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Kevin Durant Wins MVP – First One for the Franchise
Even though there was nothing surprising about Kevin Durant winning the NBA’s regular season MVP award for 2013-2014, there was something quite special about his emotional acceptance speech that brought him and others to tears, and adding to the uniqueness of the moment was him being the first player for the franchise, be it the Seattle Supersonics or the Oklahoma City Thunder, to come up with the award.
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Kevin Durant Beats LeBron James – MVP & Changing of the Guard
Is it safe to say that Kevin Durant is the best player in the NBA, better than LeBron James? Some wait for an NBA championship ring to be put on Durant’s finger, but when looking specifically at what each player does and not what he wins with his team, James, for the first time over the last five seasons, is inferior to someone.
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Why Kevin Love Might be the Actual MVP
The MVP award has a misleading name, because it goes to the best player in the regular season most of the time. Kevin Love isn’t the number one guy in the league, but if you’re trying to be accurate with the definition, it’s hard to argue against his validity.
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Kevin Durant Can’t Wait to Get His First MVP Award
This is the year Kevin Durant transforms from being a perennial number two into the best. The Oklahoma City Thunder look at the moment like the best team in the NBA, and for the first time after a few frustrating second-place finishes in the voting process, the regular season MVP award seems to be heading his way.
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The 2013 NFL Season Awards
Just before the Super Bowl it’s time for the NFL to hand out its awards for the 2013 season, with Peyton Manning standing out above the rest of the competition by winning his fifth MVP award and his second offensive player of the year accolade.
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Midseason MVP Rankings
It’s half the season behind us in the 2013-2014 NBA Season, which is a good opportunity to check out the rankings for the best players in the league so far with no surprises coming from the top as it’ll be LeBron James and Kevin Durant till the bitter end of the MVP race.
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LeBron James – Being the Greatest Ever Means Winning At Least Six Rings
Talent and even individual accomplishments like MVP awards and incredible statistics won’t help LeBron James on his quest to become recognized as the greatest player in NBA history, unless he wins that sixth NBA championship ring.
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LeBron James – Who Can Deny Him Another MVP Award?
At some point, LeBron James and his dominant hold on the NBA regular season MVP award is going to end. The natural usurper to the crown? Kevin Durant, who has been mentioned as the “next best player” for the last three years. But Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and maybe even Stephen Curry can be thrown into the discussion.
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LeBron James – Road to the Second Ring
Four phases in the 2012-2013 NBA season stand out more than anything else for LeBron James leading the Miami Heat to a second consecutive championship, on the way adding more MVPs, accolades and legacy foundations for himself.
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The 2012-2013 MVP Race Infographic
It’s hard to see anyone but LeBron James becoming the MVP of the 2012-2013 NBA season, despite the trio of Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony scoring more points than him. But even if all three of them are more valuable to their respective teams than James is, which is doubtful, none of them is better than him.