Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum is the frontrunner to win the MVP Award this season and it’s not even close.

Today on ESPN, Tristan Thompson reveals his top-three players for MVP and proudly has Tatum as No. 1.

.@RealTristan13's top candidates for NBA MVP:

1. Jayson Tatum
2. Joel Embiid
3. Nikola Jokić pic.twitter.com/0DhyyefBHH

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) February 27, 2023

Thompson isn’t wrong. It would be something special to see Nikola Jokic win the award for the third consecutive year, however Tatum is most deserving of it this year.

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