nba mvp winners who averaged less than 7.5 rpg

Bob Cousy won the MVP award when getting <7.5 rebounds per game in 1956-57.

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NBA mvp in a regular season winners who averaged less than 7.5 rpg
NAMEMVPRPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
1
4.8
1956-57
BOS BOS
64
36.9
20.6
7.5
7.5
19.8
37.8
5.7
6.9
82.1
45.2
2,364
1,319
309
478
134
2Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1
6.3
1986-87
LAL LAL
80
36.3
23.9
12.2
1.7
0.5
8.5
16.4
52.2
0.1
0.5
20.5
6.7
7.9
84.8
60.2
1.5
4.8
3.8
2,904
1,909
504
977
138
36
300
168
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1
5.5
1987-88
CHI CHI
82
40.4
35.0
5.9
3.2
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
3,311
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1
6.6
1989-90
LAL LAL
79
37.2
22.3
11.5
1.7
0.4
6.9
14.4
48.0
1.3
3.5
38.4
7.2
8.1
89.0
62.2
1.6
5.0
3.7
2,937
1,765
522
907
132
34
289
167
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1
6.0
1990-91
CHI CHI
82
37.0
31.5
5.5
2.7
1.0
12.1
22.4
53.9
0.4
1.1
31.2
7.0
8.2
85.1
60.5
1.4
4.6
2.5
3,034
2,580
492
453
223
83
202
229
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1
6.4
1991-92
CHI CHI
80
38.8
30.1
6.1
2.3
0.9
11.8
22.7
51.9
0.3
1.3
27.0
6.1
7.4
83.2
57.9
1.1
5.3
2.5
3,102
2,404
511
489
182
75
200
201
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1
6.6
1995-96
CHI CHI
82
37.7
30.4
4.3
2.2
0.5
11.2
22.6
49.5
1.4
3.2
42.7
6.7
8.0
83.4
58.2
1.8
4.8
2.4
3,090
2,491
543
352
180
42
197
195
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1
5.8
1997-98
CHI CHI
82
38.8
28.7
3.5
1.7
0.5
10.7
23.1
46.5
0.4
1.5
23.8
6.9
8.8
78.4
53.3
1.6
4.2
2.3
3,181
2,357
475
283
141
45
185
151
+598
9Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
1
3.8
2000-01
PHI PHI
71
42.0
31.1
4.6
2.5
0.3
10.7
25.5
42.0
1.4
4.3
32.0
8.2
10.1
81.4
51.8
0.7
3.1
3.3
2,979
2,207
273
325
178
20
237
147
+368
10Steve Nash
S. Nash
1
3.3
2004-05
PHX PHX
75
34.3
15.5
11.5
1.0
0.1
5.7
11.4
50.2
1.3
2.9
43.1
2.8
3.2
88.7
60.6
0.8
2.6
3.3
2,573
1,165
249
861
74
6
245
136
+664
11Steve Nash
S. Nash
1
4.2
2005-06
PHX PHX
79
35.4
18.8
10.5
0.8
0.2
6.8
13.4
51.2
1.9
4.3
43.9
3.3
3.5
92.1
63.2
0.6
3.6
3.5
2,796
1,489
333
826
61
12
276
120
+472
12Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1
6.3
2007-08
LAL LAL
82
38.9
28.3
5.4
1.8
0.5
9.5
20.6
45.9
1.8
5.1
36.1
7.6
9.0
84.0
57.6
1.1
5.2
3.1
3,192
2,323
517
441
151
40
257
227
+598
13LeBron James
L. James
1
7.3
2009-10
CLE CLE
76
39.0
29.7
8.6
1.6
1.0
10.1
20.1
50.3
1.7
5.1
33.3
7.8
10.2
76.7
60.4
0.9
6.4
3.4
2,966
2,258
554
651
125
77
261
119
+648
14Derrick Rose
D. Rose
1
4.1
2010-11
CHI CHI
81
37.4
25.0
7.7
1.0
0.6
8.8
19.7
44.5
1.6
4.8
33.2
5.9
6.9
85.8
55.0
1.0
3.1
3.4
3,026
2,026
330
623
85
51
278
136
+498
15Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1
7.4
2013-14
OKC OKC
81
38.5
32.0
5.5
1.3
0.7
10.5
20.8
50.3
2.4
6.1
39.1
8.7
9.9
87.3
63.5
0.7
6.7
3.5
3,122
2,593
598
445
103
59
285
174
+509
16Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1
4.3
2014-15
GSW GSW
80
32.7
23.8
7.7
2.0
0.2
8.2
16.8
48.7
3.6
8.1
44.3
3.9
4.2
91.4
63.8
0.7
3.6
3.1
2,613
1,900
341
619
163
16
249
158
+920
17Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1
5.4
2015-16
GSW GSW
79
34.2
30.1
6.7
2.1
0.2
10.2
20.2
50.4
5.1
11.2
45.4
4.6
5.1
90.8
66.9
0.9
4.6
3.3
2,700
2,375
430
527
169
15
262
161
+1022
18James Harden
J. Harden
1
5.4
2017-18
HOU HOU
72
35.4
30.4
8.8
1.8
0.7
9.0
20.1
44.9
3.7
10.0
36.7
8.7
10.1
85.8
61.9
0.6
4.8
4.4
2,551
2,191
389
630
126
50
315
169
+527
19Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
1
5.0
2024-25
OKC OKC
76
34.2
32.7
6.4
1.7
1.0
11.3
21.8
51.9
2.1
5.7
37.5
7.9
8.8
89.8
63.7
0.9
4.1
2.4
2,598
2,484
379
486
131
77
183
164
+918
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/1
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
8:00 PM
Mon
11/3
UTA UTA
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Wed
11/5
WAS WAS
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11/7
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11/9
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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
6
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
0
1.000
0.5
3
Warriors Warriors
4
2
.667
2.0
4
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
2
.667
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5
Lakers Lakers
4
2
.667
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Nuggets Nuggets
3
2
.600
2.5
EasternWLPCTGB
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Bulls Bulls
5
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1.000
2
76ers 76ers
4
1
.800
1.0
3
Bucks Bucks
4
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.800
1.0
4
Heat Heat
3
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.600
2.0
5
Pistons Pistons
3
2
.600
2.0
6
Celtics Celtics
3
3
.500
2.5

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
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NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
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CHA CHA
117-136
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/1
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
8:00 PM
Sat
11/1
DAL DAL
@
DET DET
10:00 PM
Sun
11/2
NOP NOP
@
OKC OKC
3:30 PM
Sun
11/2
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
6:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MEM MEM
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TOR TOR
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