2023 NBA MVP Thread

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Originally Posted by tjforce

Pretty sure no one's ever averaged 33/9/9 before.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Oscar, Westbrook, Harden, Lebron, Jokic... none of them have ever done it.

Jordan averaged 32.5/8/8 in 1988-89, when league average pace was 98.13 possessions per game. He did not win MVP that year. It was actually a pretty tight race 1-5 as well:

1 Magic Johnson 664.5/850
2 Michael Jordan 598.8/850
3 Karl Malone 362.0/850
4 Patrick Ewing 200.0/850
5 Hakeem Olajuwon 179.3/850

As of 12/9, Luka is averaging 32.9/8.6/8.7 with similar league average pace (99.4).

Luka not winning would not be unprecedented. Even if he does, it won't be anywhere close to unanimous.