A year ago Blake Griffin was without question the most valuable player to the Detroit Pistons, and it wasn’t really close.
Averaging 24.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game on 46.3 percent shooting, (36.2 percent from three-point range) had Detroit been able to win more than 41 games there’s a real chance he could have received MVP consideration.
He transcended his perimeter shot, he scored 50 points against the Sixers, and he willed the Pistons into the playoffs. Most everything about him was exceptional on a nightly basis.
While there were certainly some rocky moments throughout the year, he was undoubtedly the best thing about Detroit.