NBA Award Predictions
2025-26 Awards
Seasons
Awards
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1997-98 - Most Valuable Player
Last Update: Oct. 31, 2024, 12:04 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
Karl Malone
0.411
0.279
Michael Jordan
0.278
0.359
Shaquille O'Neal
0.116
0.103
Tim Duncan
0.082
0.049
David Robinson
0.042
0.012
Gary Payton
0.019
0.143
Tim Hardaway
0.010
0.023