Getting invested in awards is a waste of time when it comes to the NBA. Jordan has 5 when he was basically the best player f post Bird Magic for a decade straight by a wide margin. Lebron has 4 when he was the best player from basically 2008-2021. There are guys who won MVP some years where the difference between them and those two guys are far greater than the gulf between an SGA and Jokic. And Jokic is on par with anyone ever offensively, but not on both sides of the ball. Most all time greats lists are two way players. Jokic already being a 3 time winner as a foreign guy who plays, at his best, average defense is amazing. I love him and he’s great.Originally Posted by VaughnP
You want to talk travesty. A month ago when Wembenyana got hurt Mobley and JJJ were both like +120 to win DPOY and the next closest guy was +2000. Draymond wasn’t in the top 10. Wasn’t even listed. Now the media went to work and he’s 100% going to win.
Jokic not winning doesn’t fuck with his money and it’s hard to complain when you have 3 and Michael and LBJ have 5 and 4.
For Mobley, articles like this were everywhere a month ago and Draymond wasn’t top 10 in Vegas odds. This will cost him $45 million because ESPN likes the drama queens. I have never seen anything like this. I mean some guys make a late push but it’s a season long award and I have never seen someone go from not even listed to winner by adding a motivated Jimmy Butler and playing hard for six weeks.
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