2018 is probably the main time he could have won it.
Most people who watch Lebron play though know he rarely goes 100% in the RS. Some may have an issue with that but it's one of the contributing factors into his longevity.
Also noting that he realizes, like most that post his Miami days, no one really cared about his RS, and only cared about how he performs in the PS. That is how most have judged him for at least the last 12 years.
If you were talking about 'Playoff MvP" he likely has 5 or so of those since then.
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Not surprising at all. He didn’t deserve any of them in any of those years.
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Is it though? Really? I don't personally think so and the fact that there's been other players winning the award rather than James has been good for both the league and the award itself.
James is done being the face of the league. And we're all better for it.
James is done being the face of the league. And we're all better for it.
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Godymas wrote:LeBron could have been the MVP in 2021 if he didn’t get injured.
That was also the weakest Jokic MVP
Ya pretty much this, jokic was 3rd up, first bron went down, then embiid got hurt as well and they gave it to Jokic. I know this cuz I had money on bron first, than embiid, I thought I was about to take home a big bag until both went down lol.
Jokic did deserve MVP over embiid in 23 though.
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2014: KD had a monster year
2015: Curry had a monster year
2016: See above
2017: Arguable. I think he was more deserving than Westbrook, but less deserving than Curry
2018: I thought Harden was the most deserving, but LeBron was 2nd on my ballot
2019: No arguement
2020: I think both Harden and Giannis were more deserving than LeBron this year
2021 and beyond: no real case
I don’t really understand the people who think LeBron was robbed of like 3 MVPs in this time period because of voter fatigue.
2015: Curry had a monster year
2016: See above
2017: Arguable. I think he was more deserving than Westbrook, but less deserving than Curry
2018: I thought Harden was the most deserving, but LeBron was 2nd on my ballot
2019: No arguement
2020: I think both Harden and Giannis were more deserving than LeBron this year
2021 and beyond: no real case
I don’t really understand the people who think LeBron was robbed of like 3 MVPs in this time period because of voter fatigue.
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MavsDirk41 wrote:The Big O wrote:MavsDirk41 wrote:
So Luka was my favorite player before being traded to the Lakers? I didnt know that. Just another mvp caliber player playing alongside your hero though. This makes it 3 now not counting Westbrook. Never seen a top 10 player all time play with so much talent.
LeBron's teammates have made a whopping 5 All-NBA teams while playing with him (a few of those questionable and largely third team selections) while only playing with a teammate who made All-NBA first-team a whopping 1 team during his 22 year career. Please sit down again.
Name a top 10 player who played with more talent than this….
Luka
Wade
Davis
Irving
Bosh
Love
Westbrook
Allen
Go outside and touch some grass pal….ill wait for your response though.
Again- please respond to my comment about how many times these "superstar" teammates were actually producing as such while being employed as his teammate. I'll wait until you actually want to have a basketball discussion, clown.
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ScrantonBulls wrote:The Big O wrote:MavsDirk41 wrote:
So Luka was my favorite player before being traded to the Lakers? I didnt know that. Just another mvp caliber player playing alongside your hero though. This makes it 3 now not counting Westbrook. Never seen a top 10 player all time play with so much talent.
LeBron's teammates have made a whopping 5 All-NBA teams while playing with him (a few of those questionable and largely third team selections) while only playing with a teammate who made All-NBA first-team a whopping 1 team during his 22 year career. Please sit down again.
I think it's actually at 6 All-NBA selections now.
But what you're saying is MJ and LeBron have played with the same number of concurrent All-NBA teammates, but MJ has had more concurrent All-NBA first team teammates (2 vs 1)? Despite LeBron's long career. That's pretty wild. LeBron's help has always been wildly overrated.
Yep- and a lot of those dubious selections (Wade making third-team while playing less than 50 games lol).
And yes, his "help" is greatly exaggerated because it fits the narrative. They scream out his failures and whisper his accomplishments.