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Lakers Nation > Blog > Lakers News > Lakers News: LeBron James Given Best Odds To Win 2018-19 NBA MVP Award
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Lakers News: LeBron James Given Best Odds To Win 2018-19 NBA MVP Award

Corey Hansford
Published: 08/19/2018
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Very few people will argue that Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is the best player in the NBA today. As such he is always in contention for the MVP Award every year.

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James is a four-time winner of the award, but hasn’t won it since 2013. Part of this is likely due to voter fatigue as he has been so good for so long, voters can overlook his great seasons in favor of excellent years from new stars.

The rise of the likes of Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook and James Harden adds plenty of extra competition as well.

But heading into the 2018-19 season, James is the clear favorite. Bovada released their regular-season MVP odds and the 33-year-old is leading the pack via ESPN’s Dave McMenamin:

According to @BovadaOfficial these are the top 10 candidates to win MVP in the 2018-19 season, led by LeBron James and his quest for the 5th MVP of his career pic.twitter.com/pNo2x6DoW0

— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) August 15, 2018

Even though he is leading the pack, James will have his fair share of competition. The Pelicans’ Anthony Davis, Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors, and Harden as the reigning MVP are trailing James in the odds and all are more than capable of walking away with the award.

Oftentimes the MVP goes to the best player on the best team in the league, or at least the best team in the conference. Needless to say team records will play a big role so players like Durant, Harden, Curry or even Kyrie Irving and Kawhi Leonard could easily find themselves leading the pack at some point during the season.

For James, however, leading the NBA’s premier franchise back amongst the Western Conference’s elite could be difficult for the rest to beat, especially if he maintains his numbers from a year ago. This has the chance to be one of the most crowded MVP races in a long time.

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ByCorey Hansford
Corey Hansford is the Senior Editor for Lakers Nation, as well as a contributor for Dodger Blue, Rams News Wire, and Raiders News Wire. He is a passionate follower of the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chelsea FC, and the UFC. He can usually be seen arguing the merits of Kobe Bryant or cursing the decisions of Jerry Jones. He is also a former producer and associate producer for Sirius XM Sports Radio on both the Fantasy Sports Channel and College Sports Nation. Proud graduate of Long Beach Poly High School and The Real HU, Howard University, with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. Follow him on all social media outlets at @TheeCoreyH.
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