Boston<\/a> was announced.<\/p>\nThough his departure also helps his former teammate. James will now be required to carry the load almost completely, which he has done easily in the past. He won the award twice with his current team and twice with the Miami Heat. Getting his fifth MVP would put him with Michael Jordan and Bill Russell.<\/p>\n
Kareem Adbul-Jabbar has the most, being selected three times with the Milwaukee Bucks and three times with the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n
It will be difficult for Westbrook to repeat. Last year he averaged a triple-double in points, rebounds and assists, but he was the leader on a team with no comparable talent. Now with the addition of former New York Knick Carmelo Anthony and ex Indiana Pacer Paul George, there are more players that will want to score.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It\u2019s not a surprise to see Cleveland\u2019s LeBron James as a favorite to win the NBA\u2019s Most Valuable Player award, but he has company at the top spot. San Antonio\u2019s Kawhi Leonard is also a 4-1 pick to win the award after the conclusion of the 2017-2018 season. Even more startling was that the Spurs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":61223,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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