The pros and cons of the NBA Awards 

#2 Con: Losing the plot

Will the real MVP please stand up?

Depending on how you view the award, regular season or the entire season, one might argue that another candidate is more deserving. When the award show takes place post the season, fans aren't wrong to consider it as an entire season award (including the playoffs). I mean, isn't the Most Valuable Player an individual that performs for his team all through the season, doing his best to win them that chip?

In the past, there have been awkward instances where the MVP of the regular season has suffered an early exit in the first round, making fans and analysts alike question their case for MVP (Dirk Nowitzki in 2007, most recently Russell Westbrook in 2017).

Do team wins matter or do individual statistics? Is the MVP supposed to be the best player in the game or the player who had the best season? Does narrative matter or just the end result? These are a few questions that fans and players need answered sooner than later.