NBA MVP Curse
Jokic, Embiid, Giannis
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The NBA MVP Curse continues. Many have said that SGA should have won the MVP Award this year, instead of Jokic.
1. Either way both SGA and his team (Thunder) and Jokic and his team (Nuggets) lost on the 2nd round of the Playoffs and will not contend for the Conference Finals, much less for the NBA Ring [2023-24].
2. Last year, Embiid won the MVP Award his team (76ers) got bumped off the 1st round of the Playoffs [2022-23].
3. The year before, Jokic won the MVP Award and his team lost to the Warriors in the 1st round [2021-22].
4. Before that, Jokic won his 1st MVP Award and his team lost to the Suns on the 2nd round [2020-21].
5. A year before, Giannis took home the MVP Award and his team (Bucks) lost to the Heat on the 2nd round [2019-20].
6. Before that, Giannis won his 1st MVP Award, and yes he lost that year to the Raptors [2018-19].
7. Going back the previous year Harden won and his team that year (Rockets), yes they lost to the Warriors [2017-18].
8. The year before, Westbrook got the Award, and you guessed it, his team that year (Thunder) lost in the 1st round [2016-17].
That's now eight straight years.
Nine Year Curse
9. The year before this, Steph won the MVP Award, him and his team (the Warriors), yes they lost to the Cavaliers [2015-16].
The Warriors only lost nine games in the 82 regular season games that year, it was a bitter year for Golden State.
* Previous to this, Steph won his 1st MVP and they won the NBA Finals that year [2014-2015]. The last time the MVP won the NBA Finals.
* The year before, Durant won the MVP Award. His team that year (Thunder) lost to the Spurs who eventually won the Conference and NBA Finals [2013-2014].
A Break In The Curse
* [2012-2013] Lebron won the MVP and his team that year (Heat) won the crown.
* [2011-2012] Lebron also won the MVP and the crown.
Eight straight seasons before that [2004 to 2011], the NBA MVP winner didn't go on to win the NBA Championship.
Next year, it's not really a looking good to win that MVP Award.
* [2012-2013] Lebron won the MVP and his team that year (Heat) won the crown.
* [2011-2012] Lebron also won the MVP and the crown.
Eight straight seasons before that [2004 to 2011], the NBA MVP winner didn't go on to win the NBA Championship.
Next year, it's not really a looking good to win that MVP Award.
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