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Golden State Warriors: Incredible Statistics From All-Time Season

By Maxwell Ogden

May 30, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30, right) celebrates with forward Draymond Green (23) during the fourth quarter in game seven of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Thunder 96-88. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
May 30, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30, right) celebrates with forward Draymond Green (23) during the fourth quarter in game seven of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Thunder 96-88. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 11, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) with the MVP trophy before game five of the second round of the NBA Playoffs against the Portland Trail Blazers at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
May 11, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) with the MVP trophy before game five of the second round of the NBA Playoffs against the Portland Trail Blazers at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

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Bob Pettit won the first NBA MVP award in 1956. It took nearly a decade for the award to be introduced—the NBA was founded in 1947 as the BAA—but once it was, the stars of the game were truly born and established on a national stage.

60 years later, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry made history by becoming the first ever unanimous MVP.

There have been a number of players who deserved to win the MVP award unanimously. It’d never happened before 2015-16, however, and the fact that it did is a testament to how brilliantly Curry performed.

No one held a candle to Curry in the race for MVP, and that was accurately displayed by his unanimous selection.

Curry won the scoring title and led the NBA in both steals and 3-point field goals made. He was also the best player on the team with the best record, which is an easy enough way to earn the MVP award.

Whether or not there’s another unanimous MVP in the future, Curry set a necessary precedent in 2015-16.

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