Steve Nash just entered the select club of multiple NBA MVP winners today when he was named MVP, which makes it two years in a row for the Canadian (and Terp killer). He joins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (6), Michael Jordan (5), Bill Russell (5), Wilt Chamberlain (4), Larry Bird (3), Magic Johnson (3), Moses Malone (3), Bob Petit (2), Karl Malone (2), and Tim Duncan (2). I can't argue with the selection (though I would've voted Lebron James MVP), as Nash played without Amare Stoudmire, averaged 18.5 points and 10.5 assists a game, and lead the Suns into the second round of the playoffs.
Is Nash the most talented player in the league? Hardly, but he is exteremely necessary to the Suns (and I would pick him as my point guard if I started a team). The same could be said for James and Kobe Bryant, but Nash arguably has meant more to his team this year than he did last year. I would have voted James MVP because he has considerably less talent on his team than the Suns and I would have voted Nash second. Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki, and Chauncey Billups (respectively) would round out my top five.
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