- Report: Lakers expected to be in the mix for Blake Griffin
- LeBron James offers ecstatic reaction to David Fizdale leaving Lakers for front office position on Jazz
- Chris Broussard questions John Wall’s decision to sign with the Clippers: ‘I think he would’ve been better off going to the Lakers’
- Report: Lakers coaching staff and front office want to see it work with Russell Westbrook in Los Angeles
- Report: Lakers guard Russell Westbrook will exercise his option for the 2022-23 season
- Report: High-ranking people believe Kyrie Irving joining the Lakers could still be on the table
- Malik Monk says he’s open to taking less money to stay with Lakers
- Report: Kyrie Irving could be willing to sign with Lakers for $6 million mid-level exception
- Report: Lakers are only team eyeing Kyrie Irving via sign-and-trade, but Nets aren’t believed to have interest in available deals
- Report: Sources ‘very’ close to the situation ‘strongly’ believe Kyrie Irving is trying to make his way to the Lakers
Kevin Durant on Why LeBron James Is ‘Easily’ the Real MVP This Season
- Updated: September 22, 2020
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was second to Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo in MVP voting this season.
Recently, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant explained why James should have easily been the MVP.
“The criteria is the regular season, but I understand,” Durant said on the Joe Budden Podcast. “I feel the same way you feel. I think that they should evaluate the whole season, playoffs included. If you include the playoffs, the Bron is easily the MVP. But I see why, with the rules now, why Giannis was the MVP. His numbers [were] crazy.”
James, 35, was irate he only earned 16 first place votes for the iconic award.
After all, he’s been snubbed multiple times over the years. James hasn’t won an MVP award since the 2012-13 season.
Antetokounmpo, who was also named the Defensive Player of the Year this season, dominated the voting for the award this season. The international standout collected 29.5 points, 13.6 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game in the regular season.
Furthermore, the Bucks had the best record in the entire association.
As for James, he averaged 25.3 points, 10.2 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game during the 2019-20 campaign. The Lakers had the top record in the Western Conference.
Now, James’ Lakers are still in the postseason while Antetokounmpo and the Bucks were eliminated in the second round.
Durant, a former MVP winner, believes James should have easily taken the award home if playoffs were included. However, the criteria for MVP has yet to be changed.
Nonetheless, James won’t care about the results of the MVP award if he brings the Lakers a title this season.
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