LEBRON JAMES

When LeBron decided to take his talents back home to Cleveland, he cautioned that there would be a process that needed to be completed before anyone could talk about championships. He didn't mention that the process would be accelerated after his early season rehabilitation hiatus. The final result, however, was exactly the kind of turnaround Cavaliers fans dreamed about when they found out he was coming home. The No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoff chase and instant relevance after four years in the ether without him confirms it. No player in the game changes the fortunes of everyone around him the way LeBron does, and we're talking about everybody -- from his teammates, to the coaches to everyone in the arena. He didn't play up to the lofty MVP standard he set in any of the four seasons he walked away with the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, but he still finished the regular season with stats many rivals would want. And, he did all that while operating often as his team's chief ballhandler, facilitator and the resident savior of Northeast Ohio's sports identity.
source:http://www.nba.com/2015/news/features/sekou_smith/04/17/kia-race-to-the-mvp-ladder-stephen-curry-our-pick-for-2014-15-mvp/index.html