NBA: Ranking Michael Jordan's 5 MVP's

#1 1987-88

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Season Averages: 35 Points, 5.5 Rebounds, 5.9 Assists, 3.2 Steals, 1.6 Blocks

It's kind of funny that the only MVP season in which he didn't win the title comes out on top. MJ's 1st MVP campaign was as dominant as it gets. He once again averaged over 35 points a game (led the league of course) and was pretty efficient, shooting a ridiculous 53% from the field for such a volume shooter. To go along with the offense, this was Mike's best year on defense. Jordan won his only DPOY by averaging career-highs in Steals and Blocks. His 3.2 Steals a game led the league as well.

As far as team success goes, the Bulls won 50 games for the 1st time in 15 years. This was the season the Bulls drafted Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant, finally giving Jordan the help he needed. They advanced past the 1st Round for the first time in Jordan's career but were eliminated in 5 games by the Detroit Pistons. While this season did not result in a title like the rest of the years on this list, this probably was his most well rounded season apart from 1988-89, when he bizarrely didn't win MVP despite putting up 32-8-8.

Well anyway, he became the 1st player in NBA history to win MVP and DPOY in the same season and it would only be a matter of time before he won that elusive title.