This summer's basketball news stretched all the way to late-July, and after a few weeks of relative calm in August, it's now September. NBA training camps open in just a few short weeks. We are alarmingly close to starting all over again. So to pass the time in these final few weeks, and to help prepare for the year to come, let's talk about the 2019 NBA MVP.
It's way too early too think about any of this, and most of the notes below will look stupid in six months, but that's what makes this fun. Here are some highlights from this year's MVP favorites.