What do Stephen Jackson, Jalen Rose and Arvydas Sabonis have in frequent? Properly, they’re amongst a brief record of NBA gamers who have been by no means named All-Stars however obtained MVP votes throughout their careers within the league – one thing Kyrie Irving or Pau Gasol, for instance, by no means did.
Right here’s the record of different gamers who achieved this feat:
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Joshua S. Kelly-USA TODAY Sports activities
MVP rating: No. 8 in 2013-14
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Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports activities
MVP rating: No. 8 in 1978-79 and No. 12 in 1980-81
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Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Community.
MVP rating: No. 9 in 1975-76
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Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Community.
MVP rating: No. 10 in 1977-78
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Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports activities
MVP rating: No. 11 in 1973-74
MVP rating: No. 11 in 1962-63
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Tim DeFrisco/Getty Photographs
MVP rating: No. 11 in 1986-87
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Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports activities
MVP rating: No. 12 in 2009-10
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Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports activities
MVP rating: No. 12 in 2012-13
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Otto Greule Jr/Allsport/Getty Photographs
MVP rating: No. 13 in 1985-86
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Stephen Dunn /Allsport
MVP rating: No. 13 in 1999-00
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Al Bello /Allsport
MVP rating: No. 13 in 1998-99
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RVR Photographs-USA TODAY Sports activities
MVP rating: No. 13 in 1999-00
MVP rating: No. 13 in 1972-73
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New York Instances
MVP rating: No. 14 in 1958-59
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Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Photographs
MVP rating: No. 14 in 2004-05
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Brian Bahr/Getty Photographs
MVP rating: No. 14 in 2004-05
MVP rating: No. 15 in 1980-81
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Ken Levine /Allsport
MVP rating: No. 15 in 1982-83
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RVR Photographs-USA TODAY Sports activities
MVP rating: No. 15 in 1998-99
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Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports activities
MVP rating: No. 15 in 1973-74