Throughout NBA history, there have been 63 MVPs and only six times has the winner of the award lead a team with winning percentage less than .600. Looking at all 60+ MVP award winners since the league started handing out […]
Tag: MVP
Are these the 10 greatest NBA Draft classes of all-time?
The fortunes and future success (or failures) of NBA teams are often tied to the choices they make during the NBA Draft. Teams holding one of the first fourteen lottery picks will enter into the annual draft in a bid to […]
The top 11 NBA players primed to make an impact in the 2020 NBA Playoffs
The NBA Playoffs bracket is set and the league is in full swing after an long wait due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The league has been out of the game for so long, the teams are jockeying to get as […]
Here are the 14 NBA Summer League MVPs by year (Las Vegas)
The NBA Summer League has been around for a long time, but it hasn’t been as organized, coordinated and structured (nor popular) as it’s been in the last decade. That has a lot to do with the fact that the […]
Here’s why Giannis Antetokounmpo is the NBA’s MVP (and why James Harden is not)
The race for the MVP of the NBA’s regular season comes down to two of the league’s most dominating players: Giannis Antetokounmpo and James Harden. Both the Greek Freak and the Beard had fantastic individual seasons, but whom will ultimately […]
Who will have the NBA’s top-selling jersey this season?
When it comes to the most popular jerseys in the NBA, every year comes down to a 1-2 superstars vying for the top spot. There are a lot of considerations that allows a player to take the top spot. More […]
The 7 NBA MVPs with worst regular season records shows what “most valuable” means
(Please keep in mind that this article was first published in 2017 and has been updated to include 2022 information) With Russell Westbrook winning the 2016-17 NBA MVP award on an above average Oklahoma City Thunder team, that brought […]
Hear Us Out: Tony Parker is one of the greatest NBA playoff players ever
Yawn, did you hear that the San Antonio Spurs are in the playoffs once again? And again, for what seems like the 45th season in a row, their point guard is Tony Parker. You’re well-acquainted with Parker, he’s contributed to […]
Russell Westbrook is first player to average triple-double since Oscar Robertson
It’s barely a quarter into the season and Russell Westbrook has quickly become talk of the 2016-17 so far. It’s for the same reason he was one of the biggest topics of discussions last season — he’s accumulating triple-doubles at […]
Stephen Curry is the NBA’s first-ever unanimous MVP
After an amazing regular season and on the heels of 40 point showing last night in a win against the Portland Trailblazers, Stephen Curry has been named the 2015-16 NBA MVP. It’s not a surprise that Curry won. Reports had […]
How Steph Curry turned the 2015-16 NBA season into his video game
It’s no secret that this was the year of Steph Curry. The reigning NBA regular season MVP somehow got so much better that he’s not only being considered an unanimous MVP (something that’s never happened), but also for the league’s Most […]
Iguodola won the NBA Finals MVP over LeBron for one simple reason
First off, I wouldn’t have argued very loudly had LeBron James won the NBA Finals MVP, but it wasn’t a travesty that Andre Iguodala took home the trophy. This isn’t to downplay Lebron’s insane, unbelievable series, I don’t think I […]
Strong Odds LeBron James Will Win the NBA MVP…Again
LeBron James recently proclaimed that he would surely be on the NBA’s “Mount Rushmore” as one of its four greatest players when it’s all said and done. That may still be some time away, but this season, LeBron has a […]
LeBron Wins 4th MVP Award
The best player in the game entered an even higher class on Sunday. The NBA named LeBron James the league’s MVP for the fourth time in his career. He is now just the fifth player with at least four MVP […]