2022 NBA MVP candidates
Meet the players who are in the running for the 2022 NBA MVP award, listed in alphabetical order. (Stats are as of games ending Tuesday, April 5.)
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks
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Points per game: 29.9
Assists per game: 5.8
Field-goal percentage: 55.4
Three-point percentage: 29.8
Devin Booker, Suns
Credit: AP
Points per game: 26.7
Assists per game: 4.9
Field-goal percentage: 46.5
Three-point percentage: 38.3
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Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic (77) passes around Milwaukee Bucks' Bobby Portis (9) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Luka Doncic, Mavericks
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Points per game: 28.3
Assists per game: 8.7
Field-goal percentage: 45.6
Three-point percentage: 35.3
DeMar DeRozan, Bulls
Credit: AP/Nam Y. Huh
Points per game: 28.2
Assists per game: 5.0
Field-goal percentage: 50.5
Three-point percentage: 35.0
Nikola Jokic, Nuggets
Credit: AP/David Zalubowski
Points per game: 27.0
Assists per game: 7.9
Field-goal percentage: 58.1
Three-point percentage: 33.7
Jayson Tatum, Celtics
Credit: AP/Steven Senne
Points per game: 27.0
Assists per game: 4.4
Field-goal percentage: 45.2
Three-point percentage: 35.1
Joel Embiid, 76ers
Credit: AP
Points per game: 30.4
Assists per game: 4.2
Field-goal percentage: 49.6
Three-point percentage: 37.1
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