Weekly stats: 28.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 5.3 apg, 3.3 spg, 58.6 FG%
For the first edition of our new weekly series, we had no choice but to go with the Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler as the inaugural MVP.
Not only did Butler dominate statistically, but he also led Miami to a 4-0 week with victories over the likes of the Brooklyn Nets and on the road against the Memphis Grizzlies, on the second night of a back-to-back, no less, while controlling the action on both ends of the floor.
Very few players are as impactful on both ends of the floor as Butler, and even fewer can do so while shooting five three-pointers over four games in an entire week.
Butler and the Heat are rolling right now, playing a beautiful, selfless brand of basketball and stingy, hard-nosed defense on the other end, and if they continue on at this pace, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Butler take home MVP votes at season’s end.
He’s been that excellent to start this campaign so far.
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