Is Thunder forward Paul George a legitimate MVP candidate?

The OKC Thunder are in the middle of an exciting season. Some was to be expected, some was not.

We anticipated Dennis Schröder being the final answer to annual backup point guard question. Many people knew the Thunder defense would be the team’s greatest strength. Steven Adams’ continual progression was a given.

Perimeter shooting was supposed to be better, but there were no visions of grandeur regarding 3-point percentages; fans largely knew what to expect. Russell Westbrook’s shooting woes are uncharacteristically bad. There wasn’t a way for anyone to anticipate that.

OKC Thunder fans had a rough, sandpaper edged idea of what this season would be.

But no one seriously considered Paul George…