Playoff MVP Race: Trae Young enters Top 5 after Game 1 performance

Only eight teams remain in the 2020-21 NBA Playoffs, with the league’s other 22 franchises already on vacation even despite the valiant efforts of various now-eliminated superstars.

Our latest installment of the 2020-21 NBA Playoff MVP Race series will reflect the latter players, too, with one eliminated player still sitting in the Top 5 of the ranking and two others inside of the overall Top 15.

Below, check out the latest part of our playoff MVP series, as voted on by our team of writers.