MANILA, Philippines – San Miguel Beermen’s June Mar Fajardo is on his way to make history as the first player in PBA history to win 4 straight Most Valuable Player awards. 

Despite failing to lead his Beermen to a grand slam this season, Fajardo leads the league by a big margin in statistical points (SPs), finishing with an average of 38.58 SPs.

“The Kraken” won the Best Player of the Conference award in the Philippine Cup with 43.54 SPs, finished with 32.10 SPs in the Commissioner’s Cup and is the top bet for the BPC plum in the Governors’ Cup with 38.45 SPs. 

If Fajardo wins the MVP award this year, he will join an elite club in Ramon Fernandez and Alvin Patrimonio as the lone players to win the award 4 times. But the former University of Cebu standout will be the first to win it in consecutive seasons.

San Miguel’s Alex Cabagnot is running in second with 32.96 SPs while Globalport Batangpier star Terrence Romeo holds the third spot with 32.01 SPs. TNT KaTropa’s Jayson Castro is at fourth place with 31. 52 SPs while Arwind Santos is the third Beermen to complete the top 5 with 30.97 SPs. 

After winning the BPC plum in the Commissioner’s Cup, Chris Ross, who is at eighth place with 30.40 SPs, is automatically included as a candidate for the MVP award.

On the other hand, Phoenix Fuel Masters’ Matthew Wright leads all rookies with 26.07 SPs and is the only rookie to crack the Top 25 players in the league at 14th place. 

TNT’s Roger Pogoy stands at second with 22.29 SPs while Star Hotshot Jio Jalalon comes in at third with 21.50 SPs.

The awarding for the BPC and the Best Import awards will be held before the start of Game 2 of the finals on Sunday, October 15, while the Annual Awards still have to be voted on by players and mediamen. – Rappler.com