I knew it didn’t happen that often but I guess until recently I didn’t realize that LeBron is the only person of the last 20 years to accomplish this, which he did twice.
Tim Duncan was the last before him, in 2003 the year LeBron was drafted. So during LeBron’s time in the league, he is the only player to do so.
In history 10 players have done it:
- Willis Reed (1970)
- Kareem (1971)
- Moses Malone (1983)
- Larry Bird (1984, 86)
- Magic Johnson (1987)
- Michael Jordan (1991,92,96,98)
- Hakeem (1994)
- Shaq (2000)
- Duncan (2003)
- LeBron (2012,13)
Who can you see joining this list?
If KD wins MVP he’d be the oldest player to win MVP since Jordan in 1998, both at age 35.
I’m even seeing some people saying LeBron might pull off MVP at 39, which would be unprecedented.