As the debate escalates over who is going to be named the regular season MVP, it's important to consider the criteria traditionally used by the panel of sportswriters and broadcasters charged with making that decision.
If you look closely at MVPs from past years, you'll notice some recurring trends. Here's a rundown of all the MVPs that have been crowned under the current process.
Team Team Indv. Indv. Playoff
Standing Standing Rank Rank Result
Year Player (Conference) (NBA) (PPG) (PER) (Prev. Yr.)
2006-2007 Dirk Nowitzki 1st 1st 13th 4th West Chmp
2005-2006 Steve Nash 3rd 4th 33rd 13th Conf Semi
2004-2005 Steve Nash 1st 1st 61st 16th DNP*
2003-2004 Kevin Garnett 1st 2nd 3rd 1st Lost 1st Rd.
2002-2003 Tim Duncan 1st (Tie) 1st (Tie) 7th 3rd Won 1st Rd.
2001-2002 Tim Duncan 2nd 2nd 5th 2nd Conf Semi
2000-2001 Allen Iverson 1st 2nd (Tie) 1st 7th Won 1st Rd.
1999-2000 Shaquille O'Neal 1st 1st 1st 1st Won 1st Rd.
1998-1999 Karl Malone 1st (Tie) 1st (Tie) 3rd 2nd West Chmp
1997-1998 Michael Jordan 1st 1st (Tie) 1st 4th NBA Chmp
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