Lakers' MVP Contender: The Star's Stat That Challenges Nikola Jokic's Favorite Status

The NBA 2023-24 season has been inconsistent for the Los Angeles Lakers so far, as they have shown two different faces, one that looks like a serious contending team for the NBA title and other that looks like one of the bottom teams in the league, the latter has been more prominent since winning the In-Season Tournament as the group has been 4-10 since then.

Still, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Austin Reaves have been giving some of their best performances and have been able to stay healthy for 90% of the campaign so far, unlike past seasons where they haven't been playing that many games.

The Lakers superstar Anthony Davis has been a constant target of criticism from the NBA media and a side of the purple and gold fanbase because he is an injury-prone player and also inconsistent, as he gives a great performance one night to completely disappear the next one, but this time it hasn't been that way.

Since last season, Anthony Davis has been the best defensive player in the league and even the best overall, still, he has been snubbed by the NBA on several occasions as players like Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid have won personal Awards, like the MVP over AD.

The Stat that proves AD should win MVP and/or DPOY this season

Anthony Davis is the player with the most games with 25+ points and 15+ rebounds this season with 7 while, Jokic has 6, Giannis Antetokounmpo 5, Joel Embiid 4, and Bam Adebayo 3. This shows how the Lakers superstar has been the best big player this campaign.