NBA Trivia

[dogunwo]

In NBA playoffs history, which team had the league MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and Sixth Man of the year, and failed to win the NBA title?

 

[Manwiththeplan]

In NBA playoffs history, which team had the league MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and Sixth Man of the year, and failed to win the NBA title?

Has it ever been a case where one team has had all three?

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Has it ever been a case where one team has had all three?

That's actually a really good question. I don't recall any team, right off the top of my head, having all three on the same team. I know that MJ and Olajuwan have both won MVP and DPY awards in the same year but, I don't know that any team has had MVP, DPY and 6th Man. The Bulls were close in 96. I think they had MJ as MVP, Kukoc as 6th man, they had Phil Collins as Coach of the Year and they had MJ, Scottie and Rodman on the all Defensive 1st team but I think maybe Gary Payton was DPY.

 

[YosemiteSam]

I don't know that ever happened. The closest to that would be the Bulls and Spurs. The only other team outside of those two that I think could have had a chance at that, would be a Gary Payton team if he had both MVP and Defensive Player of the Year, but alas, he never was MVP.

My answer: Nobody.

 

[YosemiteSam]

The Pistons I thought maybe, but I don't think they ever had a 6th man winner except for Williams in 2002 and the MVP was Duncan that year.

 

[dogunwo]

Ok, here's the answer, and it is more recent than you think. The 2000-2001 Philadelphia 76ers had league MVP Allen Iverson, Defensive Player of the Year Dikembe Mutombo, and Sixth Man of the Year Aaron Mckie.

They advanced to the finals against the Lakers winning game 1 on the road, then losing four straight games.

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[ABQCOWBOY]

Ok, here's the answer, and it is more recent than you think. The 2000-2001 Philadelphia 76ers had league MVP Allen Iverson, Defensive Player of the Year Dikembe Mutombo, and Sixth Man of the Year Aaron Mckie.

They advanced to the finals against the Lakers winning game 1 on the road, then losing four straight games.

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@Manwiththeplan

Interesting. Thanks for doing the research dogunwo. Interestingly enough, Mutombo only played 26 games for the Sixers that year but he did play for the Sixers last so yeah, I think that works.

 

[casmith07]

In NBA playoffs history, which team had the league MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and Sixth Man of the year, and failed to win the NBA title?

the Cleveland Cavaliers.

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

Sixers