Run It Back: Should Kawhi Leonard be in the NBA MVP Conversation?

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Run It Back: Should Kawhi Leonard be in the NBA MVP Conversation?

As his 12th season in the NBA reaches its end, there's one accolade that's eluded Kawhi Leonard -- NBA regular season MVP. Leonard currently sits at +19000, which is sixth in the NBA MVP odds on FanDuel Sportsbook with 23 games left in the season.

For the season, Leonard's averaging 24.2 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 3.7 assists for a Los Angeles Clippers team that's just 2.5 games back from the number-one seed in the West.

On Monday's episode of Run It Back, Chandler Parsons discussed why the All-NBA forward has yet to be discussed as a serious contender for the award.

Below is the clip discussed above:

Why isn't Kawhi Leonard in the MVP conversation?

"The only reason is that SGA [Shai Gilgeous-Alexander] and [Nikola] Jokić, and these guys are just having insane seasons. When you look at Kawhi Leonard's numbers, 24 points a game, that doesn't really move the needle now." -… pic.twitter.com/J86jcFAmdt
— Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) March 4, 2024

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Run It Back airs Monday - Friday on FanDuel TV from 10 to 11 a.m. Eastern. Michelle Beadle, Shams Charania, and former NBA stars Chandler Parsons and Lou Williams discuss the day's biggest NBA games, match-ups, and most talked about storylines from around the league. Each episode will be posted after the fact on FanDuel's YouTube page. You can also get each episode in podcast form on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. You may download this episode by clicking the download button in the player below. To watch FanDuel TV online, simply visit fanduel.com/watch and log in with your FanDuel account for free access. Get the latest from Run It Back on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok.

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