FMVP is a very important honor in the NBA, and it is often only won by the best stars of the strongest team of the season, but it is not without exception, such as Iguodala in 2015, you can hardly say that he is a better star than Curry, but he was elected FMVP by playing a strategic role in the Finals. So let's take a look at who the FMVP in the finals of the past ten years is, and discuss which one has the highest gold content by the way. (The following content is purely a personal opinion, if you have different opinions, please leave a message in the comment area!) ）
10. Iguodala (2015)
In the finals, he averaged 16.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.3 steals per game
The Warriors, who rose rapidly in 2015, not only entered the playoffs with the league's No. 1 record, but also returned to the Finals for the first time in 40 years. However, after the first three games, the Warriors lost their home-court advantage and fell behind the Cavaliers 1-2, in order to fight back, Kerr chose to promote Iguodala to the starter, and played the "Death Five" and the Cavaliers at the beginning.
The final result proved that Kerr's big gamble was right, and the Warriors won three consecutive cities to win the fourth championship trophy in team history. Iguodala was the key to the Warriors' comeback, not only shooting second only to Curry's three-point production on the offensive end (2.3 per game), but also sending wonderful passes to his teammates. On the defensive end, Iguodala has the responsibility of defending James, and under his defense, James' shooting percentage is as low as less than 40%.
9. Leonard (2014)
In the finals, he averaged 17.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks per game
The Spurs had a discerning eye on Leonard at a glance in the 2011 draft, but because they didn't have a suitable first-round pick, they didn't hesitate to send George Hill away in exchange for Leonard from the Pacers. After joining the Spurs, Leonard quickly made a difference, playing a key role on both ends of the floor.
Especially in the 2014 Finals, in the face of the Heat, Leonard completed his revenge with his own hands, he not only took on the responsibility of leading and defending James, but also averaged the third-highest 17.8 points per game in the series on the offensive end, and also averaged 2.2 three-pointers per game with a shooting rate of more than 50%, so he deserved the final FMVP.
8. Durant (2018)
In the finals, he averaged 28.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 2.3 blocks per game
The Warriors have not been as dominant this season as they were the previous year, and they were forced to fall behind 2-3 by the Rockets in the Western Conference finals, but Paul's injury gave them a respite and finally completed the comeback. This series is in a sense more critical than the Finals, because everyone can see at the time that both the Warriors and the Rockets are far superior to the Cavaliers.
Later, after the Warriors reached the Finals, the series did go as smoothly as expected, and they swept the Cavaliers 4-0 easily. However, Durant's performance in this round of the series is not as good as last year, and the key reason is that he himself does not want to compete for FMVP so much, and it can even be seen that he wants to complete Curry, but his data was indeed more luxurious at that time, and the key moments were more reliable, so he still completed the achievement of two consecutive FMVP.
7. Leonard (2019)
In the finals, he averaged 28.5 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 2 steals and 1.2 blocks per game
In 2018, Leonard and the Spurs broke out, and the Spurs sent him to the Raptors in another division. After Leonard joined this team, he seamlessly integrated with the offensive and defensive system here, and he played an epic performance in the playoffs, leading the Raptors to the Finals for the first time.
Although the opponent is the Warriors, who have won the championship three times in the past four years, Durant's injury at that time caused their strength to obviously drop a lot, and not only that, G2 Thompson's cruciate ligament was broken, and since then the balance of victory has directly fallen to the Raptors' side. However, it is not easy for the Raptors to win the championship, especially in the later stage facing Curry, who opened the "unmatched", Leonard can still lead the team to win.
6. James (2020)
In the finals, he averaged 29.8 points, 11.8 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game
After losing to the Warriors in 2018, James joined the Lakers in the offseason, and at the time many thought he was going to Los Angeles to retire, but it took him only two seasons to help the Lakers shake off the gloom of the past. In the 2019-2020 season, James switched to point guard in the regular season, which not only helped him get the first assist title of his career, but also helped the team play the first record in the West, but unfortunately after moving to the park, they also lost the home-court advantage they deserved, in addition to their starter Bradley refused to go to the park.
But even so, the Lakers' road to winning the championship that year was very smooth, and they lost 3 games in the first three rounds combined, but the Finals against the Heat, the Lakers still ushered in some tests, and Butler had a "explosive" performance in key games at that time. Fortunately, James is experienced on the Lakers' side, and under his leadership, the team still won this round of the series, and he also won the fourth FMVP trophy in his career.
