Lebron or Durant?

        This season the NBA has had many spectacular performances but when you talk about MVPs and who is the best player in the league, you are going to hear two names that are always in the mix, LeBron James and Kevin Durant.  They both have been dominating the league for years and it not a surprise that both are being mentioned especially since they are both so talented and hard working.  With the talent that LeBron and Kevin have there is no denying that whoever doesn’t win isn’t a great player.  But once again I believe that LeBron James may win once again this year.

        When you are awarding the MVP award you first have to decide how you want to define it.  MVP stands for most valuable player and you can define it as the best player in the league that season or best player who makes the team better.  Based on statistics you may give the award to Kevin Durant but if you are grading on best overall performance night in and night out the award may go to LeBron James.  There is no denying how good both of them are but there can only be one winner.

        For those who don’t watch basketball, LeBron James is the best basketball player in the world right now and his size with his athletic ability and high basketball IQ is rare for someone his size.  Kevin Durant statistically is a better scorer than LeBron because that it his role on his team.  An important statistic thatdetermines how elite these guys are, are given a Player Efficiency Rating(PER.) LeBron’s is 30.44 and Durant’s is 30.37, and when only 8 players in theleague have finished the season with ratings above 30 you know you are in elitecompany. 

        If the award was given at All-Star weekend I would have given the award to Kevin Durant since he has averaged 31 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assist throughout the first half of the season.  But after All-Starweekend LeBron has elevated his game to new heights exploding for 61 points acouple weeks ago, which is a career high for him.  Since the break has ended he has beenaveraging 37 points/game and KD has been averaging 33 points/game.  So since the outburst of high productivity from LeBron James, he has now closed the gap in the MVP race in my opinion and its up for grabs till the end of the season.

        The MVP award is given to the best player in that season.  LeBron James has already won 4 MVPs in his career and looking for his 5^th trophy that would tie the great Michael Jordan.  Kevin Durant has won 3 scoring titles and is looking for his 4^th as well but beating LeBron out for MVP would be even sweeter.  So now that LeBron has closed the gap shut I believe that whatever happens towards the end of the season will determine the winner.

Who is your MVP so far ?