The straw ballot was initially performed in a roughly 24-hour interval main into the NBA Cup remaining. However after Antetokounmpo’s dominant efficiency with 26 factors, 19 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals and three blocks whereas Gilgeous-Alexander had 21 factors however shot 8-for-24 and had extra turnovers (3) than assists (2), ESPN reached out once more to all 100 voters. Because it turned out, 29 voters selected to change their poll, which resulted in Antetokounmpo greater than doubling his first-place vote whole and considerably narrowing the hole between him and Gilgeous-Alexander in second. Antetokounmpo’s leap created an enormous lead over Boston Celtics ahead Jayson Tatum in fourth and Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic in fifth. -via ESPN / December 20, 2024
