Greatest PBA Players Who Never Won MVP | The Score

Who are the greatest PBA players who never won an MVP award? PBA Legends Franz Pumaren and Allan Caidic discuss their picks including Hall of Famers Samboy Lim, Jayson Castro, Nelson Asaytono and many more.
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[@emmanueljoselopez1014]

Danny Seigle, Gary David, Jason Castro, Samboy Lim, Nelson Asaytono, Kerby Raymundo and Hector Calma.

[@mychoiceLEX]

Asaytono might be one of the top 5 best PBA player there is ever. He was unstoppable.

[@sujudolls]

Jayson Castro may never have an MVP award, but he will always be the best PG in Asia and that alone will always be remembered.

[@OutsidemyBox-pq5ej]

Alam ko 2x sya nag finals Mvp 2010-2011

[@sujudolls]

@@OutsidemyBox-pq5ej what i mean to say regular season mvp

[@dolphcelemin6427]

More than an MVP award

[@rayngarcia5693]

Next to johnny abbarientos....hehehe

[@obitouchiha422]

mas mataas ang value kesa regular mvp best point guard in asia

[@Mike3464hj]

Samboy wasn't only a human highlight reel. He was actually good. Can shoot well, can defend, pass and drive. Sa Northern Consolidated team (pacorrect nalang) with Ron Jacobs, he was the scorer at well known pati sa Asia

[@ajdeguzman2217]

I agree. Nelson Asaytono, Danny Seigle & Jayson Castro.

[@maenikseu]

Nelson Asaytono . very strong player

[@nantedelemos9127]

My idol unstoppable Nelson asaytono..

[@jamesonincortes9201]

ganda ng 90' PBA

[@theclassicmanila-style8435]

Danny siegle hands down , dominated the early 2000s but the pba doesnt want to take the heat, they know it will be controversial at that time to give danny S. The mvp, same goes for mark caguioa , could have won multiple mvps in the mid 2000s but pba favored nice looking dudes who were favorable by the media and the press , mark caguioa kept losing the mvp race due to media votes . Nelson asaytono as well but the pba wants to keep patrimonio's name holy, politics in the pba for all of us

[@alfredhitchcock45]

Si Asaytono kasi bakaw. Danny Seigle palaging injured. Si Caguioa naman nakahabol naman siya kung kelan matanda na siya. Sayang din sila Romeo, Castro and Abueva. Kasi lahat nasapaw na ni Fajardo.

[@alfredhitchcock45]

Si Jolas din sayang

[@minari1347]

@@alfredhitchcock45 super late ko na pero sabi ng tatay ko si Asaytono kasi parang madumi maglaro or like parang malakas nga pang banggaan kaya madaming may ayaw na players saka media pero sabi ng tatay ko sobrang lakas daw talaga hahaha

[@BerZ3rker360]

Dondon Amplayo shouldve won at least one mvp award

[@alfonsojerome2224]

Danny s. If you look at the stats at w-l from 99-01 siya dapat nagmvp sadly height yun ng fil-sham scandal kaya nanalo sa voting si paras at danny i.

[@anthonymarron6385]

rookie mvp pa nga dapat 😆 tapos yung isa dapat kay espino yun

[@ramrocker1004]

Nelson got robbed not just twice but thrice. The third one, the recognition to be in the list of all time PBA greats. Such injustice from the league he's contributed so much to.

[@dhada26]

Natatalo lang si asaytono dahil sa media, may pagka mayabang kasi siya..kaya hindi siya binoboto ng media,pero sa stats dapat si asaytono talaga eh..

[@bradpetehoops]

Hope isama sa 50 Greatest.

[@bealegend4278]

Sa mukha kse nakatingin ang media...alvin b nmn....dpt tanggalin n media votes...media is always bias

[@bealegend4278]

Sa mukha kse nakatingin ang media...alvin b nmn....dpt tanggalin n media votes...media is always bias

[@wintersolstice6776]

​@@bealegend4278agree. Dun sa Philippines Sports Legends nung 2019 SEAGames nakahilera si Patrimonio kla Efren ‘Bata’ Reyes, Rafael ‘Paeng’ Nepomuceno, Bong Coo, Lydia De Vega, Mansueto ‘Onyok’ Velasco, Akiko Thomson. As part of the national squad mas magaling at mas maganda record nila Allan Caidic at Samboy Lim pero si Patrimonio pa dn napili 😅

[@Nercos]

1989 Hector Calma of the Grand Slam San Miguel team. He was the finals MVP of all the 3 conferences in 1989 season. Imagine, 3 finals MVP for the 1989 conferences, but did not win the season MVP. That's the injustice to Hector Calma.

