1979-1980: We start off with a fairly simple one. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem that season put up 23.4 Points per 75(inflation adjusted, all point totals per 75 cited are inflation adjusted) on nearly +11 rTS% and led the league in BPM at 5.9, pretty comfortably.

2nd place: Magic Johnson 18 Points per 75 +7.1 rTS% 4.8 BPM

3rd place: Larry Bird 21.7 Points per 75 +0.7 rTS% 4.7 BPM

1980-1981: Julius Erving

25.5 Points per 75 +3.8 rTS% 5.5 BPM

2nd place: Kareem Abdul Jabbar 25.8 Points per 75 +8.2 rTS% 4.8 BPM

3rd place: Larry Bird 20 Points per 75 on-0.6 rTS% 4.3 BPM

1981-1982: Magic Johnson

17.4 Points per 75 on +5.2 rTS% 6.0 BPM

2nd place: Julius Erving 26.1 Points per 75 +5.5 rTS% 5.6 BPM

3rd place: Larry Bird 22 Points per 75 on +1.9 rTS% 5.4 BPM

1982-1983: Magic Johnson

16.7 Points per 75 +7.2 rTS% 5.7 BPM

2nd place: Larry Bird 22.8 Points per 75 +3.0 rTS% 5.3 BPM

3rd place: Julius Erving 23.6 Points per 75 +3.6 rTS% 4.4 BPM

1983-1984: Larry Bird barely

23.2 Points per 75 +0.9 rTS% 5.9 BPM

2nd place: Magic Johnson 16.2 Points per 75 on +8.5 rTS% 5.6 BPM

3rd place: Isiah Thomas 20.6 Points per 75 -2.3 rTS% 4.5 BPM

1984-1985: Larry Bird

26.3 Points per 75 +4.2 rTS% 7.0 BPM

2nd place: Magic Johnson 18 Points per 75 +9.4 rTS% 6.0 BPM

3rd place: Michael Jordan 27.2 Points per 75 +4.9 rTS% 5.0 BPM

1985-1986: Larry Bird

24.8 Points per 75 on +3.9 rTS% 6.9 BPM

2nd place: Magic Johnson 18.9 Points per 75 +6.9 rTS% 6.0 BPM

3rd place: Paul Pressey 15.3 Points per 75 +2.3 rTS% 5.1 BPM

1986-1987: Magic Johnson barely

23.7 Points per 75 on +6.4 rTS% 8.1 BPM

2nd place: Larry Bird 25.6 Points per 75 +7.4 rTS% 7.9 BPM

3rd place: Doc Rivers 15.3 Points per 75 on +1.5 rTS% 5.9 BPM

1987-1988: Michael Jordan

33.4 Points per 75 +6.5 rTS% 8.4 BPM

2nd place: Larry Bird 28.8 Points per 75 +7.0 rTS% 7.5 BPM

3rd place: Magic Johnson 19.8 Points per 75 +4.3 rTS% 5.8 BPM

1988-1989: Michael Jordan

30.6 Points per 75 +7.7 rTS% 8.5 BPM

2nd place: Magic Johnson 22 Points per 75 on +8.8 rTS% 7.8 BPM

3rd place: John Stockton 16.5 Points per 75 on +8.7 rTS% 5.7 BPM

1989-1990: Michael Jordan barely

32.6 Points per 75 +6.9 rTS% 7.8 BPM

2nd place: Magic Johnson 22.9 Points per 75 on +8.5 rTS% 7.7 BPM

3rd place: John Stockton 17.7 Points per 75 on +7.0 rTS% 6.3 BPM

1990-1991: Michael Jordan

32.7 Points per 75 +7.1 rTS% 9.0 BPM

2nd place: Magic Johnson 20.4 Points per 75 +6.9 rTS% 7.1 BPM

3rd place: Scottie Pippen 18.6 Points per 75 on +2.7 rTS% 6.5 BPM

1991-1992: Michael Jordan

30.1 Points per 75 4.8 rTS% 8.3 BPM

2nd place: Scottie Pippen 21.1 Points per 75 on +2.4 rTS% 6.8 BPM

3rd place: David Robinson 23.4 Points per 75 +6.6 rTS% 6.8 BPM

1992-1993: Michael Jordan

32.9 Points per 75 +2.8 rTS% 7.2 BPM

2nd place: Hakeem Olajuwon 25.7 Points per 75 +4.1 rTS% 6.7 BPM

3rd place: Charles Barkley 25 Points per 75 +6.0 rTS% 6.1 BPM

1993-1994: David Robinson

30.5 Points per 75 +4.9 rTS% 8.1 BPM

2nd place: Nate McMillan 9.1 Points per 75 -0.8 rTS% 6.5 BPM Insane defensive value

