Every year, a couple of awards and positions on the ballot keep me up at night, trying to make the right call — but rarely is that tough call at the top of the MVP ballot. It was this year. What follows is my official ballot for the NBA's end-of-season awards,

SGA -- a heavy favorite to win MVP over Nikola Jokić with -3000 odds at BetMGM-- is going to win the scoring title. His contributions to an all-time defense are exaggerated, but it surely is true that he is,