![[Simmons] My four rules for picking an NBA MVP — these evolved over the 2000s in my column. Not every season is the same of course.](https://i2.wp.com/rewritesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Leonardo_Phoenix_Create_a_dynamic_highenergy_illustration_that_3.jpg?ssl=1 "[Simmons] My four rules for picking an NBA MVP — these evolved over the 2000s in my column. Not every season is the same of course.")
Bill Simmons outlined his four rules for selecting an NBA MVP, developed throughout the 2000s. The criteria include assessing the impact of replacing the MVP candidate with a decent player on the team’s record, determining who would be the first pick in a hypothetical pickup game, ensuring that even opposing fans could understand the MVP choice, and identifying which player will be most memorable from that season a decade later. He also referenced his analysis of controversial seasons in his 2017 awards column.
