ESPN's Kevin Pelton analyzes the shifting NBA MVP landscape, detailing why Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's consistency and team record may be too much for Luka Doncic to overcome.

It's not official yet, but Nikola Jokić is almost certainly not going to make the 65-game threshold to qualify for NBA MVP honors. Jokić hadn't missed a single game this season until he hyperextended his knee on Dec. 29, and that injury is expected to keep him out through at least the end of January.

There are 13 quarterbacks listed in <a href=" Sportsbook's NFL MVP odds, but anyone who has paid even a little attention this season knows the race is truly between two quarterbacks: the New England Patriots' Drake Maye and the Los Angeles Rams' Matthew Stafford.

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce recently said that Jaylen Brown is his current NBA MVP runner-up, behind only Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. It turns out that “The Truth” may be onto something.

Here are our picks to win the NFL MVP, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Offensive Rookie of the Year, Defensive Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year awards.

"FOX NFL Sunday" crew weighed in on the MVP race, best team in the NFC and AFC and FOX NFL Insider Jay Glazer talked potential head coaching vacancy for the Cleveland Browns.

Pierce is certain that the reason Brown isn't in the 2026 MVP discussions is solely due to the unanimous hate for the Celtics.

Victor Wembanyama looked like a true MVP candidate for the first month of the season before suffering a calf strain. Giannis Antetokounmpo was fifth on the first edition of The Lead’s MVP Ladder, then he suffered a calf strain.