What do Stephen Jackson, Jalen Rose and Arvydas Sabonis have in common? Well, they are among a short list of NBA players who were never named All-Stars but received MVP votes during their careers in the league – something Kyrie Irving or Pau Gasol, for example, never did.
Here’s the list of other players who accomplished this feat:
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MVP ranking: No. 8 in 2013-14
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MVP ranking: No. 8 in 1978-79 and No. 12 in 1980-81
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MVP ranking: No. 9 in 1975-76
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MVP ranking: No. 10 in 1977-78
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MVP ranking: No. 11 in 1973-74
MVP ranking: No. 11 in 1962-63
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MVP ranking: No. 11 in 1986-87
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MVP ranking: No. 12 in 2009-10
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MVP ranking: No. 12 in 2012-13
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MVP ranking: No. 13 in 1985-86
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MVP ranking: No. 13 in 1999-00
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MVP ranking: No. 13 in 1998-99
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MVP ranking: No. 13 in 1999-00
MVP ranking: No. 13 in 1972-73
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MVP ranking: No. 14 in 1958-59
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MVP ranking: No. 14 in 2004-05
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MVP ranking: No. 14 in 2004-05
MVP ranking: No. 15 in 1980-81
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MVP ranking: No. 15 in 1982-83
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MVP ranking: No. 15 in 1998-99
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MVP ranking: No. 15 in 1973-74