Giannis Antetokounmpo. Runner-up Tom Brady
The year really came down to this choice - Brady winning another Super Bowl, with a new team, is the biggest accomplishment of the year, and then he came back in 2021 and continued performing near the top of the league.
But the single best performance of the year was Giannis in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, 50 pts, 14 boards, 5 blocks to win the chip. It capped off a ridiculous NBA Finals with 3 40+, 10+ rebound games.
Here's the full year:
January-Travis Kelce
February-Tom Brady
March- Nathan Chen
April-Steph Curry
May-Phil Mickelson
June-Simone Biles
July-Giannis Antetokounmpo
February-Tom Brady
March- Nathan Chen
April-Steph Curry
May-Phil Mickelson
June-Simone Biles
July-Giannis Antetokounmpo
Aug-Elaine Thompson Herah
Sep-Jonquel Jones
Oct-Tyson Fury
Nov-Jorge Soler
Dec- Max Verstappen
I've been doing this as long as I can remember, the full records exist from 1990 forward; here's the history:
1990: Joe Montana
1991: Michael Jordan
1992: Mario Lemieux
1993: Michael Jordan
1994: George Foreman
1995: Hakeem Olajuwon
1996: Michael Jordan
1997: Tiger Woods
1998: Mark McGwire
1999: Tiger Woods
2000: Tiger Woods
2001: Barry Bonds
2002: Barry Bonds
2003: Lance Armstrong
2004: Peyton Manning
2005: Reggie Bush
2006: Roger Federer
2007: Tom Brady
2008: Usain Bolt
2009: Manny Pacquiao
2010: Maya Moore
2011: Aaron Rodgers
2012: LeBron James
2013: LeBron James
2014: Madison Bumgarner
2015: Serena Williams
2016: Michael Phelps
2017: Tom Brady
2018: Breanna Stewart
2019: Megan Rapinoe
2020: Patrick Mahomes
2021: Giannis Antetokounmpo
