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. As it turned out, 29 voters chose to alter their ballot, which resulted in Antetokounmpo more than doubling his first-place vote total and significantly narrowing the gap between him and Gilgeous-Alexander in second. Antetokounmpo’s soar created a large lead over Boston Celtics ahead Jayson Tatum in fourth and Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic in fifth. -via ESPN / December 20, 2024
