points and Alexander came in second with 678 points. Obviously, after nearly two months, the MVP hottest candidate in everyone's mind has changed.

In the second MVP mock voting, a total of 14 players got votes, and the specific voting scores and rankings are as follows-

1. Alexander (910 points), 2. Jokic (788 points), 3. Antetokounmpo (430 points), 4. Tatum (299 points), 5. Mitchell (73 points), 6. Brunson (32 points), 7. Towns (31 points), 8. Wembanyama (12 points), 9. Jaren Jackson Jr. (7 points), 10. Edwards (5 points), 11. James, Mobley (also 3 points), 13. Cunningham (2 points), 14. Shin Jing (1 point).

Now it seems that Alexander is the best hope to win his first regular season MVP trophy. Jokic became the second-most popular star, and if Jokic can win the MVP, he will become another star to win the MVP four times in five years after Bill Russell and James. Judging from the distribution of the first two simulated votes, Alexander, Jokic and Brother Alphabet all won the top three votes, but in the second vote, Alexander overtook Jokic.

Alexander's Thunder are currently 44-10 and have the highest record in the West. Alexander also made it clear that chasing his first MVP trophy is also one of his goals. So far this season, Alexander has averaged 32.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.9 steals and 1 block per game. He ranks first in the league in points per game.

Jokic's Nuggets are 36-19 and are in third place in the West. So far this season, Jokic has averaged 29.8 points, 12.6 rebounds and 10.2 assists per game, shooting 57.7% from the field and 45% from three-point range, including a career-high three-point shooting percentage.

The Bucks, led by Antetokounmpo, are 29-24 and fifth in the East. He won two regular season MVPs in 2019 and 2020, and so far this season, he has averaged 31.8 points, 12.2 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.3 blocks per game, shooting 60.8% from the field. He also led the Bucks to an NBA Cup title this season and was named the cup MVP.

It's worth mentioning that the league now has a requirement to play at least 65 games, so for these popular stars, staying healthy and avoiding injuries is an important prerequisite for the eventual award. Last season, ESPN cast MVP for the first time, and Embiid was the frontrunner, but injuries prevented him from appearing on the subsequent MVP mock voting list. Are you optimistic that Alexander will be voted the MVP of the regular season this season? Feel free to leave a message to express your opinions.