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Forget Giannis. Pascal Siakam Is Our MVP.

We won’t find out who won until late June, but the 2018-19 NBA season treated basketball fans to one of the great MVP battles in recent memory. Several worthy players hung around the race for large portions of the season, including Paul George and Nikola Jokic. But in the end, there were two: Giannis Antetokounmpo […]

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The Case For Russell Westbrook, MVP

Russell Westbrook is the MVP. You are likely already familiar with Westbrook’s claim to the award because every conversation that suggests someone else is the MVP must do the work of explaining why it is not, obviously, Westbrook. Westbrook’s case for MVP is self-evident. His season-long triple-double is a historic accomplishment, and its grandeur only […]

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The Case For Russell Westbrook, MVP

Russell Westbrook is the MVP. You are likely already familiar with Westbrook’s claim to the award because every conversation that suggests someone else is the MVP must do the work of explaining why it is not, obviously, Westbrook. Westbrook’s case for MVP is self-evident. His season-long triple-double is a historic accomplishment, and its grandeur only […]

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The Case For Stephen Curry, MVP

It almost goes without saying that Stephen Curry is the best player on the best team in basketball — the first team in history to win at least 67 games three seasons in a row. But Curry isn’t going to win his third-straight MVP. As of April 9, zero percent of ESPN’s Forecast panel predicted […]

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The Case For Stephen Curry, MVP

It almost goes without saying that Stephen Curry is the best player on the best team in basketball — the first team in history to win at least 67 games three seasons in a row. But Curry isn’t going to win his third-straight MVP. As of April 9, zero percent of ESPN’s Forecast panel predicted […]

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