2017 NBA MVP

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Bearded Picasso Is the MVP

I’m here to try to convince the entire basketball world that James Harden is this year’s MVP.

Russ

A lot of MVP candidates, they put the team on their back. But Russ? Russ put an entire city on his back.

John With the Shades

I think that what John With the Shades has done this year — as a leader, as a winner, and as a capital-P capital-G Point God — deserves a little more respect.

A Completely Shameless MVP Plug For Kawhi Leonard

The MVP race is like a sandwich: A lot of guys are bringing the fixings. Only Kawhi’s got the bread.