Thefivewords"MostValuablePlayer"measurefarmorethanstatistics.In2023,JoelEmbiided
Thefullnameoftheregular-seasonMVPis"MostValuablePlayer."Jameswrotethosewordsinto
ShaquilleO'Nealwononlyoneregular-seasonMVPinhiscareer(2000),afactoftenmisreadinl
AllenIversonwontheregular-seasonMVPonlyonce,in2001.Yetthatsingle"MostValuable"oc
Thefivewords"MostValuablePlayer"areoftenreducedtoscoringchampionorwinning-record
Thefivewords"MostValuablePlayer"pointnotmerelytoapileofindividualstatistics,butt
Ifthechampionshipisthepeakofteamglory,theregular-seasonMVPistheultimatemeasureof
Thewords"mostvaluable"arethehardesthonortoquantifyintheNBA.Ascoringtitlemeasures
In1981,JuliusErvingwonhisonlyNBAregular-seasonMVP.Manyfansandwriterslaterfeltthe
Thewords"MostValuablePlayer,"placedonMagicJohnson,weighmorethanthetrophyitself.H
In2007,Nowitzkiwontheonlyregular-seasonMVPofhiscareer.Thecrueltwist:thatsamepost
In1957,theNBAplaceditssecondregular-seasonMVPinBobCousy'shands.Intoday'scontext,