The strange thing about all of hoopla that surrounds the NBA MVP award every year is that it never changes all that much.
In the past five seasons, only nine players have finished in the top five of the MVP balloting. Of those nine players, three of them finished in the top five just once*.
In other words, the past five years have consisted of only six guys, LeBron James (5 top-five finishes), Kobe Bryant (5), Dwight Howard (4), Chris Paul (3), Kevin Durant (3) and Dwyane Wade (2), vying for the MVP.
The only thing that has changed is where they finish.
But with Wade playing second banana to LeBron in Miami, Kobe past his prime and Howard holding the entire city of Orlando hostage, might the 2012-13 season be where someone can break the mold?
Follow along to find out the 10 favorites for 2012-13 NBA MVP...
(Also, follow along to see if you can catch a fun little pattern in all of the slides.)
*The one-timers: Kevin Garnett (2007-08), Derrick Rose (2010-11), Tony Parker (2011-12)
Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1203539-10-players-who-will-vie-for-the-nba-mvp-in-2013
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