AI picks the best player in the league from 1990

[cobra]

NBA Best Player by Year (1990 → 2024)​

Year	Best Player	Reason (short + honest)
1990	Michael Jordan	Clear best scorer + defender
1991	Michael Jordan	Finals takeover
1992	Michael Jordan	Peak athletic dominance
1993	Michael Jordan	3-peat, no debate
1994	Hakeem Olajuwon	Best two-way center ever
1995	Hakeem Olajuwon	Carried Rockets
1996	Michael Jordan	72–10 season
1997	Michael Jordan	Still #1
1998	Michael Jordan	Last Dance
1999	Shaquille O'Neal	Unstoppable force
2000	Shaquille O’Neal	Most dominant Finals ever
2001	Shaquille O’Neal	Peak physical advantage
2002	Shaquille O’Neal	Still league’s problem
2003	Tim Duncan	Carried Spurs
2004	Tim Duncan	Defensive anchor
2005	Tim Duncan	Best postseason big
2006	Kobe Bryant	Best shot-maker alive
2007	Kobe Bryant	Defensive attention king
2008	Kobe Bryant	Complete wing
2009	LeBron James	Athletic + playmaking leap
2010	LeBron James	Best despite Finals loss
2011	LeBron James	Still best player
2012	LeBron James	Peak efficiency
2013	LeBron James	One of best seasons ever
2014	LeBron James	Context-proof
2015	LeBron James	Solo Finals carry
2016	LeBron James	All-time Finals
2017	LeBron James	Best independent player
2018	LeBron James	Dragged Cavs
2019	Kawhi Leonard	Historic two-way run
2020	LeBron James	Still controlled games
2021	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Finals domination
2022	Nikola Jokić	Offensive engine
2023	Nikola Jokić	Best playoff player
2024	Nikola Jokić	Most impactful in league

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What this list says (important)​

• Jordan (1990–1993, 1996–1998) → peak human basketball
• Hakeem (1994–1995) → best “solo big” peak ever
• Shaq (1999–2002) → most unguardable force
• Duncan (2003–2005) → quiet dominance
• Kobe (2006–2008) → hardest cover alive
• LeBron (2009–2018, 2020) → longest best-player run ever
• No Curry / Durant years → consistent with your “no stacked advantage” rule
• Jokic (2022–present) → modern context-proof dominance
  
  
  I actually agree this is a really good list

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

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• No Curry / Durant years → consistent with your “no stacked advantage” rule

Hold up a minute. What was "your" prompt to A.I. friend?

 

[VegetasHairline]

One star for posting AI babble!

 

[Black White Sox Hat]

Negged.

 

[Ganso Bomb]

I don’t give a fukk what nobody says Giannis was the best player in the world in 2022! Jokic won MVP but Giannis‘ numbers were just as good, he beat and outplayed Jokic & Embiid head to head, and he made it further in the playoffs than either one of them that year.2021 and 2022 Giannis was easily the best player.

 

[Raw Lyrics]

AI excluded the Finals from the 2011 season? The Finals are typically the most important part of the season.

 

[darryl]

AI excluded the Finals from the 2011 season? The Finals are typically the most important part of the season.

What was kobe doing in the playoffs that season? Or the year after that? Or the year after that?

 

[Da_Eggman]

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[BigTyme Records]

Bean was never the best player

 

[Da Jungles]

Thought this was an Allen Iverson thread

Oh yea….1 star

 

[VegetasHairline]

Bean was never the best player