Russell Westbrook won the 2016-17 NBA MVP award in large part because he averaged a triple-double. ... Oh, and he also averaged a triple-double last season with the Wizards. The nine-time All-Star helped normalize what was once a rare feat, leaving many fans and analysts almost apathetic about ridiculous box scores.

How many times has Westbrook won MVP?

He is a nine-time NBA All-Star and earned the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 2016–17 season. He is also a nine-time All-NBA Team member, led the league in scoring in 2014–15 and 2016–17, and won back-to-back NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player awards in 2015 and 2016.

Was Westbrook MVP?

Westbrook earns one 3rd-place vote for MVP

With the first Kia NBA MVP Award of his career, Nikola Jokić becomes the first player to earn the honor as a member of the @nuggets. He received 91 of the 101 first-place votes. ... 2021 was a historic year for Westbrook as well.