With more than two-thirds of the NBA season is over, analysts and pundits everywhere are drumming up the argument for who the 2012-13 regular season MVP is.
There are two prevailing schools of thought.
One is that the award should go to the best player in the league, for which no one argues against LeBron James, as he is clearly in a class unto himself.
The other line of thinking says that the award, which by definition is the Most Valuable Player, should go to the best player on the team with the best record—generally thought to be more valuable because their team has the most wins.
Given the context of the two prevailing schools of thought, Kevin Durant is ruled out. He is considered by most to be the second best player in the league, yet his team presently has only the third best record—behind both the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat.
So, for argument's sake, we'll throw the second best player out of the discussion and focus mostly on LeBron James and Tony Parker.
Additionally, since there is no sense in arguing who the best player in the league—let alone the world—is, we'll only address t ...
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2012-13 NBA Most Valuable Player: LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Tony Parker
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