4 first place votes
The complete voting results for the 2023-24 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player. pic.twitter.com/Dqbd7MaRjC
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by PetSpaceRock
@Dallas Mavericks
4 first place votes
The complete voting results for the 2023-24 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player. pic.twitter.com/Dqbd7MaRjC
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) May 8, 2024
by PetSpaceRock
43 Comments
Not really surprised but a bit disappointed he finished behind SGA. Good feeling about his chances next year running it back with this team
Third is BS
Who tf are those 8 people who didn’t have Luka in top 3 on MVP? And that one who completely left him out on MVP vote, I am 100% sure that is SAS. Strip them rights to vote. Luka hate is real.
These playoffs are exposing Luka. He doesn’t belong in the conversation.
Hope he uses this as motivation in this series. These votes are mad disrespectful
Luka will never win an MVP in Dallas. Even if we win 60 games.
He’s hated in the media.
The only way it happens is if he goes to NY or LA and I hope that never happens.
As expected, a #1 seed will always get that extra boost over a 5th seed. Most of this voters don’t even know the roster and don’t care about injuries.
Wtf is Sabonis doing on that list 🤣🤣🤣
I don’t think voters actually watched what Luka had to work with this year.
Carried an injury-ridden team of Euroleague/Bulls/Wizards castoffs to 50 wins. An efficient 34 PPG. 10 assists, 9 boards, improved defense. What else can he do?
Whatever. He’s our MVP.
Proof that there is nothing Luka can do to win it , they continuously move the bar back and forth. Hell he can’t even get the calls like SGA gets who hasn’t been prominent in the league for as long.
I’m glad the MVP shit is finally over. This has happened before with Dirk. The exact same reasoning given for why he’s not an MVP was given “he doesn’t play defense”
Luka needs to relax on complaining to refs and really focus on defense again this off season after rehabbing the knee. He made strides this season and improves every season. He’s the youngest of the top 3 in MVP voting. He has plenty of time and Dallas has a bright future for next season.
Maybe they get DJJ back (unlikely) but Omax looks like he will be ready to play a role and we have trade equity to go after another star player.
Luka will win the MVP if that is a motivation for him. He’s the best offensive player in the league and his team will very likely be a top 4 seed next year
Rigged
This is a crime. He should have finished 2nd at worst. How do you win a scoring title, almost average a triple double, improve in areas many criticized and yet finish in a distant 3rd. Voters are basically saying we are bored with how great he has been from the start. Idk what else Luka has to do to get recognition he deserves.
Honestly can’t hate. Shai is amazing, Luka will have his time
Total BS
Obviously disappointing but people have to get it through their head that he has to lead this team to a top 1-2 seed. Yea other players have won it while being a 4-6 seed but those instances are few and far between. Luka has a reputation in the mainstream media of being a fat, out of shape ball hog that doesn’t play defense and whines to the refs nonstop (they aren’t wrong about the defense sometimes and aren’t wrong about being a whiner) . A run to the finals AND leading his team to a top seed in the regular season is the only way to dispel that narrative. It sucks and might be unfair but I got news for yall, life ain’t fair lol
I hope this puts the biggest of chips on his shoulder and he fucking torches everyone the rest of the playoffs.
If my math is correct and it is Luka received 98 out of 99 votes for top 5 in mvp voting. That means one voter didn’t have him top 5. Im pretty sure we all know that was Stephen A Smith. He should get his vote removed!
Luka will never win MVP. He isn’t a media darling and everyone hates his game. He gets the most criticism of any top player and they look to tear him down whether it is his record/defense/way he plays
Jokic and SGA were more deserving in the current way mvp is determined. Advanced stats would agree too. However, Luka carried a far worse roster to 50 wins in a stacked conference. Take Luka off the mavs and they are no doubt a bottom 3 team in the league. Pretty damn valuable if you ask me.
A lot of factors at play here – Jokic best player in league, SGA got #1 seed and media has already decided they don’t care for Luka (variety of reasons)
Luka going mamba mode and responding with two chips.
Need a better record.
Dear Luka stans:
Please stop bitching about Luka not winning MVP or finishing second.
Outside of Westbrook and Jokic, in the last 40 years, every MVP came from a first seed team except for Hakeem, Nash, Duncan, Lebron, and Durant whose teams were #2 seeds. The only other exception was MJ in 1988 as a 3 seed.
SGA is on a #1 seed. Jokic is on a #2 seed. Luka is on a #5 seed. It’s not hard to understand why Luka was rightfully voted 3rd this year for MVP.
Sincerely,
Normal MFFLers
So if I’m understanding correctly someone didn’t have him in the top 5.
Luka got that extra umph now to show SGA!
Jokic will be gone in two games. 🙄
What a joke lol
Shout out to Brunson tho. Deserved top 5
MF better eat and win the series. This is fuel.
Insane he finished behind sga
I saw SGA’s game yesterday… bro no way he’s better than Luka
This is laughable
Sadly we don’t really have an argument after last night, gonna need a lot more out of Luka tomorrow.
Lots of voters are Luka haters and Stephen A. Smith is their leader. Luka might not win as long as this racist is one of the voters.
The first year he’s a top 2 seed he wins it hands down
He’ll never win it…as a mav
Luka could bring Peace to the Middle East and they STILL wouldn’t give him MVP
Have Shai and Luka switch teams and it’s no contest, and everyone knows it.
The team you’re on weighs too heavily in a Most Valuable **PLAYER** vote imo.
If DAL was in the Eastern Conference they’d be the #2 seed.
And Luka Doncic would be the league’s MVP.
Which is silly.
99 votes for Jokic and Shai, 98 for Luka. They one absolute moron needs to have his vote stripped.
Brunson will win an MVP before Luka
this is bullshit. luka deserved MVP.