What do you consider the most underrated MVP season in history

[SouBeachTalents]

Kevin Durant 2014.

[fpliii]

This except peak KG is the best PF ever
he won the MVP voting by the biggest landslide at the time IIRC

[T_L_P]

This except peak KG is the best PF ever
he won the MVP voting by the biggest landslide at the time IIRC

*Regular season. Production stepped down in the Playoffs.

So no, 04 KG is not the best PF ever.

My answer is still KG though. That's legit one of the three or four greatest regular seasons ever in my opinion.

[r0drig0lac]

rose and d-rob

[nathanjizzle]

Rose was the clear cut MVP of the regular season.

The only guy that had an argument was Dirk, but Dirk missing 9 games and the Bulls finishing with a better record than the Mavs ended any real chance he had.

Rose should have been MVP...just like he was.

no he shouldnt have. dirk was the real mvp that season.

[Legends66NBA7]

I don't even know how people can say players like 04 Garnett was underrated. It's often considered one of the best peaks in NBA history, so how is it underrated ?

[poido123]

Well I'd say rose because nobody outside of media and bulls fans thinks he deserved it.

[stalkerforlife]

Kobe 2013

This.

What he did with that depleted team and a quitter at C, at his age, was remarkable.

He TRULY was the MVP that season.

[Roundball_Rock]

no he shouldnt have. dirk was the real mvp that season.

After the playoffs. He wasn't a strong MVP candidate during the regular season. I think he finished 4th or 5th in voting.

[ArbitraryWater]

I'll say his MVP in '89 is the most underrated one, since some think he "stole" this from Jordan, a view with which I disagree, as I've written in the past. Statistically, not only did he come the closest to averaging a TD once again, he shot a career-high and league leading 91.1% from the FT line and started taking multiple 3's, also posting a career-high (still only an average percentage, 31.4%, though he smashed this figure one year later, with a way above league average of 38.4%). And still led the Lakers to the 2nd best record in the league.

Mind linking me to some of those posts? Or putting it together, short version or no?

[Dave3]

*Regular season. Production stepped down in the Playoffs.

So no, 04 KG is not the best PF ever.

My answer is still KG though. That's legit one of the three or four greatest regular seasons ever in my opinion.

How did his production go down in the playoffs? 24/15/5/2.3/1.3 is almost his exact statline from the regular season (24/14/5/2.6/1.5)...

He played well in the playoffs, and even made clutch 3 pointers for the Twolves in their series with the Lakers. And if it wasn't for Kareem Rush almost magically going 6/7 from 3 out of nowhere, they had a very strong chance to make the finals with the 7th game in Minnesota.

Like Legends said, his MVP season probably isn't very underrated considering how people hold it in pretty high regard, but saying his production dropped in the playoffs is revisionist history.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

How did his production go down in the playoffs? 24/15/5/2.3/1.3 is almost his exact statline from the regular season (24/14/5/2.6/1.5)...

He played well in the playoffs, and even made clutch 3 pointers for the Twolves in their series with the Lakers. And if it wasn't for Kareem Rush almost magically going 6/7 from 3 out of nowhere, they had a very strong chance to make the finals with the 7th game in Minnesota.

Like Legends said, his MVP season probably isn't very underrated considering how people hold it in pretty high regard, but saying his production dropped in the playoffs is revisionist history.

Kareem Rush's only legendary moment. Otherwise all the kid had was a turnaround jumper and a decent 3 point shot. Kid had way more potential than his brother, really didn't show it though. Honestly that 2004 Wolves team was pretty nasty. But my god, all the superstars on the Lakers took a huge step down that season. Those finals were painful to watch considering I lost a good amount of money betting on the 2004 Lakers despite them playing pretty bad through the playoffs

[Pointguard]

Magic 1987.
The '87 Lakers is often in the conversation of the greatest teams ever, but rarely is Magic's peak ever in the "top peak" conversations. I know that MVP is a regular season award, but his domination in the '87 Finals was GOAT level.

Yes, and basketball never looked better ever. Total team ball and the greatest orchestrator to amp it even more. People talk about ball movement, efficiency, and adjusting... this team had no rival. Magic took chances and made them work like cray.

[Mrofir]

Ultimately this discussion turns into "most disrespected mvp"


And as such Rose, Nash, and Dirk have to be in the picture. Their MVPs were deserved, they had more value to their respective teams than any other player had to other teams. No question.

[Choke94]

2003-2004 KG
Don't like the guy much,but that season his performance was epic!