- Richard Jefferson strongly suggests Ime Udoka’s relationship with Celtics staff member was anything but consensual
- Kendrick Perkins expresses disappointment with ESPN putting LaMelo Ball over Darius Garland in player rankings
- Mikey Williams on his NBA comparison: ‘They compare my game to Donovan Mitchell’
- Kevin Durant mind-blown by new Cavs player Sharife Cooper’s handles: ‘My god’
- Kevin Love’s mental health activism seems to be catalyst for ‘unprecedented’ change NBA could make
- J.B. Bickerstaff expresses confidence that Donovan Mitchell and Caris LeVert can thrive playing together
- Draymond Green says refs treat him differently, cites play involving Evan Mobley and LeBron James as proof
- Donovan Mitchell blown away by Isaac Okoro’s thunderous dunk from Cavs win last season
- Brian Windhorst says Evan Mobley ‘viciously’ blocked young Cavs players’ shots during pickup game
- Mitchell feared Cavs were going to deal Garland, Mobley or Allen for him after seeing what Jazz got for Gobert
LeBron James Predicted to Win MVP by NBA’s Annual GM Survey
- Updated: October 4, 2017
On Wednesday, NBA.com’s John Schuhmann revealed the results of the NBA’s annual general manager survey which seeks to predict how the 2017-18 NBA season will unfold. In this year’s survey, LeBron James received a whopping 50 percent of the GM vote for Most Valuable Player.
This marks the sixth year in a row that GMs have pegged James as the preseason favorite to win MVP. Last season James took 47 percent of the vote. Following James on this year’s list was Kevin Durant at 29 percent, Kawhi Leonard at 11 percent, James Harden at seven percent, and Stephen Curry at four percent.
Along with being the preseason MVP favorite, James was also voted the player that forces opposing coaches to make the most adjustments, best small forward, best passer, and most versatile in the league.
Despite the predictions of James’ success this season, the Cleveland Cavaliers were only picked to win the NBA Finals by seven percent of the voters, with the Golden State Warriors taking the remaining 93 percent. While James would surely love to win his fifth career NBA MVP this season, he seems much more focused on bringing another NBA title to the Cavaliers.
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