He became the first Oklahoma player after Russell Westbruck and Kevin Durant, who received the MVP title. Shga received 71 votes out of 100 in the first place. Yokich is located in the second position, receiving 29 votes for the first place. Jannis closed the first three, not receiving a single voice for the first place.
Guilds-Alexander is the first student of Kentucky Wildets to become MVP. Many people say that the reward was to receive Yokich again, who spent a significant season. You can agree with this.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine However, it should be noted that Shay is one of the best seasons in the history of defenders. He leaded the NBA by the number of points per game – an average of 32.7. The only other defenders in this century, who scored so many points, were James Kharden, Koby Bryant, Luke Donchich and Allen Averson.
In addition, the 26-year-old Canadian showed high efficiency, selling 51.9% of the games from the game, 37.5% of 3-point and 89.8% of penalties. His account also has 6.4 effective gears on average per match and 5 rebounds. The Shga has received an advantage not only for its effectiveness, but also at the expense of good performances of the team.
Tander has completed a regular championship with the second best rating in the history of the NBA by the ratio of scored and missed points (+12.7) and the fifth best result in the number of victories and defeats (68-14) in the history of the League.
To some extent, the dominant protection led to “Oklakhom” to historical success. Guilds-Alexander performs most of his work in the attack, but the ability to provoke rivals on the loss of the ball and the ability to defend on the perimeter made him an important two-way Tander.
Although the efficiency of the Canadian was also very important. Its 32.7 points on average per game is the second best indicator in history among all players whose teams won in regular 60 or more matches. More points were only in Karim Abdulll-Jabar in the 1971/72 season (34.8). Even Michael Jordan had less – 31.5 points in the 1990/91 campaign.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine However, the competition for the title of MVP was quite rigid. Yokich, a three -time winner of the most valuable player, perhaps the best statistical season in his career. He became the first center in the history of the NBA to gain a trick-award for an average of the match, and only a third player in general, which reached such an indicator after Westbruck and Oscar Robertson.
According to the results of the regular Serb Championship, the third place among all the players in the playing points for the game, the third – by picking, the second – by the shows and the sixth – by interception. In doing so, he showed higher accuracy than his competitor both from the game (57.6%) and from long distance (41.7%).
The race between Yokich and Guilds-Alexander has become a philosophical dispute as to whom MVP reward should get: the best player of the best team or the best player of the entire league? Serb had a statistical advantage, but his team won 18 matches less than Sheya team.
Voting for the most valuable player was held immediately after the regular championship. The playoff would not affect it, but the confrontation of Denver and Oklahoma in the semifinals of the Western Conference was still fundamental. This series had to judge Serb and Canadian better than journalists or someone else.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine Naggets made serious resistance to the best team of the League, delaying a series up to seven matches, but in the decisive Tander game they coped with the opponent. Yokich has reached high rates throughout the series, but Guilds-Alexander gradually improved the results as it progresses.
In the end, the Waga was able to withdraw Denver from the game in the final segments of the fourth and fifth match, which played an important role in the whole series. Thus, Shay proved that the title of MVP, regardless of the voting results, was later it turned out that he just got the support of the majority.
In the season with two worthy candidates for the title of the best player, the respondents preferred the leader of one of the largest teams of the regular NBA history championship. Having received the MVP title based on the regular regular, SHA will try to add a much more important MVP finale award to your asset in June.
The Guilds-Alexandra and his team still have a lot of work on the way to this goal. But given the campaign conducted by the leader of Oklahoma, he has a real chance to become the first player after Lebron James in 2013 to receive both awards in one season. Sheya has a good chance of leaving a significant trace in the history of the League, especially if Tander win the title.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine Charlotte Hornets was chosen by Guilds-Alexandra at the 11th NBA Draft in 2018, and then exchanged it in Clippers. In his only season in Los Angeles, Shei scored 10.8 points and 3.3 shows on average per match. After that, clippers sent a promising Canadian in Oklakhom in the framework of a high-profile agreement, which also included Danilo Hallinari and 5 Draft Picks of the First Round in exchange for Paul George.
This agreement was to make “sailboats” by applicants for the title, which they did not even after the arrival of James Harden. Tander, having a bet on talent, not stars, became a real container, and a player who was abandoned by two teams at once, in their eyes, becomes the best in the league.
Sergey Zavalko, according to CBS Sports materials
Source: Sport.ua