Hi everyone! This is part 4 of a series projecting which players would have made All-NBA teams if positional restrictions were not in place. Part 1 is available here and contains details about how these projections were determined, as well as results for the 1950s. Part 2 subsequently covered the…

Hello again! This is part 3 of our hypothetical series projecting which players would have made All-NBA teams if positional restrictions were not in place. Check out part 1 here for details about how these projections were made, as well as projections for the 1950s. And check out part 2…

Welcome back! This is part 2 in our hypothetical series projecting which players would have made All-NBA teams if positional requirements were not present. Check out part 1 here for details about how these projections were made, as well as projections for the 1950s. Before jumping back in with the…

Adam Silver recently announced that the NBA will explore changes to All-NBA voting, including the possibility of removing positional requirements for the recognition. This announcement, as well as my recent article on the debate regarding the relegation of Joel Embiid to Second Team All-NBA for the second year in a…

The 2022 MVP results were recently announced so it’s time for my annual retrospective reviewing how this new data impacts the findings from earlier articles. This year, Nikola Jokic retained the crown as league MVP and Joel Embiid repeated as runner-up, while Giannis Antetokounmpo, Devin Booker, and Luka Doncic rounded…

Welcome back! This is part 2 in the series on hypothetical MVP winners based on position. Please check out part 1 for some additional context, info, and a review of the results for the seasons of 1956 through 1989. Let’s jump back in with the 90s! 1990s 1990 — Magic Johnson…

The NBA has historically been a big man’s league. The bigger and stronger you are, the closer you can get to the hoop, and the better you’ll be at putting the ball through it on offense and out of it on defense. The league MVP award has, with a few…

While working on the recent few articles regarding MVP hypotheticals, the power rankings for the NBA at 100 list, and the best players to never finish top five in MVP voting, I regularly came across a tidbit of info about Pau Gasol and Kyrie Irving. Surprisingly, neither of them ever…

Editor’s Note — This article was originally published prior to the announcement of the 2022 MVP winner. This is part 2 in the series on the hypothetical of an MVP award without repeat winners. You can check out part 1 here for some additional context and the results from 1956…