3rd place: Shawn Kemp 21.7 Points per 75 on +6.5 rTS% 6.3 BPM

1994-1995: David Robinson

28.1 Points per 75 +5.9 rTS% 6.5 BPM

2nd place: John Stockton 16.6 Points per 75 +10.8 rTS% 6.2 BPM

3rd place: Karl Malone 27.7 Points per 75 +4.7 rTS% 6.0 BPM

1995-1996: Michael Jordan

32.6 Points per 75 +4.0 rTS% 7.6 BPM

2nd place: David Robinson 26.8 Points per 75 on +4.7 rTS% 6.7 BPM

3rd place: Karl Malone 27.7 Points per 75 +3.3 rTS% 6.3 BPM

1996-1997: Karl Malone barely

30.9 Points per 75 +6.4 rTS% 7.2 BPM

2nd place: Michael Jordan 32.3 Points per 75 +3.1 rTS% 6.8 BPM

3rd place: Grant Hill 23.9 Points per 75 +2.0 rTS% 6.6 BPM

1997-1998: Karl Malone

30.6 Points per 75 +7.3 rTS% 6.2 BPM

2nd place: Scottie Pippen 21.6 Points per 75 +0.9 rTS% 5.6 BPM

3rd place: Gary Payton 21 Points per 75 +2.0 rTS% 5.4 BPM

1998-1999: Karl Malone barely

28.3 Points per 75 +6.6 rTS% 5.4 BPM

2nd place: David Robinson 21.8 Points per 75 +5.3 rTS% 5.4 BPM

3rd place: Jason Kidd 17.7 Points per 75 +1.6 rTS% 5.0 BPM

1999-2000: Shaquille O’Neal

30.3 Points per 75 +5.5 rTS% 7.3 BPM

2nd place: Kobe Bryant 24.1 Points Per 75 +2.3 rTS% 5.6 BPM

3rd place: Karl Malone 30.3 Points per 75 +5.9 rTS% 5.3 BPM

2000-2001: Shaquille O’Neal

30.4 Points per 75 +5.6 rTS% 6.2 BPM

2nd place: Karl Malone 27.8 Points per 75 +5.4 rTS% 5.3 BPM

3rd place: Chris Webber 27.2 Points per 75 -0.2 rTS% 5.2 BPM

2001-2002: Tim Duncan by the barest of barest of barest of margins

26.5 points per 75 +5.6 rTS% 6.5 BPM

2nd place: Shaquille O’Neal 31 Points per 75 +7.0 rTS% 6.5 BPM

3rd place: Chris Webber 25.4 Points per 75 +2.0 rTS% 6.4 BPM

2002-2003: Dirk Nowitzki barely

26.7 points per 75 +6.2 rTS% 6.6 BPM

2nd place: Tim Duncan 25.1 Points per 75 +4.5 rTS% 6.3 BPM

3rd place: Kevin Garnett 23.6 Points per 75 +3.4 rTS% 6.1 BPM

2003-2004: Kevin Garnett

26.6 Points per 75 on +3.1 rTS% 6.9 BPM 100th percentile DAPM

2nd place: Tim Duncan 26.3 Points per 75 +1.8 rTS% 5.5 BPM

3rd place: Brad Miller 16 Points per 75 +6.3 rTS% 5.3 BPM

2004-2005: Dirk Nowitzki by the barest of margins

27.1 Points per 75 on +4.9 rTS% 6.1 BPM

2nd place: Kevin Garnett 24.4 Points per 75 +3.8 rTS% 6.0 BPM

3rd place: Manu Ginobili 22.7 Points per 75 +8.0 rTS% 5.5 BPM

2005-2006: Lebron James by the barest of margins

30.6 Points per 75 on +3.3 rTS% 6.2 BPM

2nd place: Dwayne Wade 28.7 Points per 75 +4.2 rTS% 6.1 BPM

3rd place: Dirk Nowitzki 29.6 Points per 75 +5.4 rTS% 5.8 BPM

2006-2007: Dirk Nowitzki barely.

28.2 Points per 75 on +6.4 rTS% 5.9 BPM

2nd place: Steve Nash 20.4 Points per 75 on +11.3 rTS% 5.7 BPM

3rd place: Tim Duncan 24.3 Points per 75 on +3.8 rTS% 5.4 BPM

2007-2008: Christ Paul

23 points per 75 on +3.6 rTS% 7.2 BPM

2nd place: Kevin Garnett 23.3 Points per 75 on +4.8 rTS% 6.2 BPM

3rd place: Kobe Bryant 28.1 Points per 75 on +3.6 rTS% 6.1 BPM

2008-2009: Lebron James by a small margin.

