A magical coincidence, these two 10-year regular season MVPs in the NBA are almost exactly the same, copy and paste

The 2024-2025 NBA regular season MVP winner is Alexander.

The regular season MVP is the most valuable individual award in the regular season. In NBA history, it is also an extremely important award in personal honor books. Its selection is made by media votes.

And in NBA history, something very magical happened, that is, two 10-year regular season MVPs, almost exactly the same, it was simply copy-paste. These 2 10 years were 2001-2010 and 2011-2020. How similar is

? Let’s first compare:

3 even the same

2009-2010, James Lianzhuang MVP; 2019-2020, Antetokounmpo Lianzhuang MVP.

Similarity: ☆☆☆☆☆☆, definitely copy-paste.

2 are all rampant styles, both have outstanding physical fitness, and are very matched with one-star shooting style. They all rely on their all-round data to lead the team to the league's first record, and finally were elected as MVP and achieved two consecutive MVPs.

There is even more coincidence. In 2009, the Cavaliers were eliminated by the Magic in the East Finals; in 2010, the Cavaliers were eliminated by the Celtics in the second round, and missed the finals for two consecutive years. In 2019, the Bucks were eliminated by the Raptors in the East Finals; in 2020, the Bucks were eliminated by the Heat and missed the finals for two consecutive years.

is almost exactly the same.

From 2002 to 2003, Duncan Lianzhuang MVP; from 2012 to 2013, James Lianzhuang MVP.

Similarity: ☆☆, this is just a time similarity, but in fact the gap is still quite large.

Duncan leads the team alone, with only veteran David Robinson and young Parker and Ginobili in the team; James is the Heat's Big Three. But MVP Lianzhuang is rare, and it is even rarer at the same time.

2005-2006, Nash Lianzhuang MVP; 2015-2016, Curry Lianzhuang MVP.

Similarity: ☆☆☆☆☆, Curry and the Warriors are the successful versions of Nash and the Sun.

focuses on fast offense and shooting, both point guards, all three-pointers are accurate, and they are both thin. Nash and the Suns' running and playing, although the regular season is good, they are always a little bit short of the playoffs, and Curry and the Warriors make up for this shortcoming.

The difference is that the opponent has a strong inside line during the Suns period, but it is no longer in the Warriors period.

Coincidence between Harden and Kobe

After several seasons of failure in the MVP competition, Kobe finally won the MVP for the first time in the 2007-2008 season. In the past, I either disliked him for his poor data or disliked his team's poor record. This season, Kobe finally had two.

Similarly, after several failures, Harden finally won the MVP as he wished in the 2017-2018 season. In the past, I either said that his data was not good or that his record was not good. This time, the outstanding performance of No. 1+ in the West is undoubtedly undisputed.

Unfortunately, Kobe and Harden have never won the MVP again since then.

Ross was a bit like Iverson

2000-2001 season. Iverson rose to the top of the Eastern Conference and led the 76ers to the first place in the East, and eventually snatched the MVP. In fact, the overall lineup of the 76ers was very balanced that season, but Iverson was the most dazzling star, which determined the team's upper limit. In the 2010-2011 season, Ross rose to the forefront of the Heat, the Big Three Heat, and eventually became the youngest MVP. The Bulls' lineup was also very balanced that season, but Ross shining the most and also determined the team's upper limit.

Garnett vs. Durant

2003-2004 season, Garnett led the Timberwolves to first place in the West, and he also won the MVP with his outstanding performance.

In the 2013-2014 season, Durant led the Thunder to second place in the Western Conference, and he also won the MVP with his outstanding performance.

Garnett performed badly before, but was suppressed by Duncan in the same position; Durant performed badly before, but was suppressed by James in the same position.

The Timberwolves were eliminated by the Lakers in the West Finals in 03-04, and the Thunder were eliminated by the Spurs in the West Finals in 13-14. In the MVP in the first round of the 2006-2007 season, Nowitzki led the Mavericks' first place in the league and won the MVP. Westbrook averaged triple-double per game in the 2016-2017 season and won the MVP.

Their reasons for getting are different or even the opposite, but the ending is the same. They are both eliminated in the first round, and they are also the only two MVPs who have been eliminated in the first round in the past 10 years.