Oklahoma City is an NBA best 23-1 and riding a 15-game winning streak. The Thunder are in contention to break the 2015-16 Warriors regular season record of 73 wins and 9 losses. If that happens, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander would be a shoe-in to win the MVP like Steph Curry was that year.

Alexander, Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic and the other top NBA MVP contenders rank with a quarter of the season schedule complete.

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Behind the Thunder are Nikola Jokic 's Denver Nuggets at +600. The Nuggets have started 17-6 but continue to be without Aaron Gordon (hamstring), who is not expected to return before Christmas. Houston has the next shortest odds at 10-1.

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Realizing that their odds of securing a top-three pick next year are getting higher, the Sacramento Kings open to trade most of their core.

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