Week-by-week Kia MVP Ladder updates in 2023-24

International superstars Nikola Jokic & Giannis Antetokounmpo are once again top candidates for the Kia MVP award this season.

Every Friday, NBA.com’s Michael C. Wright breaks down the candidates in the Kia Race to the MVP Ladder, providing a weekly recap of the top performers since Week 3 of the 2023-24 season.

As of Week 6, the chase for the league’s most prestigious award has been a battle of international stars with the Top 5 candidates representing five different nations (Cameroon, Serbia, Slovenia, Greece and Canada).

Here’s a look at how the rankings have changed each week.

Week1st2nd3rd4th5th
Week 3JokicEmbiidDoncicTatumGilgeous-Alexander
Week 4JokicDoncicEmbiidTatumGilgeous-Alexander
Week 5JokicDoncicEmbiidGilgeous-AlexanderTatum
Week 6JokicEmbiidDoncic (T-3)Gilgeous-Alexander (T-3)Antetokounmpo
Week 7EmbiidJokicGilgeous-AlexanderDoncicAntetokounmpo
Week 8EmbiidJokicAntetokounmpoGilgeous-AlexanderDoncic
Week 9EmbiidJokicAntetokounmpoGilgeous-AlexanderDoncic
Week 10EmbiidJokicAntetokounmpoGilgeous-AlexanderDoncic
Week 11EmbiidJokicGilgeous-AlexanderAntetokounmpoDoncic
Week 12EmbiidJokicGilgeous-AlexanderDoncicAntetokounmpo
Week 13EmbiidJokicGilgeous-AlexanderAntetokounmpoDoncic
Week 14EmbiidJokicGilgeous-AlexanderAntetokounmpoTatum
Week 15JokicGilgeous-AlexanderEmbiidAntetokounmpoTatum
Week 16JokicGilgeous-AlexanderAntetokounmpoDoncicTatum
Week 17JokicGilgeous-AlexanderAntetokounmpoDoncicTatum
Week 19JokicGilgeous-AlexanderAntetokounmpoTatumDoncic
Week 20JokicGilgeous-AlexanderAntetokounmpoTatumDoncic
Week 21JokicGilgeous-AlexanderAntetokounmpoDoncicTatum
Week 22JokicGilgeous-AlexanderAntetokounmpo (T-3)Doncic
(T-3)
Tatum
Week 23JokicDoncicGilgeous-AlexanderAntetokounmpoTatum
Week 24JokicDoncicGilgeous-AlexanderAntetokounmpoTatum
Week 25JokicGilgeous-AlexanderDoncicAntetokounmpoTatum