Isaac
Years ago
Steph Curry first unanimous MVP pick
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry became the NBA's first unanimous Most Valuable Player on Tuesday, winning the award for a second straight season.
Curry, 28, swept all 131 first-place votes, including 130 from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters and one from the Kia MVP fan vote. San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard was second in the voting, followed by Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James.
PLAYER, TEAM POINTSAfter returning from injury in game 4 against the Blazers, Curry came off the bench and missed many of his early three point attempts, including an ugly air ball. However, by the end of the game, he had 40 points including 17 points in overtime - an NBA record.
Stephen Curry, Warriors 1,310*
Kawhi Leonard, Spurs 634
LeBron James, Cavaliers 631
Russell Westbrook, Thunder 486
Kevin Durant, Thunder 147
Chris Paul, Clippers 107
Posted this before, but I find it incredible that he won MVP last season with 23.8 PPG, then scored 30.1 PPG this season (50.4% FG, 45.4% 3P, 90.8% FT!) and helped his team to the best record in history. MVP^2!
His career mixtape from the NBA's YouTube account is worth watching:
