On Saturday, the league announced a trio of finalists for the NBA’s 2020 Most Valuable Player award.
Reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo joined Houston’s James Harden and LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers on the list of finalists for the 2020 edition of the award.
With no members of the Golden State Warriors having a chance to take home hardware in 2020, Draymond Green revealed his pick for who should win the Maurice Podoloff Trophy. In an appearance on NBA on TNT, Green cast his vote for James.
Via @TurnerSportsPR on Twitter:
I’m going with LeBron [James]. I think the year LeBron has had — resurrecting that Lakers franchise, I think that has to stand for something. So I’m going with LeBron.
"I'm going with LeBron." @money23green explains why @KingJames should win MVP & raises an interesting question about @JHarden13 pic.twitter.com/wdwbdaJKth
— TurnerSportsPR (@TurnerSportsPR) August 8, 2020
On his way to leading the Lakers to the top-seed in the Western Conference, James is averaging 25.3 points on 49.4% shooting from the field with 10.3 assists and 8.0 boards in 64 games. James’ 10.3 assists per contest is a career-high mark for the 16-year veteran.
In two games against Green and the Warriors in 2019-20, James has recorded a pair of double-doubles in each contest. In November against Golden State, James tallied 23 points, 12 assists and six rebounds. Later in February, the four-time MVP notched 22 points and 11 assists in the Lakers 125-120 victory.
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Before the Lakers enter the postseason for the first time since 2013, James will have three games left in the seeding round of the Orlando Bubble to add to his potential MVP campaign.
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