The Top 5 this week in the 2020-21 Kia Race to the MVP Ladder: 1. LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers Season stats: 25.5 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 7.9 apg Last week’s ranking: No. 1
2. Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers Season stats: 29.1 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 1.3 bpg, 1.3 spg Last week’s ranking: No. 2
3. Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets Season stats: 26.9 ppg, 11.3 rpg, 8.6 apg, 1.6 spg Last week’s ranking: No. 3
4. Kevin Durant, Brooklyn Nets Season stats: 29.5 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 5.2 apg Last week’s ranking: No. 4
5. Kawhi Leonard, LA Clippers Season stats: 26.5 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 5.1 apg, 1.8 spg Last week’s ranking: No. 5
The Next Five: 6. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
7. Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
8. Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers
9. Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks
10. Paul George, LA Clippers
And five more: Donovan Mitchell, Utah Jazz; Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics; Kyrie Irving, Brooklyn Nets; Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz; Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics.