Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to close the gap on Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid in PER with his mark climbing to 31.2. Antetokounmpo has had a PER over 30.0 in each of his two MVP seasons.

NBA PER (Week 16)
1. Nikola Jokic: 33.1
2. Joel Embiid: 31.6
3. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 31.2
4. LeBron James: 27.1
5. Jimmy Butler: 26.2
6. Kevin Durant: 25.9
7. Rudy Gobert: 25.5
8. Ja Morant: 24.8
9. Trae Young: 24.6
10. Montrezl Harrell: 24.6
11. Anthony Davis: 23.9
12. Karl-Anthony Towns: 23.8
13. DeMar DeRozan: 23.8
14. Luka Doncic: 23.4
15. Jarrett Allen: 23.1
16. Domantas Sabonis: 23.0
17. Deandre Ayton: 22.4
18. Donovan Mitchell: 22.1
19. Kevin Love: 22.1
20. Kristaps Porzingis: 22.0
21. Robert Williams: 21.9
22. Dejounte Murray: 21.8
23. Stephen Curry: 21.7
24. Daniel Gafford: 21.4
25. Jonas Valanciunas: 21.2