Su Yan edged past "The Little Emperor" LeBron and last month's player of the month to claim December's award.
There are three reasons.
First, steals and blocks are harder to come by.
Su Yan leads not only LeBron but the entire league in both categories, sitting atop the season-long steals and blocks leaderboards.
Second, a perfect 12-0 record makes for a better team mark.
Third, the Undrafted Player label packs enormous punch—it's almost impossible to believe this level of dominance is coming from someone who went undrafted.
Stack those three factors together.
The "current best small forward," LeBron, is simply delivering the dominance everyone expects.
The "Top-tier 3&D Player," Su Yan, keeps shattering fans' expectations game after game.
Five straight player of the week awards, player of the month, and a 20-game winning streak.
That's the résumé and on-court authority Su Yan has compiled in his first season.
To borrow a classic web-novel phrase: absolutely terrifying!!!
Su Yan swept every Eastern Conference player of the week and the monthly honor by himself.
How outrageous is that?
Is this even humanly possible?!
Insane!
So... so scary!
My God—you're telling me this guy's an Undrafted Player?!
Su Yan becomes the first rookie in NBA history to win player of the month.
He's also the second Undrafted Player ever to do it, after "Big Ben" Ben Wallace.
...
Fans everywhere are left picking their jaws off the floor, stunned beyond belief!!!
A moment later.
The league followed up with Rookie of the Month.
As expected, the East again went to Su Yan, while the West stayed with Sacramento's fourth pick, Tyreke Evans.
Next came the DPOY ladder.
Last month Su Yan had only suited up for eight Knicks games, leaving him ineligible.
This month, with perfect attendance, he qualified.
So... where would the league leader in steals and blocks land on the DPOY list?!
Everyone waited.
After teasing the fans, the NBA revealed the rankings:
10. Anderson Varejão, 9. Thabo Sefolosha, 8. Andrew Bogut.
7. Ron Artest, 6. Rajon Rondo, 5. LeBron James.
4. Gerald Wallace, 3. Josh Smith.
2. Dwight Howard.
1. Su Yan, the "Top-tier 3&D Player.
Yes.
You read that right.
With league-best numbers in steals and blocks, Su Yan sits atop the DPOY list!!!
Any argument?
None.
He earned it.
Riding the momentum.
The league then released the monthly MVP ladder!
10. Jazz floor general Deron Williams, 9. Suns maestro "son of the wind" Steve Nash.
8. Mavericks icon "german war machine" Dirk Nowitzki, 7. Heat superstar "Flash" Dwyane Wade.
6. Nuggets leader "Sweet Melon" Carmelo Anthony, 5. Magic cornerstone "Superman" Dwight Howard.
4. Thunder scoring machine Kevin Durant, 3. Lakers legend "black mamba" Kobe Bryant.
2. Cavaliers franchise player "The Little Emperor" LeBron.
So far so normal—yet something felt off.
Because.
All three preseason MVP favorites—LeBron, Durant, and Kobe—were already listed.
Who was left for first?
Who else?!
The Knicks' franchise star: "Top-tier 3&D Player" Su Yan.
Undrafted Su Yan hadn't just cracked the MVP race—he'd vaulted straight to the top.
"WHY?! This is bananas!"
Many fans cried foul, though the outcry was mostly disbelief.
In their minds.
An undrafted guy couldn't crack the MVP ladder, let alone lead it!
Others quickly explained.
"Makes perfect sense!
Last month Su Yan swept every Eastern player of the week and the lone player of the month.
His team went unbeaten.
He personally topped points, steals, and blocks—add three-pointers and that's four categories.
Those numbers are off the charts.
Sure, some say MVP voting weighs full-season team record.
Fair enough.
Even after an 0-10 start.
Su Yan's 20-game surge lifted New York to 20-10, a 66.7% clip.
Third in the East, behind only Orlando and Cleveland.
Absolutely worthy of consideration.
So... Su Yan leading the MVP ladder is legit, no question."
"Solid points.
But let me add: MVP criteria go beyond stats and record.
You also look at how well a player carries his team.
Strip the Cavs, Lakers, Magic, Thunder, etc. of their stars and the rosters are still solid.
L.A. has Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum.
Orlando boasts "half-man, half-god" Vince Carter and $100 million Shooter Rashard Lewis.
OKC features Russell Westbrook, Jeff Green, and James Harden.
Now glance at New York.
Beyond Su Yan there's only rookie Stephen Curry, and Su Yan himself went undrafted.
The roster was that bad.
Bad enough to start 0-10.
Yet... with that cast Su Yan ripped off 20 straight—the league's third-longest streak ever.
Incredible.
It proves how ferocious his leadership is.
Individual stats, team record, carrying ability—Su Yan aces all three, so he tops the MVP list.
No debate!"
"Wow—hadn't thought of it that way, but Su Yan is ridiculous!"
"Terrifyingly good!"
"Sheesh... the league dropped a bunch of awards today, but it feels like they're all Su Yan."
"All Su Yan?"
"Pretty much.
player of the week, Rookie of the Month, player of the month, DPOY leader, MVP leader, three stat titles, and a historic 20-game streak.
Good Lord.
Su Yan just hoovered up every honor in sight!"
"Sheesh... one weekly award at a time I just thought he was a strong undrafted find.
Now he's vacuuming up monthly hardware.
Of every undrafted guy I've ever seen, Su Yan is the absolute strongest!!!
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