Giannis finishes 3rd in MVP race; SGA wins his first

Although Milwaukee Bucks fans were hoping that superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo would somehow beat the odds and win his third MVP award, it was not to be, as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won his first MVP, according to Shams Charania of ESPN:

Giannis received 88 of the third-place votes, with Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics receiving 11 and the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell getting the last one. Here is how the voting shook out with all 100 votes tallied:

This is Giannis’ seventh year in a row finishing in the top four of the MVP voting since he won the award back in the 2018-19 season.