Kevin throughout in 2014. Russell Westbrook in 2017. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in 2025.
Assuming Gilgeous-Alexander shouldn’t be occurring Nikola Jokic For the worth of essentially the most valuable gamers of this yr, SGA will change into the ThunderThe third winner of the MVP up to now 12 years.
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It’s a long-term tempo to a MVP-per-presidential.
Producing three completely different MVP winners in any The part is kind of uncommon. Solely the rockets, the Lakers, the Celtics, the 76ers and the Thunder which can quickly be made. However three over a 12 -year interval are unprecedented. To date.
Think about that eight franchises are nonetheless in search of their first MVP: Grizzlies, Hornets, Magic, ClearPacers, Pelicans, Pistons and Rapaces.
Numerous small groups amongst them. Oklahoma Metropolis, in its seventeenth season, within the third smallest market within the NBA, is the aberrant worth.
No group has ever had a MVP trio like Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Shai Gilgeous-Aalexander in such a fast succession. And it would not even rely James Harden, a alternative of Draft Thunder who gained a MVP with the Rockets.
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Listed below are the 5 groups – and sure, we place ourselves within the Thunder – which produced three MVPs. Dragled by the period between the awards, from the longest to the shortest.
Rockets: Moses Malone, Hakeem Olajowon, James Harden (1982 to 2018, 37 years outdated)
Malone gained three MVPs: two in Houston (1979 and 1982) and UN in Philadelphia (1983).
Twelve seasons after the MVP season from Malone to Houston, Hakeem Olajuwon gained his first and solely MVP. Olajuwon completed the highest 5 of the MVP voting six occasions.
Harden, in 2018, turned the third rocket to win the MVP. He completed second on the MVP voting the earlier yr and the next yr.
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Three rocket MVPs in 37 years.
Lakers: Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant (1990 to 2008, 19 years outdated)
A fourth laker, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, gained MVP in 1976, 1977 and 1980, however we examined the shortest interval through which a group had three MVPs. For the Lakers, it’s magic – which gained the final of its three MVPs in 1990 – Shaq (2000) and Kobe (2008).
Three MVP of Lakers over a interval of 19 years.
Lakers have had a MVP for the final time for 17 years. The Lakers didn’t have MVP within the existence of the Thunder.
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Celtics: Bob Cousy, Invoice Russell, Dave Cowens (1957 to 1973, 17 years outdated)
Cousy and Russell had been consecutive in 1957 and 1958. Russell once more gained in ’61, ’62, ’63 and ’65. Dave Cowens, in 1973, turned the third Celtic to win the MVP. Cousy’s victory in Cowens’ victory lasted 17 seasons.
Larry Hen then gained three consecutive MVPs from 1984 to 1986. However the period between Cousy, Russell and Cowens successful MVP was shorter than that of Russell, Cowens and Hen.
The Celtics didn’t have essentially the most gamers to win MVP – this distinction belongs to the group under – however they’ve essentially the most mixed MVPs (10) amongst their winners.
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5 for Russell, three for Hen and every for Cowens and Cousy.
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76ers: Wilt Chamberlain, Julius Erving, Moses Malone (1968 to 1983, 16 years outdated)
5 Sixers gained MVP: Wilt Chamberlain (’66, ’67, ’68), Erving (’81), Malone (’83), Allen Iverson (’01) and Joel Embiid (’23)
It’s most of all groups. They mixed for seven MVP costs, which is lower than the Lakers and two lower than the Celtics.
The shortest period of three MVPs gained by Sixers was 16 years outdated, Chamberlain in 1968 in Malone in 1983.
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Chamberlain and Malone each gained MVP with two organizations. Chamberlain’s first MVP got here in 1960 with the Warriors of Philadelphia on the time. Malone gained consecutive MVPs in 1982 and 1983 – in 1982 with the Rockets and 1983 with the Sixers. Malone was additionally the 1979 MVP as a rocket.
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Thunder: Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2014 to 2025, 12 years outdated)
To not Jinx SGA (the ballots have lengthy been returned), however he’ll win.
In doing so, he would be the third Thunder to win the MVP up to now 12 years.
Sam Presti ought to in all probability have this on his CV. Presti drafted three MVPs to Durant, Westbrook and James Harden – who gained his MVP in Houston – and exchanged for one more in SGA.
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The Kevin teammates Durant, on the left, and Russell Westbrook pose for the photographers throughout the OKC Thunder Media Day in Chesapeake Enviornment on Monday September 29, 2014. Photograph of Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman
NBA groups with a number of MVP winners
76ers (5): Wilt Chamberlain, Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Allen Iverson, Joel Embiid
Celtics (4): Bob Cousy, Invoice Russell, Dave Cowens, Larry Hen
Lakers (4): Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant
Rockets (3): Moses Malone, Hakeem Olajuwon, James Harden
* Thunder (3): Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Bucks (2): Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Giannis antetokounmpo
Bulls (2): Michael Jordan, Derrick Rose
Spurs (2): David Robinson, Tim Duncan
Suns (2): Charles Barkley, Steve Nash
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Warriors (2): Wilt Chamberlain, Stephen Curry
*Assuming that SGA wins MVP
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