(Photo : Getty Images/ Harry How) Russell Westbrook #0 of the Oklahoma City Thunder calls for a foul during the first half against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on November 22, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

This season, elite players in the league has shown remarkable play. Some even showed the Kia-MVP class level which help the team. Here are five strongest Kia-MVP candidates based on their performance since the beginning of the season.

1- Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder)

Despite the 10-8 record of the Thunder in the game, Westbrook continues to show his high level performance to help the ailing team. He has scored six triple-doubles in points, assists and rebounds. Watch the game against Denver Nuggets on Friday, Nov. 25 as he made his sixth triple-double below:

2- James Harden (Houston Rockets)

Harden is the hard worker in the Rockets. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have a strong tandem to support him on court. He has made three triple-double to help his team achieve 10-6 records, and according to USA Today, he is leading the MVP race. Watch his remarkable performance in the game at the Sacramento Kings on Nov. 25 as he made 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists below:

3- Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)

He started slow this season, but the two-time KIA-MVP has a class of his own. According to NBA.com, his greatest testament is to make room for another Kia-MVP Kevin Durant to his team. Curry still maintains his MVP level perforamnce in every single game to bring the Warriors achieving the 15-2 records. Watch one of his records breaking performance to score 13 three-pointer against the New Orleans Pelicans below:

4- Demar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors)

DeRozan awe many critics and analysts with his Jordan-level performance. He averages 30.2 points in 36.7 minutes of play to bring the Raptors achieve the 10-6 records. Watch his battle against another Kia-MVP candidate Harden on Nov. 23 in the game against the Rockets on Nov. 23 below:

5- Jimmy Butler (Chicago Bulls)

Butler is the kind of player who steps up when the team need him the most. In the game against Lakers on Nov. 20, head coach Fred Hoiberg decided to let Dwyane Wade to rest after a hard game against LA Clippers one day before. Butler made a promise to coach Hoiberg to score 40 points, which he really did, as shown in the highlight below:

There are other candidates which show heir remarkable performance such as LA Clippers’ Chris Paul, Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard and New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis who shows an impressive improvement. However, the regular season is still more than 60 games away. There are many possibilities during the long regular season.