Old enough to have watched Jordan's dominance as a kid. Been an avid NBA fan since the 90's.

Obviously the best player doesn't always win the MVP award - but my argument for Bron being neck & neck w/ Harden this year is not simply because he's the best player in the game (which he is). Rather, it's because of the extraordinary season he's had that is just strikingly anomalous in so many ways. To have played in all 82 games and led a vagabond team that switched identities (and core lineups) 3 times in a season - yet to still finish at the same pace as last year - is just astonishing. LeBron's season has been super special even for his standards. I think his argument is as compelling as Harden's for sure.

In contrast - last year LeBron was great and still was the best player in the game - but there wasn't a compelling reason to give him the MVP award like there is this year.


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