Dwyane Wade. Kobe Bryant. LeBron James. Chris Paul. Dwight Howard.
Those are the possibilities for MVP. There is no clear-cut winner and all five are having tremendous seasons. You could present a reasonable argument for all of them that could show why they deserve the Most Valuable Player Award.
Dwyane Wade, Heat: A year after the Heat finished 15-67, Wade, with help from Michael Beasley, has led the Heat to 15-12. Wade leads the NBA in scoring, averaging 29.0 points per game along with 7.0 assists per contests, and 5.2 rebounds.
Wade has shown what he can do when healthy and it's obvious he got some help from the Olympics. In a 120-115 loss to the New York Knicks, Wade scored 26 points on 9-24 shooting, and also had nine assists and seven rebounds. Wade deserves it not just because of individual performance, but because of leadership.
These are the Miami Heat who won 15 games last year and have won 15 games this year. But this time, it's 15 wins in 27 tries, not 82.
He is still one of the best assist men in basketball. One could argue he doesn't deserve the award because of his low free throw and three-point percentages (77.3 percent on free throws and just 25 percent on three-pointers) make a very good argument.
But to argue that, all you have to do is point to his 48.2 field goal percentage, 29 points per game, seven assists per contest, and five rebounds. You could also point at his newfound leadership.
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