Look im not reading all this, bottom line is Lebron plays with 2 other all stars. Hes not the most impactful, period. Westbrook and harden were both more impactful this year and its not close.
2 other "all-stars" who couldn't make the playoffs to save their life without him, but are a "super team" with him. Take off Lebron and the Cavs are New York/Miami/Chicago range. Did you see how terrible they looked against teams of that caliber when Lebron wasn't on the floor, even for 4-5 minutes at a time?
And Westbrook/Harden might have redefined stat-padding and flopping, but they didn't have MVP-style impact.
Winning one playoff game as a six-seed while shooting 20% in the fourths and playing no defense whatsoever is not an MVP impact.
Losing by 40 to a team that shot 5-22 from three and resorted to Jonathan Simmons as a featured scorer while having more turnovers and fouls than points is not an MVP impact.
Thunder/Rockets gave fans and media something to talk about. They didn't have any meaningful impact on the shyt that matters in a season. Ya'all say only rings matter, then want to give the MVP to guys who aren't even an afterthought in the championship chase.