Superstars teased by fate! A list of 8 MVPs without championships: Jordan defeats many players, Westbrook still has a chance

In the long history of the NBA, there are always some superstars who hold MVP trophys in their hands, but they are still unable to touch the championship trophy. They either fail by the "gods" of the times, be trapped in the mockery of injuries and fate, or struggle with the shortcomings of the team. So today we will take a look at the 8 regular season MVPs in history who have no championships and enter their legends and regrets.

Charles Barkley

If it weren't for Jordan, Barkley might have been named the gods long ago. In the 1992-93 season, Barkley "snatched" the MVP from the peak Jordan with a comprehensive data averaged 25.6 points, 12.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. He led the Suns to the finals, but fell under the iron hoof of the Bulls after six fierce battles. Facing Jordan's "miracle" averaged 41 points per game, Barkley tried his best to score 27.3 points and 13 rebounds, but he could only become Jordan's background board. He made it into the playoffs 13 times in his career and always missed the championship.

Karl Malone

Malone is one of the most tenacious fighters in the NBA. He has two MVPs (1997, 1999) and 19 playoff trips, but he can't get a ring. In the 1997 Finals, he faced Rodman's entanglement and Pippen's assisted defense, and his average of 23.8 points per game was hard to beat Jordan's "Flu Battle"; in the last moment of G6 in the 1998 Finals, he handed the championship to the Bulls due to a fatal pass mistake. In 1999, the Jazz lost to the Trail Blazers in the second round, and Malone's dream of winning was completely shattered. This tough guy in the history score list ended up retiring sadly with the label of "the strongest without the championship".

Allen Iverson

Iverson in 2001 is the most shocking symbol of personal heroism in NBA history. At 1.83 meters tall, he won the MVP with an average of 31.1 points per game, and led the team to the finals with a single core in the playoffs. Facing the high-spirited OK combination, he scored 48 points in G1 to end the Lakers' 11 consecutive wins, freezing the eternal classic with the moment he crossed Tyron Lue. However, the gap in strength between the two teams was too huge. In the end, they lost 1-4, and many teams never approached the championship again.

Steve Nash

MVP (2005, 2006), Nash redefined basketball with the art of passing. He led the Sun to attack with mercury, but he could not cross the Spurs' iron wall. In the 2005 West Finals, Horry's malicious foul on Nash became the turning point of the series; in 2007, the suspension of Stoudemire and Dior made the Suns controversial again by the Black Whistle. Nash's career has always gone against "luck" and was even ridiculed that the MVP trophy was cursed.

Derek Ross

In 2011, the 22-year-old Ross became the youngest MVP in history. His change of direction and violent dunks allowed Chicago to see hope for revival. However, facing the Heat's Big Three, Ross was alone in the Eastern Conference Finals, with averaging 27.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game in the playoffs; the serious injury in the first round of the playoffs the following year made his career turn sharply. Rose's career is full of fate, and geniuses are ruthlessly teased by fate.

Russell Westbrook

In 2017, Westbrook was crowned the MVP with his epic data averaged by triple-double, but he was embarrassed to be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. Durant's departure made him bear the expectations of the entire Russian City, but the single-core mode is destined to be difficult to go far in the playoffs. Now beside Jokic, we have not helped the team go further, and the decline in form is too serious, but Westbrook's passion and paranoia are very similar to the heroes fighting against fate in ancient Greek tragedy.

James Harden, Joel Embiid, Harden's 2018 MVP season, the Rockets were only one hamstring left Paul's hamstring to overturn the Warriors dynasty; but after Embiid won the MVP trophy in 2023, the playoffs were habitually weak again. This pair seemed to be in a certain cycle - the regular season was invincible and the playoffs failed. Their story is not finished yet, but injuries and time have become their enemies on their way to the championship.