At the start of the 2020–21 NBA season (barely over 12 months ago!), the general consensus around the two-time reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo was definitely “prove it in the postseason.” Of course, he went on to do just that! A massive individual playoff run topped off with one of the best closeout game performances in NBA history granted him basketball’s crowning achievement: an NBA championship with a Finals MVP, joining his already impressive collection of hardware amassed before his 27th birthday.
Could that erase the clichéd “voting fatigue” many NBA writers (who vote for the league’s awards) often espouse, which affects every star, not just Giannis?