Russell Westbrook for NBA MVP 2016 2017

It’s that time of year! It’s almost NBA finals time! The 2016 – 2017 Regular NBA season is almost finished! And here’s what I’d like to say

I voted this year for five NBA MVP candidates. Here’s who I’ve chosen:

My number one choice is Russell Westbrook. Without a doubt. He’s the real Most Valuable Player this season. He has beaten Oscar Robertson’s Record of 41 Triple doubles! For this season now currently at 42 triple doubles at the time of writing. He is on top of the league in scoring at 31.9 Points per game, 10.7 Rebounds per game, 10.4 Assists per game, and is 11^th at 1.4 Steals per game. He’ll finish up averaging a triple double for the season. This hasn’t been done since Oscar Robertson’s Career in ’63-’64 and ’61-’62.

Although His FG% and 3PT%’s have dropped. He shoots 84.5% from the line. His turnovers have increased and are at 5.4. Yet this is no reason, discredit him. At all. His team has clinched the 6^th seed in the playoffs. And all this has been done without Kevin Durant, who left to play with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, Draymond Green, and for the Golden State Warriors. This is an incredible feat! He’s an amazing player! He wasn’t a starter in this years All Star game, When he should have been. That said. Russell Westbrook undoubtedly deserves MVP for the 2016-2017 Regular Season. He deserves it! 100% He’s off the hook!

My other choices are Lebron James. My favourite player. He is going to make a strong playoff run with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Yet he is not this year’s MVP. Kyrie Irving isn’t either. Yet, if the Cav’s remain healthy for their playoff run. They’ll most definitely be Eastern Conference Champions. And in the finals. I’d like to see them repeat this year. But. I they won’t.

Isaiah Thomas deserves a vote. The Boston Celtics where on the bottom a few years ago. He is one of the shortest players in the NBA. And yet still goes hard-core every night. He’s a legend in the making. Isaiah Thomas deserves a vote. And if Boston play their cards right this offseason. They’ll be a top 5 team next year. It’ll take a sustained effort, for them to make the finals soon.

Kawhi Leonard, does it on both ends. He’s a massive player for the San Antonio Spurs. Yet, although he gets my vote. He still has a great franchise behind him, great staff, great players, and a great coach in Popovich, who should take the crown as Coach of the Year, every year.

And lastly, James Harden, gets my vote. He’s a sick player. Yet, I don’t think he ought to get MVP. He isn’t working as hard as Russell Westbrook. Yet he does deserve a vote. I’d say that the Rockets will have a strong playoff run. Into the 2^nd and maybe 3^rd rounds. He’ll have to work hard, and his team will have to step up a lot, to make the Finals. Don’t get me wrong. James Harden is a great player and a force to contend with. He’s got a little ways to go before he’s #1.