MVP

So what if the New York Knicks are only six games into their season? And so what if, despite winning three in a row, they aren’t expected to contend for a playoff spot? Kristaps Porzingis belongs in the early-season MVP discussion…according to Knicks fans who were chanting “M-V-P” as he stepped to the free-throw line [...]

What happens when you average 36.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.0 blocks on 65.9 percent shooting through the first four games of the NBA season? You become the odds-on favorite to win the league’s MVP award. From SportsInsights Marky Mark: Antetokounmpo has moved from +1000 to +250 in this short stretch—close [...]

Kobe Bryant has issued another one of his suddenly trademark challenges. This one goes to Giannis Antetokounmpo, and it’s no minor endeavor. The Mamba wants him to win the MVP award: [tweet https://twitter.com/kobebryant/status/901798191766450176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Farticles%2F2729824-kobe-bryant-challenges-giannis-antetokounmpo-to-win-nba-mvp-award] If Antetokounmpo is intimidated, he has only himself to blame. He asked for this: [tweet https://twitter.com/giannis_an34/status/900767397556232192] Bryant has been issuing challenges to [...]

The 2017-18 season is officially two months away and that means it is time for them to release their initial MVP odds. With all of the high-profile player movement (with still more to come potentially) this summer, who is your favorite to win the MVP this season? Will Russell Westbrook dominate again and follow up [...]

With a newly minted MVP trophy now adorning Mountain Dew athlete Russell Westbrook’s trophy room, the brand is honoring him with a truly unique fashion outfit for his wardrobe: the first ever Triple-Double Breasted Suit. Created by American menswear designer Mark McNairy, the Triple-Double Breasted Suit pays homage to Russ’ record breaking season and “Don’t [...]

Tristan Thompson doesn’t care who wins the NBA’s MVP award, because he knows it won’t be LeBron James, who, in his eyes, is the real MVP (sorry). As he said after the Cleveland Cavaliers’ series sweep of the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, per The Athletic’s Jason Lloyd: [tweet https://twitter.com/JasonLloydNBA/status/856258204921212928] If the Cavaliers defended better during [...]

The regular season MVP award in the NBA may be the most bandied about, highly-regarded, and fiercely coveted individual award in all of professional sports. It also serves as a snapshot when looking back at a given season in NBA history to remember which players, teams and story lines were at the forefront of the [...]

Over the weekend, Russell Westbrook officially clinched a triple-double season average, and passed Oscar Robertson for most triple-doubles in a season with 42. That’s once heck of a weekend. Then to top it off, on Sunday night, he has his 3rd 50-point triple-double of the season, which included a buzzer-beating game-winning three-pointer over Denver. On [...]

Before the Los Angeles Clippers took down the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night, Doc Rivers had some high praise for John Wall. He’s playing like an MVP candidate. Sort of. Per Candace Buckner of the Washington Post: [tweet https://twitter.com/CandaceDBuckner/status/847251451508269056] Rivers is correct. On both fronts. John Wall has been absolutely sensational this year. He’s posting career-high [...]

In a league where healthy star players occasionally rest, causing league commissioner Adam Silver to send a memo to teams, we do have some key guys who are always out there. Ironically, the two guys who are leading the MVP race have played in every game this season. That’s right, James Harden and Russell Westbrook [...]