With all due respect to Paul George, it became clear that the winner of the MVP Award was going to come down to a battle between James Harden and Giannis Antetokounmpo as the 2018-19 season came to an end.
Ultimately, The Greek Freak took home the MVP trophy, finishing with 78 first place votes to Harden’s 23. That difference in first place votes makes Antetokounmpo look like the clear winner of last year’s MVP race, but in reality it was a lot closer.
As he reflected back on his historic season, James Harden told 97.