31.1 points per 75 on +4.7 rTS% 8.4 BPM

2nd place: Chris Paul 24.7 Points per 75 +5.5 rTS% 7.7 BPM

3rd place: Dwayne Wade 31.9 Points per 75 +3.0 rTS% 6.5 BPM

2009-2010: Lebron James by a massive margin

30.7 Points per 75 on +6.1 rTS% 8.6 BPM

2nd place: Dwayne Wade 30.1 Points per 75 +1.9 rTS% 5.3 BPM

3rd place: Deron Williams 19.9 Points per 75 +3.1 rTS% 5.0 BPM

2010-2011: Lebron James by a decent margin

28 points per 75 on +5.3 rTS% 6.9 BPM

2nd place: Dwayne Wade 27.9 Points per 75 +4.0 rTS% 5.4 BPM

3rd place: Pau Gasol 20.6 Points per 75 +4.8 rTS% 5.3 BPM

2011-2012: Lebron James by a decent margin

30 points per 75 on +7.8 rTS% 7.2 BPM

2nd place: Chris Paul: 23.1 Points per 75 +5.4 rTS% 6.1 BPM

3rd place: Dwayne Wade 27.6 Points per 75 +3.2 rTS% 5.4 BPM

2012-2013: Lebron James by a decent margin.

29.2 Points per 75 on +10.2 rTS% 8.8 BPM

2nd place: Kevin Durant 29.3 Points per 75 +11.2 rTS% 7.2 BPM

3rd place: Christ Paul 20.8 Points per 75 +5.9 rTS% 6.3 BPM

2013-2014: Kevin Durant by a small margin.

31.0 Points per 75 on +9.2 rTS% 7.3 BPM

2nd place: Lebron James 28.3 Points per 75 +11.1 rTS% 7.0 BPM

3rd place: Chris Paul 20.3 Points per 75 +3.0 rTS% 6.6 BPM

2014-2015: Steph Curry by a small margin, but not that small

26.2 Points per 75 on +10.3 rTS% 7.5 BPM

2nd Place: Chris Paul 20.8 Points per 75 +5.8 rTS% 6.6 BPM

3rd Place: James Harden 27.9 Points per 75 +6.6 rTS% 6.0 BPM

2015-2016: Steph Curry easily.

31.3 Points per 75 on a stunning +12.8 rTS%. 8.8 BPM

2nd place: Russell Westbrook 25.2 Points per 75 +1.1 rTS% 7.0 BPM

3rd place: Kevin Durant 29.0 Points per 75 +9.2 rTS% 6.5 BPM

2016-2017: Kevin Durant wins by the barest of all margins.

26.9 Points per 75 on +10.2 rTS% 7.9 BPM compared to

2nd place: Harden’s 28.8 Points per 75 on +6.8 rTS% with a 7.8 BPM.

3rd place: Stephen Curry 26.8 Points per 75 +7.3 rTS% 6.8 BPM

2017-2018: James Harden wins in a landslide.

32.3 Points per 75 on +7.1 rTS% 8.7 BPM

2nd place: Stephen Curry 28.8 Points per 75 +11.6 rTS% 6.6 BPM

3rd place: Kevin Durant 27.6 Points per 75 +8.4 rTS% 6.5 BPM

2018-2019: James Harden wins barely.

36.6 Points per 75 on +6.2 rTS% 8.3 BPM

2nd place: Giannis 29.7 Points per 75 +9.0 rTS% 7.9 BPM

3rd place: Jokic 23.9 Points per 75 on +3.1 rTS% 6.5 BPM

2019-2020: James Harden wins in a really tight race.

33.9 Points per 75 on +7.8 rTS% 7.4 BPM

2nd place: Giannis is 33.2 Points per 75 on +5.2 rTS% 7.3 BPM

3rd place: Lebron James 26.6 Points per 75 on +1.7 rTS% 6.8 BPM

2020-2021: Nikola Jokic wins.

28.4 points per 75 on +7.4 rTS% 8.6 BPM.

2nd place: James Harden 24.8 Points per 75 on +4.3 rTS% 6.8 BPM

3rd place: Giannis Antetokounmpo 30.2 Points per 75 on +6.4 rTS% 6.6 BPM

2021-2022: This is Nikola Jokic comfortably.

29.7 Points per 75 on +9.7 rTS%. 8.6 BPM.

2nd place: Giannis Antetokounmpo 32.6 Points per 75 on +6.9 rTS% 6.9 BPM

3rd place: Luka Doncic 30.6 Points per 75 on +0.4 rTS% 6.0 BPM

2022-2023: This is Nikola Jokic by a massive landslide once again.

26.5 Points per 75 on insane +12.3 rTS% with insane passing is just too good. 9.0 Box Plus minus, which is a stunning 3.4 above 2nd placed Doncic. For context, that’s the same as from Doncic to Jakob Poeltl.

