The Best Player in the World, Through the Years

[Rose'sACL]

Reddit had this thread up. i made some changes like removing steve nash from the list. name of players are followed by total number of years they were the best in the league.
1956-1959 Bob Pettit 4
1960-1965 Bill Russell 6
1966 Oscar Robertson 1
1967-1969 Wilt Chamberlain 3
1970 Willis Reed 1
1971-1975 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 5
1976 Bob McAdoo 1
1977-1981 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 10
1982 Larry Bird 1
1983 Moses Malone 1
1984-1988 Larry Bird 6
1989 Magic Johnson 1
1990-1993 Michael Jordan 4
1994-1995 Hakeem Olajuwon 2
1996-1998 Michael Jordan 7
1999 Karl Malone 1
2000-2002 Shaquille O'Neal 3
2003-2004 Tim Duncan 2
2005 Kevin Garnett 1
2006-2007 Kobe Bryant 2
2008 CP3 1
2009-2010 LeBron James 2
2011 Dirk (not sure) 1
2012-2014 LeBron James 6



you are welcome to correct me for my choices before 1980 and provide your opinions as well.

[Rose'sACL]

sorry double post

[dubeta]

2008, 2011 is lebron

[JerrySeinfeld]

lebron has not been the best since whatever official year it was that durant won mvp. durant looked on his own level that year imo, posting better stats vs tougher opponents with a weaker supporting cast, getting more W's

and this year numerous other guys have at worst a case of being level with lebron. Davis, Harden, Curry, Paul, Westbrook, etc

[Rose'sACL]

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[LAZERUSS]

Wilt from 59-60 thru 68-69 for sure.

He was voted MVP in '60, '66, '67, and '68 (ran away with them.)
He was voted 1st Team All-NBA (over Russell) in '60, '61, '62, '64, '66, '67, and '68 (Russell was voted ahead of him in '61 and '63.)

[LAZERUSS]

Moses from '78-79 thru '82-'83.

No one else was even close.

[Rose'sACL]

Wilt from 59-60 thru 68-69 for sure.

He was voted MVP in '60, '66, '67, and '68 (ran away with them.)
He was voted 1st Team All-NBA (over Russell) in '60, '62, '64, '65, '66, '67, and '68 (Russell was voted ahead of him in '61 and '63.)
i too think that wilt was the best in the game for a lot more years.

[LAZERUSS]

i too think that wilt was the best in the game for a lot more years.

The entire decade of the '60's.

[Sarcastic]

1988, 1989, and 1996 is Michael Jordan. You can make an argument for 1987 too, considering it was the best scoring season since Wilt.

[Rose'sACL]

1988, 1989, and 1996 is Michael Jordan. You can make an argument for 1987 too, considering it was the best scoring season since Wilt.
Changed from davidson to MJ for 96 given that MJ missed the previous 2 years so MVP votes for 3 years messed up that year.

[Lexington Steel]

2014 - Kevin Durant

[Psileas]

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This is completely irrelevant to who the best player each year was. This is a year by year comparison of who had been collectively the most successful MVP candidate during the last 3 seasons up to each season...Hence, atrocities, like 2000.

[Rose'sACL]

This is completely irrelevant to who the best player each year was. This is a year by year comparison of who had been collectively the most successful MVP candidate during the last 3 seasons up to each season...Hence, atrocities, like 2000.
that was posted on reddit. i have removed nash and robinson.

[SouBeachTalents]

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The biggest atrocities on this list

Shaq behind Malone in 2000
Kobe and Wade behind Shaq in 2006
Shaq in 3rd place in 2007
CP3, LeBron and KG behind Nash and Dirk in 2008
Wade, CP3 and Dwight behind Dirk in 2009
Wade, Dwight and Durant behind CP3 in 2010
Dirk, Dwight, Rose and Wade behind Kobe in 2011
Rose in 3rd place in 2013

[ImKobe]

96-15 Kobe