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Professional players are undoubtedly the most promising to reap honors when they reach the peak of their careers, whether it is individual awards or championships, as they get older, most players' physical functions have gradually begun to decline, in the NBA such a league with a very high elimination rate, players who are not dominant in age are likely to have no team to want, after all, the league is absorbing new young and talented players every year to replenish fresh blood, but there are also players in the NBA who can still play well when other players in the same age group are completely incomparable to before, this season, 38-year-old JamesCurry, 35, and Durant shot more than 60 percent from the field and averaged more than 25 points per game in the first month or so of the regular season. In the competition for MVP awards, there are also players who can still win MVP at an age when most of their peers have a serious decline in performance, which can be called "old players" and crazy, let's take stock of the NBA's oldest 6 MVPs, Jordan missed the top spot!
Sixth: Nash (2005-06 MVP).
Age: 32 years 72 days.
Average data per game: 188 points 42 rebounds 105 assists.
From his debut with the Suns, Nash was the team's third point guard behind Kidd and "Charger" Kevin Johnson, to the Mavericks, where he became Nowitzki's "right-hand man" until he returned to the Suns in 2004-05.
Nash seems to be just beginning to show himself as the absolute core of the team, at the age of 30, when many inadequately contested point guards are gradually losing their influence on the game, but Nash's prime time has only just begun. In the 2004-05 season, Nash became the assist leader for the first time in his career, and was selected to the All-Star team for the first time, with him as the team's on-court commander, the Suns played a fluid offense, and the "7 seconds or less" bombardment whirlwind swept the league, and the Suns averaged 110 per game that seasonLeading the league by 4 points, they became the fastest-paced team in the NBA, with a 62-20 regular season record in near-crazy fashion, the only team to break 60 regular season wins that season, Nash won MVP, in 2004-05, Nash reaped a lot of accolades, and in 2005-06, he actually improved his performance.
In the 2005-06 season, Nash averaged 188 points 42 rebounds 105 assists, points and rebounds per game have improved compared to the previous season, shooting 51 from three2%，43.9%，91.2% , Enter the 180 club, in terms of average points per game, no team in the league can compare to the Suns led by Nash, if there are still many people in the judges who selected MVP in the previous season who questioned Nash, after all, he won the award score of only 34 points high O'Neal, then in the 2005-06 season Nash was convinced by a group of doubters, he received 57 first votes, and the most other players did not exceed 20, the second most was James, who was finally elected MVP with a score of 924 points, and completed the achievement of winning MVP at the age of 32 years and 72 days。
Fifth: Abdul-Jabbar (1979-80 MVP).
Age: 32 years 244 days.
Average data per game: 248 points 108 rebounds 45 assists, 1 steal, 34 caps.
In the 1979-80 season, "Magic" Johnson was born, but the absolute star of the Lakers is still Abdul-Jabbar, who played in the league for 11 years, but still has excellent competitiveness, becoming the block king, selected to the All-NBA team and the All-Defensive team for a while, and ranks sixth in the league in points per game, 148 wins contribution value in the league, with Abdul-Jabbar in, the Lakers can always have an advantage on the inside of the opponent in the game, and through a variety of other tactics, the Lakers have blasted out the league's best 1095 offensive efficiency, achieved a record of 60 wins and 22 losses to top the first place in the West, got 147 votes in the MVP vote at the time, far ahead, and the number of first votes of other players did not even exceed 35, Abdul-Jabbar won the MVP without any suspense, becoming the second player in the NBA to win the MVP at least 31 years old after Chamberlain.
Fourth: Jordan (1995-96 MVP).
Age: 33 years and 64 days.
Average data per game: 304 points 66 rebounds and 43 assists 17 steals.
