After finishing fifth and second over the last two years in the MVP ballot, there's only one upgrade left for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to make -- win the whole thing. That could happen as soon as the 2024-25 season.

On this week’s NBA MVP Ladder, Jokic officially took over the top spot from Shai. Shai now falls to second in the rankings and he is followed by Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks.

At All-Star weekend, Gilgeous-Alexander said the glass ceiling of playing for a small-market squad no longer exists. Fresh off his first Converse signature shoe reveal, the 26-year-old has become a household name due to his rapid ascension into one of the league's best players over the last three seasons.