There have been years when the NBA MVP race has been hotly contested and widely debated. In 2011, fresh off LeBron's “Decision,” the conversation was impossible to remove from the dramatics of James' departure from Cleveland and the subsequent backlash. 2017 was maybe the most closely contested year in history, with Russell Westbrook pulling away late in an excellent field.
Nothing has compared to the drama and discourse of this season, however. The conversation has devolved into a constant parade of attempts to disqualify one candidate or another, and the market has swung wildly as a result.
To try and parse it out, here are six questions to ask when trying to determine who the 2022-23 NBA MVP should be.