Only eight active players have ever been named league MVP: LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki and Kevin Garnett.
It's an elite group. And Anthony Davis, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook were named as the top preseason favorites to join them in the MVP club.
But not all of these superstars have lived up to our lofty expectations.