2nd place: Luka Doncic 33.5 points per 75 on +2.8 rTS% 6.6 BPM

3rd place: Joel Embiid 36.0 points per 75 on +6.9 rTS% 6.2 BPM

2023-2024: This is pretty clearly Nikola Jokic again

Jokic had 28.4 Points per 75 on +7.2 rTS% with elite passing and a 9.2 Box plus minus, 1st place by a mile.

2nd place: Luka Doncic 32.7 Points per 75 on +3.8 rTS%, also with elite passing and a 7.8 BPM

3rd place: SGA 31.5 points per 75 on +5.4 rTS% and a 7.4 BPM

Now to figure out a points system for weighting 1st place appearances, 2nd place appearances, and 3rd place appearances, to make a full points system.

I’ll go with the classic 5-3-1 system, even though it’s not ideal. If you have better suggestions, please let me know and I’ll give the updated table with the new points system.

Here is the table of everyone that appeared:

Player	1st	2nd	3rd	Total Points	1st Place Years	2nd Place Years	3rd Place Years
Michael Jordan	7	1	1	39	1987-1988, 1988-1989, 1989-1990, 1990-1991, 1991-1992, 1992-1993, 1995-1996	1996-1997	1984-1985
Magic Johnson	3	7	1	37	1981-1982, 1982-1983, 1986-1987	1979-1980, 1983-1984, 1984-1985, 1985-1986, 1988-1989, 1989-1990, 1990-1991	1987-1988
LeBron James	6	1	1	34	2005-2006, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013	2013-2014	2019-2020
Larry Bird	3	3	3	27	1983-1984, 1984-1985, 1985-1986	1982-1983, 1986-1987, 1987-1988	1979-1980, 1980-1981, 1981-1982
James Harden	3	2	1	22	2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020	2016-2017, 2020-2021	2014-2015
Karl Malone	3	1	3	21	1996-1997, 1997-1998, 1998-1999	2000-2001	1994-1995, 1995-1996, 1999-2000
Nikola Jokic	4	0	1	21	2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024		2018-2019
David Robinson	2	2	1	17	1993-1994, 1994-1995	1995-1996, 1998-1999	1991-1992
Dirk Nowitzki	3	0	1	16	2002-2003, 2004-2005, 2006-2007		2005-2006
Chris Paul	1	3	2	16	2007-2008	2008-2009, 2011-2012, 2014-2015	2012-2013, 2013-2014
Kevin Durant	2	1	2	15	2013-2014, 2016-2017	2012-2013	2015-2016, 2017-2018
Steph Curry	2	1	1	14	2014-2015, 2015-2016	2017-2018	2016-2017
Shaquille O’Neal	2	1	0	13	1999-2000, 2000-2001	2001-2002
Tim Duncan	1	2	1	12	2001-2002	2002-2003, 2003-2004	2006-2007
Kevin Garnett	1	2	1	12	2003-2004	2004-2005, 2007-2008	2002-2003
Dwayne Wade	0	3	2	11		2005-2006, 2009-2010, 2010-2011	2008-2009, 2011-2012
Giannis Antetokounmpo	0	3	1	10		2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2021-2022	2020-2021
Julius Erving	1	1	1	9	1980-1981	1981-1982	1982-1983
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1	1	0	8	1979-1980	1980-1981
Scottie Pippen	0	2	1	7		1991-1992, 1997-1998	1990-1991
Luka Doncic	0	2	1	7		2022-2023, 2023-2024	2021-2022
John Stockton	0	1	2	5		1994-1995	1988-1989, 1989-1990
Kobe Bryant	0	1	1	4		1999-2000	2007-2008
Hakeem Olajuwon	0	1	0	3		1992-1993
Nate McMillan	0	1	0	3		1993-1994
Steve Nash	0	1	0	3		2006-2007
Russell Westbrook	0	1	0	3		2015-2016
Chris Webber	0	0	2	2			2000-2001, 2001-2002
Isiah Thomas	0	0	1	1			1983-1984
Paul Pressey	0	0	1	1			1985-1986
Doc Rivers	0	0	1	1			1986-1987
Charles Barkley	0	0	1	1			1992-1993
Shawn Kemp	0	0	1	1			1993-1994
Grant Hill	0	0	1	1			1996-1997
Gary Payton	0	0	1	1			1997-1998
Jason Kidd	0	0	1	1			1998-1999
Brad Miller	0	0	1	1			2003-2004
Manu Ginobili	0	0	1	1			2004-2005
Deron Williams	0	0	1	1			2009-2010
Pau Gasol	0	0	1	1			2010-2011
Joel Embiid	0	0	1	1			2022-2023
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	0	0	1	1			2023-2024

Thank You very much for reading! This took a lot of time to make.