5. Curry (2022)
In the finals, he averaged 31.2 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals per game
After losing to the Raptors in 2019, Durant left the team, and Thompson was delayed due to injury, which also caused the Warriors to miss the playoffs for two consecutive years. In the 2021-2022 season, the Warriors ushered in a full lineup, although the regular season was stumbling, but the process of advancing to the finals in the playoffs was relatively easy on the whole, which was also related to the wave of injuries suffered by various teams in the Western Conference playoffs that year, the Nuggets' Murray, Porter Jr. did not play, and the Grizzlies' Morant was injured.
However, the Warriors' opponent in the Finals, the Celtics, is still relatively healthy, but in the face of the Warriors, the Celtics' lack of experience and lack of star quality are still exposed. After falling behind 1-2, the Warriors completed the final comeback, and Curry played the best performance of his Finals career, and finally he successfully made up for the regret of not having FMVP in the past.
4. Brother Alphabet (2021)
In the finals, he averaged 35.2 points, 13.2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.8 blocks per game
After a painful loss in 2020, the next year they learned to give it their all in the playoffs, and this time they finally proved themselves. In the first round against the Heat, Brother Alphabet easily helped the team complete the revenge, the Eastern Conference semifinals Bucks and Nets fought to tie seven, and the offensive and defensive quality of this series can also be called the best series of the season, but Irving's injury still left some regrets.
In the end, after 50 years, the Bucks once again appeared on the stage of the Finals, facing the Suns, although the Bucks came up and lost two games in a row, but after returning to the home court, Brother Alphabet helped the team to fight back, and under his outburst, the Bucks won four games in a row, and he personally became the first FMVP in team history since Abdul-Jabbar. In the entire finals, Brother Alphabet played a very strong dominance, and he still averaged 35+10+5 data per game in the battle with injuries, which was as strong as O'Neal failed to do back then.
3. Durant (2017)
In the finals, he averaged 35.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1 steal and 1.6 blocks per game
After falling to the Western Conference finals in 2016, Durant was determined to make a change, so he chose to join the Warriors, and as a result, he and the team became the "public enemies of the league" in the 2016-2017 season. At that time, the Warriors had Durant and Curry, two peak MVPs, as well as Thompson and Green playing "support", so they were difficult to find opponents in the league that season, and they were swept in three consecutive rounds in the playoffs and easily reached the Finals.
Met James again in the finals, Durant wanted revenge this time, he didn't think about FMVP at all in the whole series, he wanted to "do it" when he got the ball, and his offensive desire was directly full. With this mentality, Durant played a historic level in the Finals, and he became one of the FMVPs with the highest points per game in a single season in the Finals since O'Neal.
2. Jokic (2023)
In the finals, he averaged 30.2 points, 14 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.4 blocks per game
Before the start of the playoffs last year, it is estimated that no one would have imagined that the Nuggets could win the championship, and even many fans thought that they were "soft persimmons", so I hope that the team I support can meet them as soon as possible. But the result is that under the leadership of Jokic, whoever touches this Nuggets is "dead", and the Suns played quite well against them in the entire playoffs, and they relied on the play of Booker and Durant to barely drag the series into Game 6.
In the finals, facing the Heat who advanced all the way to the "Black Eight", Jokic used his strength to "extinguish" the momentum of the Heat, and he completely dominated the entire series, and in the 1-1 situation, the Nuggets won three games in a row to end the series. Jokic was elected FMVP without suspense, and he became the league's most dominant center in the past decade.
1. James (2016)
In the finals, he averaged 29.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, 8.9 assists, 2.6 steals and 2.3 blocks per game
After losing to the Warriors in 2015, the Riders met again in the Finals in 2016, facing the 73-win Warriors, the Cavaliers' hopes of shame were not great, and they fell into a desperate situation of falling behind 1-3 after the first four games, of which G2 was abused by 33 points. At that time, there had never been a team in the history of the Finals that could reverse 1-3, so after the Cavaliers lost G4, the outside world unanimously pronounced the "death sentence" of the Cavaliers, and even the most die-hard Cavaliers fans no longer believed that the home team could be reversed.
However, it was in this situation that losing one more game was "no return", James led by example as a leader, and after two consecutive 40+10+7 games to help the team equalize the score, he once again cut a triple-double of 27+11+11 to help the team completely complete the reversal. In the entire series, James's five statistics can rank first among players on both sides, which is also the number one existence in history.