The 2014-15 NBA season is nearing its homestretch and the discussion for the 2015 NBA Most Valuable Player is heating up. But for Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, it should be a no contest.
Kerr, who is coaching in his first season in Golden State, said that their starting point guard Stephen Curry should win the MVP award this season.
The rookie coach said that Curry deserves the award mainly because the sharp-shooting point guard has led the Warriors to an excellent season as they currently have the best record in the Western Conference at 47-12.
"I care. I'd like for Steph to win the MVP, and I think he deserves it," Kerr said of Curry, who is averaging 23.8 points on 48.4 percent shooting from the field to go along with 7.8 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game this season.
Kerr responded to the recent statement of Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, who recently said that James Harden should be the hands-down choice for the top individual award this season.
"For our team, he's the engine that makes us go," Morey said of Harden, who is averaging 26.9 points to go along with 7.0 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game this season. "In terms of his scoring, obviously he's leading the league in scoring, but it's efficient scoring, it's not like he's taking a lot of shots to get there."
But unlike Morey, Kerr insisted that he will not continue lobbying for Curry as they are focused on winning the title this season and not about winning individual awards.
"We're trying to win games. We've got a lot of work to do," Kerr said. "So, if Daryl Morey wants to run his own one-man campaign for James Harden, he can do that. That's fine. But we're focused on other stuff."
Aside from Curry and Harden, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James is slowly climbing up the MVP ladder again after not being involved in the talks earlier in the season.
James, who is averaging 26.3 points to go along with 26.3 points to go along with 7.3 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game this season, said that he is focused on bringing a championship to Cleveland, but the 30-year-old superstar admitted that he is still thinking of winning his fifth MVP trophy.
Oklahoma City Thunder superstar point guard Russell Westbrook also put himself in strong contention for the award after tallying triple-double in four consecutive games. His triple-double streak ended on Thursday, but he still tallied 43 points to go along with eight rebounds and seven assists in their 108-105 loss to the Chicago Bulls.
