Picking an MVP for Each NBA Playoff Team Using Analytics

Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors

nERD: 17.2

Stephen Curry has only gotten in 38 minutes of action so far this postseason, so the 73-9 Warriors have had to look elsewhere for production over their seven playoff games. Luckily they've got a lot of weapons at their disposal, including All-Stars Klay Thompson (17.2 nERD) and Draymond Green (13.3 nERD).

Thompson has led the charge, though, pacing his team and coming in third in the NBA in postseason scoring at 25.9 points per game. He's shooting 44.3% from the field, 43.7% from long range (on 10.1 attempts), and 87.2% from the charity stripe, while adding 4.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.3 steals per game as well.

He's leading the NBA in catch-and-shoot points per game with 13.0, with an Effective Field Goal Percentage (weighted two and threes) of 70.0% on such attempts.

It must be pretty great to be the Warriors, a team that can lose the best shooter on the planet to an injury only to have the second best step up and take his place.