The value of the MVP of the Eastern Conference and MVP of the Western Conference has caused heated discussion. It is better to go through the motions than to have a fight.

NBA East and West playoffs have ended.

Pacers won the Eastern Conference championship, Siakam won the Eastern Conference MVP; Thunder won the Western Conference championship, and Alexander won the Western Conference MVP. The Pacers and the Thunder will meet in the finals to compete for the final championship.

The MVP of the Eastern Finals and the MVP of the Western Finals have been controversial since its establishment.

These two awards will be set up in the 2021-2022 season. The trophys are named Larry Bird Cup and Magic Johnson Cup, which are used to commend players who performed the best in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference Finals, but the original intention of the setting and the selection method are very controversial.

01 The award is not the finishing point

Although the Eastern Conference champion and the Western Conference champion are also called champions, it is actually not the end of the season, nor the highest award. The highest award of the NBA season is the championship, that is, the winner between the Eastern Conference champion and the Western Conference champion. Otherwise, the number one giant in the NBA will not be the Celtics. You should know that in addition to 17 championships, more than 1/3 of the Western Conference champions are all from the Lakers.

Since it is not a final award, it is naturally not the ultimate best, and the value of the value is naturally greatly reduced.

02 The selection method is controversial

Eastern Final MVP, the selection target is the Eastern Final, and the selection method is 9 reporters voting;

Western Final MVP, the selection target is the Western Final, and the selection method is 9 reporters voting.

Theoretically, at most, only 5 journalists are enough to determine the ownership of this award. Moreover, the target is only one series, with at least 4 games and a maximum of 7 games, and it has no reference value.

Under normal circumstances, the team's core will indeed perform best, but there are also special circumstances, such as:

The opponent is too weak and does not need the core to exert force.

The opponent defends targetedly. Although the core does not perform, it attracts absolute firepower and teammates get better opportunities.

03 Previous winners

2021-2022 season, MVP winner Tatum of the East Finals and MVP winner of the West Finals Curry.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Celtics and won the championship, and Curry won the FMVP. Everyone will only remember Curry who finally won the FMVP, and no one will think that Tatum won the MVP in the East Finals.

2022-2023 season, the Eastern Conference Finals MVP winner trash can (Jimmy Butler was selected, but Butler threw it into the trash can), Western Conference Finals MVP winner Jokic.

In the end, the Nuggets defeated the Heat and Jokic won the FMVP. Similarly, Jimmy Butler's MVP in the Eastern Conference Finals is meaningless.

2023-2024 season, MVP winner Jaylen Brown of the East Finals and MVP winner of the West Finals.

In the end, the Celtics defeated the Mavericks and Jaylen Brown won the FMVP. Doncic did not improve any status because of the MVP of the Western Conference Finals.

Therefore, if you don’t get the MVP in the East Finals or the MVP in the West Finals, it doesn’t make any sense. If you win the MVP of the East Finals or the MVP of the West Finals and eventually get the FMVP, then their status will only be improved because of the FMVP rather than the MVP of the East Finals/Western Finals. If you are the first prize in the province, then the first prize in the city is meaningless.

Of course, it has not happened yet. The MVP and FMVP in the East/West Finals do not belong to the same player in the same team. If this happens, then obviously, FMVP will be more impressive than the Eastern Final/Western Final MVP.

Photographed forward that if there is a MVP in the West Finals in the 2014-2015 season, then the MVP of the West Finals is Curry, and the FMVP is Iguodala. Curry will still be questioned because of losing the FMVP.

99-00 to 2001-02, if there is a MVP in the Western Conference Finals, Kobe can get 1-2, but the FMVPs are all O'Neal. Similarly, those who should question Kobe will still question it.

So, no matter what the situation is, the MVP of the East Finals and the MVP of the West Finals are meaningless.