This past week, Ayesha Curry’s husband won his second NBA MVP. Hey, Ayesha! My number is...anyway, Stephen Curry became the 11th player in NBA history to win multiple Most Valuable Player awards. More notably, he became the first player in NBA history to win the award by a unanimous vote. While I find it hard to argue that Curry doesn’t deserve the award, I also can’t ignore the fact that this is the deepest NBA MVP pool to pick from in my lifetime. In San Antonio, you have the ascension of Kawhi Leonard, who just won the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year award. In Oklahoma City, you have Russell Westbrook who damn near averaged a triple double and Kevin Durant who arguably had a better year in 2016 than he had in the year he won the NBA MVP. Not to mention, Curry’s own teammate, Draymond Green, garnered his own NBA MVP push. Also, there’s this guy in Cleveland named Lebron James that you might have heard of. He’s not too bad either. The thing is most of the guys I just named are not like James and Durant. Leonard may never win an NBA MVP. Westbrook may never win an NBA MVP. Green will never win an NBA MVP. However, that’s ok. Why? Most of your favorite NBA players have never won an MVP. Don’t believe me, scroll down and check my rankings of the best players in my generation who have never won an NBA MVP.

Disclaimer: These rankings include players in my generation, which is post-Michael Jordan. I could include a list of Jerry West’s, Rick Barry’s and Elgin Baylor’s, but that would be disingenuous because no matter how much ESPN Classic and NBA TV I watch, I will never fully grasp their legacies. In addition, this list is based off a combination of stats, team performances, clutch performances and previous finishes in NBA MVP voting.

1. Dwyane Wade

Best NBA MVP Finish: 3rd in 2009

He’s got an NBA Finals MVP, but I still feel like he had a legitimate argument in 2009 when he led the league in scoring and a terrible Miami team to the playoffs prior to the “Big 3” era. At this point in his career, I think it’s safe to say he’ll never get one unless he plays like he’s played in this Toronto series all season long.

2. Jason Kidd

Best NBA MVP Finish: 2nd in 2002

We know Jason Kidd today for his coaching abilities or lack thereof, but he is still the best pure point guard I’ve ever seen in my lifetime. Living in Jersey my entire life, I had the pleasure of seeing Kidd live and it was nothing short of amazing. This guy is possibly the best facilitator outside of Magic Johnson and Lebron James in the league’s history. He’s a triple-double waiting to happen who honestly deserved the MVP in 2002, but life is life.

3. Gary Payton

Best NBA MVP Finish: 3rd in 1996

Gary Payton is tricky to rank because he wasn’t one to put up all the flashy numbers, but when you watch him play, you understand just how great he was and how valuable he was to the Seattle SuperSonics at the time. The only thing that really kept him from league MVP honors was Michael Jordan.

4. Alonzo Mourning

Best NBA MVP Finish: 2nd in 1999

Alonzo Mourning is on this list for a variety of reasons. The most obvious being that he is an incredible player who averaged 22 points and ten rebounds for two straight seasons, while leading the Heat to the number one seed in the 1999 playoffs and the number two seed in the 2000 playoffs. The less obvious reason is that people of my generation often do not know how good Mourning was because we were all so young when he was at his peak.

5. Chris Paul

Best NBA MVP Finish: 2nd in 2008

He should’ve won the NBA MVP in 2008. Go look at his stat line, supporting cast and the team’s win total that year. I’m not going to go any further because I get fired up about the topic of the 2008 NBA MVP and it’s hard to stop once I get going.

6. Tracy McGrady

Best NBA MVP Finish: 4th in 2003

The man averaged 32.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in the 2002-2003 NBA season. Let me repeat that. The man averaged over the course of 82 games, 32.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. We often forget just how good McGrady was. Why? He didn’t have the post-season success alongside Yao Ming that he wished he could’ve had, but he is still the most exciting scorer I’ve seen in my lifetime. I know we’re all intrigued by the all-time greatness that Curry is exhibiting and Curry is a without a doubt a better player, but as a scorer, I don’t know of anyone more exciting than Tracy McGrady.

7. Chris Webber

Best NBA MVP Finish: 4th in 2001

The man averaged 27 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists in 2001. That’s it. That’s all I’ve got to say. Only God, Allen Iverson and Shaq could keep him from the NBA MVP. Not to mention, he probably should have had an NBA Finals MVP in 2002, but that’s another story for another article.

8. Grant Hill

Best NBA MVP Finish: 3rd in 1997

I was young, really young when Grant Hill was in the league, but from what I saw, he deserves to be on this list. Before the devastating injuries that derailed his career in the early 2000’s, Hill finished third in MVP voting in 1997. Why? Hill averaged no less than 20 points per game in each of his first six seasons in the league and nearly averaged a triple double in ‘97 with 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. In short, he was a beast.

9. Carmelo Anthony

Best NBA MVP Finish: 3rd in 2013

We often give Anthony a hard time because he has never been to an NBA Finals and it doesn’t appear that he will be the number one option on any team to make the NBA Finals by the time he retires. With that being said, I often think we overlook just how cold Anthony was in his prime. In 2010, Anthony led the Denver Nuggets to 53 wins while averaging 28 points, seven rebounds and three assists per game. Not to mention, in 2013, he led the Knicks to their championship...first round series win in the 2013 playoffs while averaging 29, 7 and 3. He may not be what we wanted him to be, but he’s still a hall of famer.

10. Ray Allen

Best NBA MVP Finish: 9th in 2005

Ray Allen isn’t Steph, but he was pretty damn good in his prime as well. Allen led three different teams to conference finals. He led the Bucks to the conference finals. The Bucks! Not to mention, he was still able to shoot over 40% from the three point line at age 35. The man is a legend; he just happened to be in his prime at the same time as Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant. He got this rings, though!

Honorable Mention: Paul Pierce, Reggie Miller, Dwight Howard

Too Early To Tell: Russell Westbrook, Kawhi Leonard, Blake Griffin