The 1995-96 season, which was Jordan's first full season after his first comeback, it was reported that before the start of the game, Jordan's "Breakfast Club" training camp was reopened, Jordan put himself into devil training, and the 1995-96 regular season officially started, a terrifying Jordan stood in front of all the fans again, Jordan scored 42 points in his regular season debut, and led the team to win the opening The Bulls' regular season net efficiency reached a terrifying +134, setting a record for the highest net efficiency of the NBA team in a single season regular season, the Bulls finally played the NBA's first regular season performance of more than 70 wins, from the opponent players, coaches to fans, almost were shocked, Jordan also 304 points of performance became the scoring champion, was selected for the double team, that season MVP vote, Jordan got a full 109 first votes, and then look at the first vote second only to Jordan's "penny" Hardaway - 2 votes, a total score of 1130 points, Jordan got 1114 points, and was elected MVP without suspense.
Third: Karl Malone (1996-97 MVP).
Age: 33 years 267 days.
Average data per game: 274 points 99 rebounds 45 assists 14 steals.
Just when the Bulls and Jordan fans were expecting Jordan to win the MVP in the 1996-97 season and hit the three-game MVP, however, Karl Malone directly dashed this hope in the 1996-97 season, and Karl Malone helped the Jazz play the best 64-18 in team history in the regular season that season, ranking first in the West, 28With a player efficiency rating of 9 that ranks first in the league, Karl Malone averaged points per game from 25 in 1995-96 with fewer minutes per gameSeven points improved to 27 in the 1996-97 season4 points, the league's top power forward gives people a bright feeling, 33 years old is still excellent competitiveness, and on the side of Jordan and the Bulls, the data is still excellent, but it is also a little aesthetically fatigued, in the 90s they almost dominated the NBA, so, in the MVP vote, Jordan's first vote had 52 votes, which is a good result, but 11 votes less than Karl Malone, with a total score of 957 points less than Karl Malone's 986 points, and finally watched Karl Malone win the MVP trophy.
Second: Jordan (1997-98 MVP).
Age: 35 years 61 days.
Average data per game: 287 points 58 rebounds 35 assists 17 steals.
In the 1996-97 season, he lost to Karl Malone by a slight disadvantage in the MVP competition, and Jordan was not used to it, and he just met Carl Malone's Jazz in the finals, averaging 32 per game3 points do not give a chance, led the team to "beat" the Jazz to win the championship, 1997-98 season, Karl Malone is still the MVP favorite, but this time failed to beat Jordan, after the first comeback, Jordan became the scoring champion for the third consecutive year, and was selected for the third consecutive year, performing well, as the season deepened, the outside world is more and more This season is Jordan's "last dance" This time Jordan got 92 first votes in the MVP vote, 72 more than Carl Malone, who had the second most votes in the league that season, and the total score was 1084 points to 842 points, beating Karl Malone by 242 points to win the MVP, coincidentally, the two led their teams to meet in the finals, this time it was still Jordan and the Bulls who won, at the last moment of the series G6, Karl Malone was also stealed by Jordan, and finally buried the game.
First: Karl Malone (1998-99 MVP).
Age: 35 years 280 days.
Average data per game: 238 points 94 rebounds and 41 assist, 13 steals.
In the 1998-99 season, the NBA experienced a shutdown, and the offseason was extended, which also allowed many players in the league to have a longer time to "indulge in play", such as Kemp, Vin Baker and other stars have gained a lot of weight, and after the start of the game, the league team's schedule is very tight, and the state of the stars who are absent from practice has been seriously affected, Karl Malone, a training maniac, not only appeared in front of the fans with a toned figure at the beginning of the game, but also performed amazingly well in the game, averaging 23 per game8 points to rank third in the league, 96 wins lead the league in contribution points, leading the Jazz to a third-place 105 in the league8 offensive efficiency, 984 defensive efficiency can also rank seventh, in the regular season, the Jazz with the help of Karl Malone in the shrinking season 1998-99 season achieved a 37-13 record, the same as the Spurs, but because of the relationship between each other ranked second in the league, the Spurs' 23-year-old super rookie Duncan performed really well, the 35-year-old old Karl Malone performance is really admirable, MVP final vote, Karl Malone scored 827 points, Duncan and Mourning ranked third and second with 740 and 773 points respectively, Karl Malone successfully won the MVPIn 1997-98, Jordan just set a new record for MVP as the oldest player, and Karl Malone then broke the record in 1998-99.