US media rated the top ten strongest MVPs to accompany the race season: 25, 25, 28, James lost to Harden, and 4 seats per person

Every season, the NBA will select a player with the best performance to become the MVP of the season, but the definition of the best performance has never been particularly clear. Players with superior personal data and team record are definitely popular, but there are also some players in history who have excellent personal data, and the team's record is not good and have won MVP. There are all kinds of situations, and the US media has also selected the top ten MVPs in history to accompany the strongest players in the season. Let’s take a look.

No. 10: Nikola Jokic (2024-25 season)

MVP voted for the player in the front: Shea Gilgers Alexander

Jokic's performance last season was amazing enough, and this season raised his performance to a new level, averaging 29.6 points, 12.7 rebounds, 10.2 assists and 1.8 steals, becoming the third player in history to average triple-double and the first non-guard player. This makes him missed this season's MVP. After all, Westbrook's team had a poor record that year and also won the MVP. At least from a pure data perspective, this is indeed the case.

9: Michael Jordan (1986-87 season)

MVP voted for the player in the front: Magic Johnson

This season, Jordan shocked the entire league with his average of 37.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 2.9 steals and 1.5 blocks. From a data perspective, Jordan undoubtedly played the craziest season in history, but the Bulls' record at that time was too mediocre, otherwise Jordan should have won the MVP trophy this season, but Jordan later questioned that the voting standards did not reflect his dominance on both offense and defense.

No. 8: Kareem Abdul Jabbar (1972-73 season)

MVP voted: Duff Coins

Jabbar won 3 MVP in four years, but ranked second in the MVP vote in 1973. Jabbar averaged 30.2 points, 16.1 rebounds and 5 assists in the game that season, losing to Duff Coins, who led the Celtics to win 68 wins. The latter averaged 20.5 points, 16.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists in the game. The team's record is indeed not superior, but ironically, Jabbar was selected for one team in the season, but MVP Coins was only selected for the second team. If the voting rules at that time were the same as now, Jabbar deserved to win more MVP trophys.

No. 7: LeBron James (2017-18 season)

MVP voted the player in the top: James Harden

Season 18, James did contribute a very explosive individual performance in the playoffs, and he performed well in the regular season, with averaging 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists per game. He averaged 5 three-pointers per game, and maintained a 54% shooting percentage. However, the gap between him and Harden in the MVP vote was still very obvious. Harden led the Rockets to win 65 wins, the Cavaliers suffered injuries and lineup turmoil for a whole year, and they remained competitive, and James' performance was worthy of the MVP.

No. 6: Michael Jordan (1988-89 season)

MVP voted for the player in the top: Magic Johnson

Jordan wanted to defend the MVP in the 88-89 season, and his epic performance of 32.5 points per game (scoring champion) 8 rebounds (career high) 8 assists (career high) 2.9 steals missed the MVP award. This set of data is the most powerful contender in the following year. However, before Jordan completed the six-time championship, he did not rely on such data to defend the MVP, which also caused considerable controversy.

No. 5: Michael Jordan (1989-90 season)

MVP voted for players in the front: Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley Jordan's doubters have never stopped questioning. In the 1989-90 season, Jordan did not even enter the top two in the voting. Jordan played the regular season this season and once again won the scoring champion with 33.6 points, and also won the steal king with 2.8 steals, leading the Bulls to a record of 55 wins and 27 losses. But in the eyes of voters, such performance is only the third best player in the league and is far from being worthy of the MVP of the season.

No. 4: Wilt Chamberlain (1960-61 season)

MVP voted for players in the top: Bill Russell, Bob Petit, Elgin Baylor

Next you will see Chamberlain dominate the top four, which is indeed reasonable. He was a huge bug in his time, but he missed the MVP many times because the awards were decided by the players rather than the media at that time. Chamberlain averaged 38.4 points per game (first in the league) and 27.2 rebounds (first in the league), but only ranked fourth in the MVP selection, and Chamberlain was finally selected for a while, surpassing the MVP Bill Russell of the season, which also proved that the NBA media at that time recognized his value more than players..

No. 3: Wilt Chamberlain (1962-63 season)

MVP votes: Bill Russell, Elgin Baylor, Oscar Robertson, Bob Petit, Jerry West, Johnny Cole

In 1963, Chamberlain scored 44.8 points and 24.3 rebounds, scoring the second highest score in history. However, the Warriors missed the playoffs only 31 wins and 49 losses that season, Chamberlain ranked seventh in the MVP vote. Although the team's record is indeed not very good, and Russell also beat Chamberlain for a team that was selected for a while, there is still no way to explain why players who averaged nearly 45 points per game lag behind Johnny Cole, and players who averaged only 15.7 points per game.

No. 2: Wilt Chamberlain (1963-64 season)

MVP voted for the player in the front: Oscar Robertson

Chamberlain won the scoring and rebounding champion with 36.9 points and 22.3 rebounds per game, scoring 50+ in 9 times in the season, reaching 59 points in 3 of them, but also lost to Big O, who averaged 31.4 points, 9.9 rebounds and 11 assists per game, and won the only MVP trophy in his career with a quasi-double data, but the American Basketball Writers Association believed that the MVP should indeed be Chamberlain's.

No. 1: Wilt Chamberlain (1961-62 season)

MVP voted for the player in the front: Bill Russell

The 1961-62 season is undoubtedly the most incredible MVP running season in history. Chamberlain set the highest score in history this season, averaging 50.4 points per game and 25.7 rebounds at the same time, leading the Warriors to a record of 49 wins and 31 losses. The team's record is also reproachable, but it was still defeated by Bill Russell. In the first team selection, Chamberlain still beat MVP Russell to be selected for the first team. Now I can hardly see news that MVP will not be selected for the first time, and the requirements for position are much lower, but this season is undoubtedly the NBA's greatest MVP season to accompany the race.