NBA (National Basketball Association)

THE NBA's MVP

Who:

Kevin Durant-

 6'9'' 240 Lbs

Team: Oklahoma City Thunder 

Drafted:  2007 1st round 

College: Texas

Experience: 6 years

What:

Wins first NBA most valuable player award

 119 first place votes out of 125 voters (see breakdown of how MVP is chosen below)

How:

Take a look at Durant’s Stats

Averaging Per Game

·      a career high of 32 points

·      7.4 Rebounds

·      5.5 Assists

·      3.1 steals

Shooting

·      50.3 percent from the field (anything that isn’t a free-throw a.k.a. a shot that is taken, during the game EXCEPT when a player is fouled and has to stand at the line and shoot)

·      39.1 Percent deep shots (these shots are far past the 3-point line. That is the line that looks like a half circle around the hoop)

*** How is the MVP chosen you ask? Well let me tell you

Back in the day, when the MVP award started (1955-56 season) players were voted on by other players in the NBA, this lasted until the 1979-80 season, since then the MVP has been decided by votes cast by sportscasters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada.

The point system is as such:

First place vote=10

Second place vote= 7

Third place vote=5

Fourth place vote=3

Fifth place vote= 1

No one in NBA history has ever gotten unanimous MVP votes, the only two players who have gotten close are Shaquille O’Neal in 1999-2000 season and LeBron James in 2012-2013 season. Each player fell short of a unanimous vote by 1 vote.

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