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Originally Posted by Thespiralgoeson
Like it or not, the "best player on the best team" USUALLY is the guy that wins the award. There are exceptions here and there, but that is pretty much 90% of the criteria (or at least I think it is; the criteria is extremely vague. I'm not even sure there is a common consensus among the voters)
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07-08 Kobe Bryant, Lakers 2nd place.
05-06 Steve Nash, Suns 3rd place.
03-04 Kevin Garnett, Timberwolves 2nd place.
01-02 Tim Duncan, Spurs 2nd place.
Obviously the cream rises to the top, but 40% of MVP's in the past 10 years don't fit the "best player on the best team" criteria - they were simply the "best player in the league" (which is a least partially determined by their overall body of work as a player, since it's not always easy to quantify...)