If somebody thinks LeBron James will mild up the second half of the NBA season and win the regular-season MVP award, then a $100 guess on the celebrity proper now would internet $13,000 if he finally received the award.

The chances might change over the following few months, although.

James is at the moment not among the many prime 10 favorites to nab the league's Most Worthwhile Participant for the 2021-22 season. He is tied for eleventh with Jimmy Butler.

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LeBron James #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts after a technical foul in opposition to the Milwaukee Bucks within the second quarter at Crypto.com Enviornment on February 08, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.Picture by Ronald Martinez/Getty Photos

Listed here are the favorites midway by February, in line with FanDuel.com:

+145 — Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers

+370 — Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets

+410 — Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks

+750 — Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors

+1400 — Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies

+2700 — Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns

+2700 — Chris Paul, Phoenix Suns

+3500 — DeMar DeRozan, Chicago Bulls

+4800 — Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks

+5500 — Kevin Durant, Brooklyn Nets

+13000 — ​​Jimmy Butler, Miami Warmth

+13000 — LeBron James, L.A. Lakers

This is how the percentages work. A $100 guess would internet the quantity of the percentages subsequent to the participant's identify. If a $100 guess was positioned on Embiid to win the MVP, it will pay out $145 along with the $100 in return. A $100 guess would win an additional $750 for a guess positioned on Stephen Curry.

Different notables past James on the listing embrace James Harden and Donovan Mitchel at +24000 and Atlanta Hawks level guard Trae Younger at +49000.

Embiid, a 7-foot participant from Cameroon, is averaging 29.5 factors and 11.2 rebounds per recreation this season. He shoots 49.2 p.c from the sector, together with 36.2 p.c from 3-point vary. The 76ers are at the moment in fourth place within the Japanese Convention behind Embiid.

James, then again, is averaging 29 factors, 7.9 rebounds and 6.5 assists this season, which has seen the star sidelined a number of video games. The Lakers are at the moment in ninth place among the many Western Convention standings, hanging by a thread within the playoff dialog.

James final week surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for essentially the most factors scored in NBA historical past.