NBA Award Predictions
2025-26 Awards
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2001-02 - Most Valuable Player
Last Update: Oct. 31, 2024, 12:05 a.m.
Model Type: CatBoost Regression Model.
Target: Vote share scaled to sum to 1 by season.
Prediction: Vote share scaled to sum to 1.
Name
Predicted Vote Share
Actual Vote Share
Actual Winner
Tim Duncan
0.451
0.291
Jason Kidd
0.168
0.274
Kobe Bryant
0.115
0.030
Shaquille O'Neal
0.110
0.212
Tracy McGrady
0.052
0.119
Chris Webber
0.026
0.011
Gary Payton
0.008
0.017