https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/pa...closed-gap-giannis-antetokounmpo-nba-mvp-race Code: MVP Straw Poll Results NAME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH TOTAL BALLOTS TOTAL POINTS Giannis Antetokounmpo 60 10 0 0 0 70 670 LeBron James 10 58 1 1 0 70 514 James Harden 0 2 30 16 8 56 220 Luka Doncic 0 0 19 18 22 59 171 Kawhi Leonard 0 0 12 15 13 42 118 Anthony Davis 0 0 4 10 11 25 58 Chris Paul 0 0 2 5 3 10 28 Nikola Jokic 0 0 1 3 4 8 18 Pascal Siakam 0 0 1 1 4 6 12 Damian Lillard 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 Jayson Tatum 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 Bradley Beal 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
https://www.theringer.com/nba/2020/3/23/21190427/nba-awards-mvp-giannis-antetokounmpo-lebron-james His list: Giannis LeBron Harden Davis Leonard
Weird thing about this debate is it's like Anthony Davis doesn't even exist on the Lakers when his numbers may be equivalent if not better than Lebron's and he's on the same team : https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tiny.fcgi?id=hAFpZ
That only happens because Anthony Davis is willing to sacrifice his left nut for LeBron. He won't take any credit for the Laker's success if that means hurting LeBron. He's the perfect sidekick for a super narcissist like LeBron.
I get that, but .... it's right there. It's not like you can hide it. It's like people see somebody drop a bomb next to your house and everybody ignores it because nobody told them a bomb was just dropped next to your house. I think Davis is ahead of Lebron in every major statistical category other than assists.
It's all about the narrative and AD's willingness to go along with it. If he had any self-respect, he would say something or at least get his people to get in the ear of some TV sports personalities to advocate for him. Kobe had people like that. That's why Kobe vs Shaq was an argument back in the day. Had Kobe been a fanatic of Shaq and never said anything or have other people speak for him, Shaq would have won 3 straight MVPs.
Weaker conf: Giannis Pumps his stats vs garbage teams: Giannis Got owned by both Lebron and Kawhi: Giannis No skill: Giannis It makes me sick Giannis plays against garbage teams 75% of the time and then gets called the MVP due to inflated stats smh.
lol, more like Davis has no credible case over Lebron to begin with and is clearly the 2nd fiddle despite whatever his numbers are please check how well the Lakers do when AD is off the floor, and then compare that to when Bron is off
So was Kobe. Didn't stop him from advocating for himself and no doubt getting sports pundits to do the same for him. Had Kobe bowed down to Shaq like Davis does to LeBron, Shaq would have more than one MVP. The LeBron system is designed to function only with him. It falls apart without him and he likes it like that. It is amazing that he has won championships like that. Only player ever to do that. Everyone else from Oscar Robertson to young Jordan to McGrady to Westbrook etc. failed.
