The Serbian center is the third European player to win the MVP award, the first of the Denver Nuggets and above all the lowest choice in the Draft – no.41 in 2014 – to receive the best player of the year award. A top-5 of award-winning players largely expected, but then followed by some puzzling votes – with Derrick Rose finishing higher than LeBron James. This is the complete ranking, with Joel Embiid and Steph Curry completing the podium
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