Paul George (+3600)
The Los Angeles Clippers are going to be without Kawhi Leonard to begin the upcoming season, and it is unknown when he will make a return.
That leaves Paul George to shoulder a large workload until Leonard can make his debut this season. While George has been the subject of memes and criticism, he was fantastic in the playoffs last season.
In 19 playoff games in 2020-21, Paul George recorded 26.9 points, 9.6 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and one steal per game.
Despite shooting 29.1 percent from three in the Western Conference Finals sans Leonard, George was able to post 28.7 points, 10.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 1.2 steals.
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Even though Paul George will have some help from other members of the Clippers, if we can get the version of George we saw in last year’s playoffs — and Los Angeles gets a high seed in the Western Conference — I wouldn’t be shocked to see George in the MVP conversation.
