Preface
As the highest-ranking star in the history of the active team, James has achieved too many honors in his 21-year career, and his four MVP trophies are undoubtedly the most eye-catching among them. James was still playing for the Cavaliers when he was elected MVP the first two times, and he was not yet 25 years old at the time, but he was already a star at the face level of the league, and his style of play was also quite vigorous.
For James, after he won the 2009 MVP and 2010 MVP, everyone recognized that he played better in the 2009-2010 season. So let's review what kind of performance James played that season, and how high the gold content of the final MVP was!
James played in a total of 76 games in the regular season, averaging 39 minutes per game, and was able to score 29.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 8.6 assists, 1.6 steals and 1 block, shooting 50.3% from the field and 33.3% from three-point range. From a statistical point of view, compared with his first MVP season, James's average points, assists, shooting percentage, and three-point shooting have all improved, and the average assists per game was a new high for his career at that time.
Under James' leadership, the Cavaliers were invincible in the regular season, and they ended up with a 61-21 record at the end of the season, and at that time they were not only the first team in the league, but also the only team in the league to win more than 60+ games, which also shows their dominance in the regular season.
With the dual advantages of personal data and team record, James was not only selected for the best defensive team and best team after the regular season, but also defended the regular season MVP award. Although compared with himself in the Heat Zhan and Cavaliers 2.0 periods, James still had obvious shortcomings at that time, but at that time, he still played absolute dominance, and he relied on his unstoppable physical fitness to fly freely on the court during that period.
So how high is the gold content of James's MVP trophy? It can be seen from the other four players in the top five MVP rankings that year, Paul was fifth with 22+11 that year, and Wade was only third with 30+5+7+2!
5th place: Dwayne Wade
Season averages: 26.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks per game
As a member of the 03 platinum generation and also a good friend of James, Wade's strength is also quite strong, he is not only the first rookie in the same class to win the championship, but he is also the first to win the FMVP. Although the Heat's results have been tepid since winning the championship, Wade's personal performance still has nothing to say, and in the 2008-2009 season, he played no less than James and Kobe, but unfortunately the Heat's record lagged behind at that time.
Although Wade's stats have declined this season compared to the previous season, he is still the only thigh of the Heat, when the team's No. 2 scorer Beasley averaged only 14.8 points per game, but this year, the Heat's regular season record has improved, and they have a 47-35 record and rank fourth in the East.
It's a pity that the overall strength of this Heat team is still too average, and in the playoffs, they were defeated by the Celtics with a score of 1-4 in the first round, and Wade averaged 33.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.6 blocks per game in that round of the series.
Fourth place: Dwight Howard
Season averages: 18.3 points, 13.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 2.8 blocks per game
Looking at the stats, Howard may not be particularly impressive on the list, but at the time he was no less influential in the game than any other star. Especially the Magic's system at that time was completely built around Howard, and the offensive end was a typical "star-studded", relying on Howard's containment on the inside, the Magic team could get more opportunities to shoot on the outside, not to mention the defensive end, he was undoubtedly the team's defensive gate.
Although Howard didn't win the MVP in the end, he was not only selected to the double team this year, but also won the DPOY for the second time in a row, and with his help, the Magic also achieved the second place in the league. This year, the Magic's strength in the playoffs is still very strong, facing the Hornets and Hawks in the first two rounds of the series, they both swept the opponent with a score of 4-0, but unfortunately they did not eliminate the opponent again against the Celtics this time, and finally stopped in the Eastern Conference finals.
Third place: Kobe Bryant
Season averages: 27 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1.5 steals per game
Kobe Bryant at his peak has always been a regular in the top five MVP rankings, and most of the time he is in the top three, and this season is no exception, Kobe's performance is undoubtedly still in the top five of the league, and he once again averaged 27+5+5 per game in the regular season. Kobe Bryant was in his prime, and in 2009 he had just led the team to defeat the Magic to win his fourth championship ring and also won his first FMVP trophy.
In the 2009-2010 season, under the leadership of Kobe, the strength of the Lakers is still the best in the West, they ranked first in the West with a record of 57-25, and the competition in the West at that time was much more fierce than in the East, and even the Thunder, which was ranked eighth, got 50 wins that year, and this record can be ranked fourth in the East, so the Lakers' record is still very high.
In the end, the facts also proved that the Lakers are indeed the best team in the league, they went all the way to the finals, and then faced the Celtics again, and the two sides finally won the winner after seven games, and Kobe Bryant also won the FMVP again with his excellent performance.
Second place: Kevin Durant
Season averages: 30.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game
Although this is only Durant's third season in the league, he has already played at the level of MVP, and at the age of 21, he averaged 30+7 data per game, and he won the first scoring title of his career at a young age. At this time, Durant has already shown his ability to score without defending, and his ability to shoot the ball is still average at that time, so he often has to face the bag, but even then his offensive efficiency is still very high.
Durant's bad luck is that he ran into the West that was too involuted, as a third-year rookie, he led the team to a 50-win record, which is quite good, but in the end he can only rank eighth in the West, this ranking has also greatly affected his selection in the MVP, if the Thunder get the top two in the West this year, then he may really threaten James's MVP.