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Best player for years - yep. Most valuable during those years? Debatable.

Hard to win MVP when you are the best player in the league, but your team is still not making the playoffs, or is barely squeaking in as a low seed and flaming out the first round, like they were doing the last few years.

This year, though, the MVP award for him was really indisputable. That team has made one of the most amazing transformations in less than one year.