To measure whether an NBA player's career is successful or not, the championship plays a considerable part in it, after all, having a championship means that you are one of the most successful teams in the NBA that season. In addition, for superstars, while winning the championship, if they can win the FMVP, it will be a big improvement to their historical status and personal value. However, it seems that every year's FMVP winners are not so satisfying to the fans, so let's take a look at the top five players in the NBA's history who regret not being selected as FMVP, and see how regrettable their performance was at that time.
Stephen Curry in 2015
This season, with the appointment of Steve Kerr, the Golden State Warriors have opened a "small-ball tactic" with Curry as the core, which can be described as the most extreme tactical system while attacking and defending. This year, the Warriors achieved a record of 67 wins and 15 losses, averaging 10.1 points per game and even net wins against opponents, and their dominance was quite terrifying.
Curry also entered the perfect data sheet of the "180" club with 23.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 7.7 assists and three shooting rates, becoming the regular season MVP that season. In the playoffs, Curry even improved his score to 28.3 points, averaging 4.7 three-pointers at 42.2% of the three-point shooting rate per game, which is completely comparable to legendary stars such as Kobe Bryant, O'Neal and James.
On the stage of the Finals, due to the serious injury of the Cavaliers, the team lacked major generals, and was finally defeated by the Warriors with a big score of 4:2. However, just as the final FMVP selection was being held, a strange scene occurred. When Iguodala's name was read in time, the fans and players in the stadium, even Iguodala himself was stunned, to know that his data is only 16.3 points, even if the efficiency is really good, but after all, the boss of the team is Curry, and Curry's average of 26 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game and the impact of the court are completely unattainable by Iguodala.
Even james, who lost, seemed to be better than Iguodala, who played 35.8 points, 13.3 rebounds and 8.8 assists that year. Therefore, the FMVP selection of that year is still controversial to this day.
Kevin Garnett in 2008
The 2008 Grand Finals were the best gifts to the three veterans, Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, who achieved a record of 66 wins and 16 losses in their first year of cooperation, and rushed all the way out of the East, and the Finals staged a 24-point reversal, full of legendary championship winning history.
However, there is also some controversy in this year's FMVP selection. At that time, Pierce became the winner of the FMVP with 21.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 6.3 assists, and although the data was good, some fans thought Garnett was equally qualified.
Although Garnett averaged 18.2 points per game not as good as Pierce, his contribution on the defensive end was huge, averaging 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.7 steals and 1 block per game, especially Garnett completely locked Gasol, which made it difficult for Kobe to find opportunities to cooperate, thus cutting off a key link in the Lakers, which helped the Celtics open the key to victory. Garnett was able to say that he was single-handed, supporting the entire team's defensive system. In this way, it is true that Garnett is also very qualified. However, it should be known that Pierce was already one of the Celtic totems at that time, and he received the trophy from Bill Russell, perhaps more inherited.
Manu Ginobili in 2005
Time forward 3 years, the 2005 finals stage, two can be said to be the most unattractive team met, spurs and pistons are known for defense, although in the eyes of the industry is indeed the highest level of attack and defense, but this makes the fans quite uncomfortable, the average score of the two teams are 86.7 points, 84.9 points, which is enough to show how tight the defense was at that time, which also led to the 2005 finals to create the worst finals ratings at that time.
With the Seven Games, the Spurs narrowly beat the Pistons by 7 points to win the championship, and fans naturally care about the winner of the FMVP. In the end, Duncan was elected for the third time with 20.6 points, 14.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocks.
Duncan played a fairly good performance in the inside fight with the Wallace brothers, and the scene of restricting the "Roaring Heavenly Lord" many times is even more vivid. However, there are also many fans who believe that Ginobili also qualified to become the FMVP that year, averaging 18.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4 assists per game, especially in the seven-game game, the demon knife efficiently scored 23 points with a 61.5% shooting rate, especially in the fourth quarter, which was the key figure in the team's championship.
In this way, it is true that Ginobili is also qualified, but Duncan's role is also irreplaceable, so it is not surprising who took the FMVP that year.
Magic Johnson in 1988
Let's go back to the Lakers' "showtime" era, the 87-88 season is their last brilliant moment, although the Pistons led by Isaiah Thomas in the Finals brought a lot of pressure to the Lakers, but after all, the team has experienced a lot of battles, and the players on the team are more experienced.
Therefore, even if the big score is 2:3 behind, the Lakers are still calm, the sixth and seventh games, the Lakers with 1 point and 3 points respectively to beat the Pistons, the key moment explains what is the giant heritage. Just when everyone thought that Magic Johnson would get FMVP again, the host of the scene read out James Worthy's name. It's a bit of a surprise, Vaughsy has done really well in 7 games, averaging 22 points, 7.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, making him the perfect choice for FMVP in any given year.
But you know, the Magic was the absolute boss of the Lakers at the time, and he shot 21.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 13 assists at 55% of the finals, which completely outperformed Worthy, not to mention his importance in the team system, which was unmatched by Worthy.
Perhaps, the most likely reason is the aesthetic fatigue of the NBA, the magician at that time, just like the later Jordan, made the NBA a little tired of him winning the award, and Vassie's performance in the game of seven was really amazing, which made the magician not have the FMVP.
Bill Russell in 1969
1969 was a significant season for the NBA at the time, as the NBA first man at the time, Bill Russell, announced that he was retiring after the end of the season. In the previous 12 seasons, Russell led the Celtics to 10 championships, creating a dynasty that belonged to the green.
So everyone wants to know if Russell can put a ring on his toe before retiring. As their nemesis, the Lakers are desperate for revenge, after all, they have never won a Finals game against the Celtics, which Jerry West and Elgin Baylor cannot tolerate.
This year's finals are indeed a yellow-green war, and both sides are also doing their best and are eager to prove themselves. However, to the desperation of West and Baylor, after the Battle of Seven, they still failed to cross the mountain. This year, the NBA also created the FMVP in recognition of the players who played the best in the Finals. Just when everyone in the audience thought that Russell, who was about to retire, would retire with the first FMVP, Russell helped the limping West to the awards stage and gave this honor to his greatest opponent. West's 37.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game proves he's done everything.
As a result, West has also become the only loser in NBA history, FMVP, Russell's generosity has won the applause of everyone, and the NBA has also named the FMVP trophy as bill Russell Cup in honor of Russell.