If J.R. Smith had it his way, teammate LeBron James would have won his fifth MVP award this season. According to Smith, LBJ does a lot more for his team than Stephen Curry , the League’s first ever unanimous winner of the highest individual award. Russell Westbrook would be Smith’s other choise for the Maurice Podoloff Trophy. Per USA Today : Given that the players now vote for their own MVP – James Harden won MVP as voted on by the NBA players association last season – Cavs two-way stopper J.R. Smith was asked who he would vote for. […] “Other than LeBron, I don’t really know who else to vote for,” Smith said on Thursday ahead of Game 4. ”I mean somebody who does everything for a team, whether it’s scoring, getting stops, rebounds, steals, blocked shots. There’s not more of a complete player, so I don’t see how he couldn’t be the most valuable.” “If I couldn’t vote for somebody on my own team I’d probably vote for a guy like Russ (Westbrook). I mean, he’s energy, effort, consistently, got the total package. You gotta go for a guy like that.” Smith clarified that Curry, who’s averaged just 16 points in the first three Finals games, would be in his top-five, however. […] “Would he be in my Top-5? I mean, yeah, he’s very valuable to the team, to what they do. If you take him out of the equation I think they’re a totally different team, but I mean he would definitely be in there. Absolutely.” Related LeBron James Downplays Rival
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