Joel Embiid now ranks first in the NBA in PER at 30.9 as he establishes himself as one of the early MVP favorites with Nikola Jokic and Kawhi Leonard rounding out the top-3.

NBA PER (Week 5)
1. Joel Embiid: 30.9
2. Nikola Jokic: 30.7
3. Kawhi Leonard: 27.8
4. Karl-Anthony Towns: 27.3
5. Kevin Durant: 27.1
6. Luka Doncic: 27.0
7. Bradley Beal: 26.4
8. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 25.9
9. Jaylen Brown: 25.9
10. C.J. McCollum: 25.9
11. Enes Kanter: 25.8
12. Anthony Davis: 25.6
13. Damian Lillard: 25.5
14. Chris Boucher: 25.3
15. Kyrie Irving: 25.2
16. Michael Porter Jr.: 25.2
17. Nikola Vucevic: 25.2
18. LeBron James: 24.9
19. Ja Morant: 24.7
20. Bam Adebayo: 24.4
21. Kemba Walker: 24.1
22. Clint Capela: 23.9
23. Stephen Curry: 23.7
24. Robert Williams: 23.6
25. Zion Williamson: 23.1

Nikola Jokic continues to lead the NBA ahead of Chris Boucher, but Kevin Durant has entered the top-3 at 28.2.

NBA PER (Week 4):
1. Nikola Jokic: 31.4
2. Chris Boucher: 29.7
3. Kevin Durant: 28.2
4. Nikola Vucevic: 28.0
5. Joel Embiid: 27.7
6. Karl-Anthony Towns: 27.3
7. Bradley Beal: 27.2
8. Kyrie Irving: 27.1
9. Alec Burks: 27.1
10. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 26.9
11. Michael Porter Jr.: 26.4
12. Luka Doncic: 26.4
13. Kawhi Leonard: 26.2
14. C.J. McCollum: 26.0
15. Enes Kanter: 25.7
16. Anthony Davis: 25. The 7
17. Ja Morant: 24.8
18. Jaylen Brown: 24.7
19. Damian Lillard: 24.3
20. Bam Adebayo: 24.1
21. James Harden: 24.1
22. Paul George: 24.0
23. LeBron James: 23.3
24. Khris Middleton: 23.1
25. Christian Wood