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LeBron James is a four-time NBA MVP. Stephen Curry won back-to-back MVP awards in 2014–15 and 2015–16. He is the first unanimous MVP selection in league history. [19] Giannis Antetokounmpo won back-to-back MVP awards in 2018–19 and 2019–20. Nikola Jokić won three MVP awards in 2020–21, 2021–22, and 2023–24.
The first winner of the original trophy, Frank Nighbor [1] Elmer Lach with the original trophy in 1945 The Hart Memorial Trophy is named in honour of Canadian Dr. David Hart. Dr. Hart, who donated the original trophy to the NHL, was the father of Cecil Hart, a former coach and general manager of the Montreal Canadiens.
Awarded to the best performing player of the NBA regular season as voted by a panel of sportswriters and media members. Trophy was originally named after Maurice Podoloff, the NBA commissioner from 1946 to 1963, but was dropped in 2021. In 2022, the trophy was renamed after shooting guard Michael Jordan. Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets) [25] [24]
3. Anthony Davis, Lakers. Stats: 31.3 points, 11.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.9 blocks This version of AD is the one Lakers fans have dreamed about. Dominating on defense and averaging a career-high ...
We left the 2023 NBA Finals under the impression Jokić is the greatest player alive. ... was the best player on the planet is averaging a 26-12-9 on 58/37/82 shooting splits on a team in the mix ...
Jokić won consecutive MVP awards in 2021 and 2022 before a second-place finish to Joel Embiid last season. He ended the 2022-23 season instead with his first NBA championship and Finals MVP.
In ice hockey, three players, Al Rollins in 1954, Andy Bathgate in 1959 and Mario Lemieux in 1988 each won the NHL's oldest MVP award, the Hart Trophy, with Lemieux also receiving the Ted Lindsay Award (introduced in 1970–71 and voted on by the league's players), but did not make the playoffs. [10]
Jokić remains the NBA’s best offensive maestro. Already boasting three MVPs and a Finals MVP, this might somehow be the best version of Jokić we’ve seen on offense because of his 3-point ...