But most of those years he was not the most valuable player … James, who has posted excellent numbers in 41 games, was a top-two MVP candidate before a high ankle sprain on March 20 sidelined him indefinitely. By Harrison Faigen @hmfaigen Apr 19, 2021, 10:14am PDT Share this story For much of this NBA season, LeBron James has looked like the clear front runner to win the MVP. LeBron James is 36 and in his 18th NBA season, yet he's a front-runner for most valuable player. The MVP winner receives the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, which is named that way after the first commissioner of the NBA. The Most Valuable Player of the Regular Season is selected by a panel of pro basketball writters and broadcasters since 1981. By the time he comes back, it looks like Lakers star LeBron James will have probably missed too many games to win MVP. James poured in 37 points Thursday night to lead the Los Angeles Lakers past the Charlotte Hornets 116-105 for … A year-by-year list of the Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award winners: ... 2012-13 LeBron James, Miami Heat. LeBron James. Everyone knows this and has known it for a decade. He was leading a Los Angeles Lakers team to … LeBron James has been the NBA's best player for at least the past decade, but the league's most prestigious individual award hasn't recognized that. Born: December 30, 1984 in Akron, Ohio us High School: Saint Vincent-Saint Mary in Akron, Ohio The LeBron James MVP campaign is off and running. 2010-11 Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls. LeBron James is the best basketball player alive. He says that's 'an unbelievable' thing to consider. To start the 2020-21 NBA season, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James looked like a man on a mission despite being 36 years of age in the 18th year of his career. 2011-12 LeBron James, Miami Heat. LeBron James is not happy that Giannis Antetokounmpo beat him out for the 2020 NBA MVP award.Honestly, to say the Lakers star is not happy may be putting it too mildly. LeBron Raymone James Twitter: KingJames (King James, LBJ, Chosen One, Bron-Bron, The Little Emperor, The Akron Hammer, L-Train) Position: Small Forward, Power Forward, Point Guard, and Shooting Guard Shoots: Right 6-9, 250lb (206cm, 113kg) . James won four MVP … LeBron James.