The Utah Jazz have steadily gained ground on the Golden State Warriors and now rank first in the NBA in net rating with a mark of +10.6 points per 100 possessions.

NBA Net Rating (Week 9)
1. Utah Jazz: 10.6
2. Golden State Warriors: 10.4
3. Phoenix Suns: 7.3
4. Cleveland Cavaliers: 6.0
5. Brooklyn Nets: 3.4
6. Miami Heat: 3.1
7. Milwaukee Bucks: 2.8
8. Chicago Bulls: 2.7
9. Memphis Grizzlies: 2.4
10. Atlanta Hawks: 1.6
11. Indiana Pacers: 1.5
12. Toronto Raptors: 1.2
13. Boston Celtics: 1.2
14. Los Angeles Clippers: 1.1
15. Denver Nuggets: 0.3
16. Minnesota Timberwolves: 0.2
17. Dallas Mavericks: -0.4
18. Los Angeles Lakers: -0.8
19. San Antonio Spurs: -0.8
20. Philadelphia 76ers: -1.1
21. New York Knicks: -1.6
22. Charlotte Hornets: -1.9
23. Portland Trail Blazers: -2.6
24. Washington Wizards: -2.6
25. Sacramento Kings: -3.1
26. New Orleans Pelicans: -5.7
27. Houston Rockets: -6.4
28. Detroit Pistons: -9.1
29. Oklahoma City Thunder: -9.2
30. Orlando Magic: -10.1

Nikola Jokic's historically remarkable PER increased from Week 8 to Week 9, climbing from 33.6 to 34.0. Jokic has a True Shooting Percentage of .664 to go with his averages of 26.3 points, 13.5 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game.

NBA PER (Week 9)
1. Nikola Jokic: 34.0
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo
3. Jimmy Butler: 26.9
4. Joel Embiid: 26.4
5. Kevin Durant: 25.9
6. Trae Young: 25.7
7. Rudy Gobert: 25.4
8. Ja Morant: 24.7
9. Montrezl Harrell: 24.7
10. Jarrett Allen: 24.2
11. DeMar DeRozan: 23.9
12. Karl-Anthony Towns: 23.6
13. Stephen Curry: 23.5
14. Anthon Davis: 23.4
15. LeBron James: 23.1
16. Donovan Mitchell: 23.0
17. Domantas Sabonis: 22.8
18. Richaun Holmes: 22.8
19. Jonas Valanciunas: 22.8
20. Kristaps Porzingis: 22.6
21. Luka Doncic: 22.1
22. Frank Kaminsky: 21.9
23. Zach LaVine: 21.6
24. Deandre Ayton: 21.5
25. Clint Capela: 21.5

While Stephen Curry is the early frontrunner for MVP, his PER for the season continues to drop in recent weeks, dropping to No. 11. Team record and narratives are large components of the MVP calculus, but the MVP typically has at least a top-5 PER at the end of the season. 

NBA PER (Week 8)
1. Nikola Jokic: 33.6
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 30.9
3. Jimmy Butler: 26.9
4. Joel Embiid: 26.3
5. Kevin Durant: 25.9
6. Montrezl Harrell: 25.4
7. Rudy Gobert: 25.2
8. Trae Young: 24.9
9. Ja Morant: 24.7
10. Anthony Davis: 24.7
11. Stephen Curry: 24.5
12. Jarrett Allen: 24.2
13. LeBron James: 24.0
14. DeMar DeRozan: 23.5
15. Richaun Holmes: 22.8
16. Karl-Anthony Towns: 22.8
17. Jonas Valanciunas: 22.7
18. Domantas Sabonis: 22.6
19. Jusuf Nurkic: 22.6
20. Donovan Mitchell: 22.5
21. Kristaps Porzingis: 22.5
22. Daniel Gafford: 22.1
23. Luka Doncic: 22.1
24. Frank Kaminsky: 21.0
25. Zach LaVine: 21.6

The Milwaukee Bucks entered the top-5 in the NBA in Net Rating with a mark of +4.0 points per 100 possessions, while the Golden State Warriors, Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns continue to comprise the top-3.

NBA Net Rating (Week 7):
1. Golden State Warriors: 12.3
2. Utah Jazz: 9.4
3. Phoenix Suns: 6.5
4. Chicago Bulls: 4.5
5. Milwaukee Bucks: 4.0
6. Brooklyn Nets: 3.7
7. Miami Heat: 3.3
8. Cleveland Cavaliers: 2.6
9. Boston Celtics: 2.4
10. Atlanta Hawks: 2.3
11. Philadelphia 76ers: 1.0
12. Los Angeles Clippers: 0.9
13. Minnesota Timberwolves: 0.9
14. Indiana Pacers: 0.6
15. Denver Nuggets: 0.2
16. San Antonio Spurs: 0.0
17. Toronto Raptors: -0.3
18. Charlotte Hornets: -0.4
19. Memphis Grizzlies: -0.5
20. Washington Wizards: -0.7
21. New York Knicks: -0.8
22. Los Angeles Lakers: -1.6
23. Dallas Mavericks: -1.7
24. Portland Trail Blazers: -2.2
25. Sacramento Kings: -3.0
26. Houston Rockets: -6.6
27. New Orleans Pelicans: -6.9
28. Detroit Pistons: -9.8
29. Orlando Magic: -9.9
30. Oklahoma City Thunder: -10.2

Nikola Jokic continues to rank first in the NBA in PER with a mark of 34.3, ahead of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jimmy Butler and Montrezl Harrell. While Stephen Curry has been lauded as a leading MVP candidate, but he ranks No. 7 in PER at 25.3

NBA PER (Week 7)
1. Nikola Jokic: 34.3
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 31.4
3. Jimmy Butler: 27.8
4. Montrezl Harrell: 26.5
5. Kevin Durant: 26.0
6. Anthony Davis: 25.3
7. Stephen Curry: 25.3
8. Rudy Gobert: 24.9
9. Trae Young: 24.8
10. Ja Morant: 24.7
11. Joel Embiid: 24.1
12. Jarrett Allen: 24.0
13. Jusuf Nurkic: 23.8
14. Kristaps Porzingis: 23.6
15. DeMar DeRozan: 23.6
16. Karl-Anthony Towns: 23.3
17. Richaun Holmes: 23.0
18. Jonas Valanciunas: 22.8
19. Luka Doncic: 22.1
20. Donovan Mitchell: 22.0
21. John Collins: 21.8
22. LeBron James: 21.6
23. Zach LaVine: 21.6
24. Deandre Ayton: 21.6
25. Chris Paul: 21.4