Players who received MVP votes but were never an All-Star
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What do I do? Stephen Jackson, Jalen Rose again Arvydas Sabonis are you the same? However, they are among the short list of NBA players who were never named All-Stars but received MVP votes during their time in the league – something Kyrie Irving even Pau Gasol, for example, never did.
Here is a list of other players who have done this:
Joshua S. Kelly-USA TODAY Sports
MVP rating: No. 8 in 2013-14
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Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
MVP rating: No. 8 in 1978-79 and No. 12 in 1980-81
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Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Network.
MVP rating: No. 9 in 1975-76
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Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Network.
MVP rating: No. 10 in 1977-78
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Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
MVP rating: No. 11 in 1973-74
MVP rating: No. 11 in 1962-63
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Tim DeFrisco/Getty Images
MVP rating: No. 11 in 1986-87
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Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports
MVP rating: No. 12 in 2009-10
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Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports
MVP rating: No. 12 in 2012-13
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Otto Greule Jr/Allsport/Getty Images
MVP rating: No. 13 in 1985-86
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Stephen Dunn / Allsport
MVP rating: No. 13 in 1999-00
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Al Bello/Allsport
MVP rating: No. 13 in 1998-99
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RVR-USA TODAY Sports Photos
MVP rating: No. 13 in 1999-00
MVP rating: No. 13 in 1972-73
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New York Times
MVP rating: No. 14 in 1958-59
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Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images
MVP rating: No. 14 in 2004-05
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Brian Bahr/Getty Images
MVP rating: No. 14 in 2004-05
MVP rating: No. 15 in 1980-81
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Ken Levine/Allsport
MVP rating: No. 15 in 1982-83
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RVR-USA TODAY Sports Photos
MVP rating: No. 15 in 1998-99
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Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
MVP rating: No. 15 in 1973-74
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