This MVP also won 6th man of the year playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder
James Harden
Lost his career on the Magic and eventually traded to the Houston Rockets
Tracy McGrady
2000-2001
Los Angeles Lakers
30 Warriors
Stephen Curry
Kobe Bryant
Black Mamba
Won 3 finals MVPs on three different teams while also winning numerous regular MVPs.
Lebron James
This Kings center tore his achilles
Demarcus Cousins
2023-2024
Boston Celtics
6 Los Angeles Lakers
LeBron James
Jason Williams
White Chocolate
MVP of the 1979-1980 season
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
One of the best PGs tore his meniscus and Achilles tendon ruining his career on the bulls
Derrick Rose
1998-1999
San Antonio Spurs
34 Philadelphia 76ers
Charles Barkley
Ben Wallace
Big Ben
MVP of the 1992-1993 NBA season
Charles (Chuck) Barkley
Had four left knee surgery causing his career to fall apart and traded from the Magic to the Suns in 1998
Penny Hardaway
1982-1983
Philadelphia 76ers
23 Warriors
Draymond Green
Grandmama
MVP of the 2005-2006 season
Steve Nash
Tore his achilles twice playing for the Blazers in the 90s
Arvydas Sabonis
1978-1979
Seattle Supersonics
2 Charlotte Hornets 1990s
Larry Johnson
Andrei Kirelinko
AK-47