However, since the MVP became an award for the 1955-56 season, 20 times the player who won the MVP, was also the scoring champ. The rest were either among the best scorers in the league, the best ...

Malone said Jokic's response was, "Hell no." You love to see it. Jokic and Gilgeous-Alexander going head-to-head, battling it out with the MVP award on the line is exactly what NBA fans want to see.

On the Mind the Game Podcast, LeBron James suggested a new award idea for the NBA. "I did think about how the NFL does Offensive Player of the Year (OPOY) and MVP. I thought that could possibly be ...