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:
Al Jefferson
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MVP ranking: No. 8 in 2013-14
Phil Ford
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MVP ranking: No. 8 in 1978-79 and No. 12 in 1980-81
Jim Chones
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MVP ranking: No. 9 in 1975-76
Marvin Webster
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MVP ranking: No. 10 in 1977-78
Clifford Ray
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MVP ranking: No. 11 in 1973-74
John Barnhill
MVP ranking: No. 11 in 1962-63
Steve Johnson
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MVP ranking: No. 11 in 1986-87
Stephen Jackson
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MVP ranking: No. 12 in 2009-10
Ty Lawson
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MVP ranking: No. 12 in 2012-13
Paul Pressey
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MVP ranking: No. 13 in 1985-86
Jalen Rose
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MVP ranking: No. 13 in 1999-00
Arvydas Sabonis
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MVP ranking: No. 13 in 1998-99
Darrell Armstrong
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MVP ranking: No. 13 in 1999-00
Elmore Smith
MVP ranking: No. 13 in 1972-73
Al Bianchi
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MVP ranking: No. 14 in 1958-59
Marcus Camby
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MVP ranking: No. 14 in 2004-05
PJ Brown
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MVP ranking: No. 14 in 2004-05
Kelvin Ransey
MVP ranking: No. 15 in 1980-81
Alton Lister
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MVP ranking: No. 15 in 1982-83
Darrell Armstrong
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MVP ranking: No. 15 in 1998-99
Lucius Allen
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MVP ranking: No. 15 in 1973-74
