1985-86 - Most Valuable Player

Last Update: Nov. 5, 2023, 10:48 p.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
Larry Bird 0.537 0.377
Dominique Wilkins 0.125 0.201
Magic Johnson 0.098 0.101
Hakeem Olajuwon 0.054 0.095
Charles Barkley 0.035 0.066
Alex English 0.033 0.027
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.032 0.066
Moses Malone 0.017 0.010
Isiah Thomas 0.009 0.014
Sidney Moncrief 0.005 0.028