Lebron shouldn't be in the discussion. Kawhi has a legit argument. Historically he's a better candidate than Westbrook.
Oh that's right, Woj has explicitly said no one has a vote at The Vertical, for some reason I thought Mannix was from The Ringer...Thanks!
That current list of 12 undecided but confirmed voters looks rough for Harden. I think maybe 6 votes for Harden (1st place votes) is the best we can hope for. Very interested to see who Zach Lowe and Kevin Arnovitz choose. I really think those guys are good and objective. I think Bill Simmons goes with Harden. We need a lot of voters to take the <50 wins seriously and put Westbrook 4th or 5th to have a chance.
I think several NBA TV people got votes. I know Brent Barry talks about it being a tough decision. Believe he has a vote.
Arnovitz says he is "leaning Harden." But not official yet. the ESPN TV personalities Echo chamber is going to be rough. That's all Westbrook likely.
I probably sound like a jerk for saying this, but I really wish that these people who don't have votes would stop publishing their picks. At this point, if u don't actually have a vote then nobody cares what u have to say.