[@jaymarkcontreras1379]

Kya nga tapos ni 1 mvp conference wla nkuha c paras pero nnalo ng rookie mpv in that time rookie cguro pero season mvp

[@wintersolstice6776]

Oo nga no? Ang unfair ng nangyari kay Calma. Contender sya dapat sa MVP or baka dapat nanalo pa. Politika dn ksi labanan sa MVP nun between Fernandez and Paras. Fernandez was aiming for his 5th MVP if I'm not mistaken pero alam ng mga fans ng panahon na yun sino mabango sa media. Yung rival ni Fernandez. Tas si Paras magaling dn nman nun pero syempre mabango dn sya sa media 😅. Super late with my comment. Naligaw lng because of Samboy Lim's demise. RIP, Skywalker 🙏

[@yamatomusashi9104]

Samboy Lim palaging injured kaya hindi siya nakakabuo ng isang season. Danny S. dahil sa kainitan ng issue regarding Fil-Shams. Nelson Asaytono, laging lamang sa statistical points pero talo sa botohan.

[@delloeormacz8042]

I remember super lakas nyan si danny siegle, bumubitin sa ere lage lage he dominated the elimination pero pagdating ng mga semis dun xa naiinjured kaya nansusulot ni danny I. Ung MVP which is mejo magkapareho stats nila

[@chrislagazon2020]

Si Samboy ang most electrifying, kahit import di sya kayang bantayan. Dominating, he can score anytime, sa kanya lagi ang play pag kailangan maka score. One time leading sya sa MVP after 2 conferences, pero na injured nung last conference kaya di nag MVP, top 5 o top 10 lang, sayang.

[@alfredhitchcock45]

Samboy and Jolas

[@manofwisdom2023]

Samboy is a flying walking bucket. 😁

[@jfcoburn5393]

I am ilocano But all i know Is that DYNAMITE DANNY carried the whole team, trusted by the whole team, go-to-guy of the whole team, carried smb to win championships, and Yet DEMOLITION MAN Danny I - winning Mvps LoL

[@maskedriderblack3383]

I agree

[@emofound]

Nelson Asaytono and Danny Seigle 😍😍😍

[@MG-yj6lo]

Danny S was the greatest snub as a MVP. PBA chose the homegrown boy over him.

[@MR_M0RNINGSTAR]

For real 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@bradpetehoops]

Ang lakas nun.

[@Mike3464hj]

Both were deserving though kaya ok na din na isa sa kanila nanalo. I remember the 2002 asian games changed a lot for the Danny's. Achilles tear for Danny S then Danny I was.forced to lose weight to play number 3 sa Busan games. Pagbalik sa pba, wear and tear with the physicality na rin. But they had their runs.

[@charidlozada7784]

Agree 110%

[@charidlozada7784]

Agree 110%

[@kwellsuyinnzarasate465]

Danny Seigle should have won the MVP back in 1999, 2000 and 2001. He was a great player.

[@manilainbicol]

NELSON ASAYTONO & DANNY SEIGLE

[@leantonio2492]

I remember when the PBA was coming up with the list of the 25 greatest, lahat ng analyst sinasabi na there are 2 players na shoo-in sa list (goes without saying na non MVP winners), Florendo and Lastimosa.

[@rommeljenny]

Last

[@tacvalencia5399]

Naalala ko nuong na injury si danny siegel sa araneta coliseum sa exibition game vs foreign team..sayang tlga..

[@garedalbano3380]

Minsan nkakalito rin, kht ung all pba 1st team. Like 1997, Noli Locsin is the 2nd All Filipino BPC (Alvin Patrimonio is the bpc), and added that gordons won 2nd conf title, locsin was an mvp candidate. But he was only listed in the all pba 2nd team. Its non sense, an mvp candidate in the 2nd team?

[@roldanawitan4513]

Pj Simon

[@zpacify]

May year si Danny Siegle dapat pero nakuha sya sa national team or may reason naka miss sya ng game so si Danny I nakakuha. Dapat isa dun sa MVP ni Danny I kay Danny S.

[@lloydandre588]

Jayson Castro☝

[@danilorobles1884]

Asaytono dapat naka 2 times mvp ,panalo sa laro talo sa media my lagayan cguro

[@tiismuna]

dun ako nag taka kay Asaytono.. akala ko talaga meron sya.. may ilang season talaga na mala Shaq ang dominance nya sa PBA..

[@garedalbano3380]

Danny and Nelson, snubbed for mvp then later ignored for the top 40 all time. Will take them over Pingris and Kerby. Danny S and Nelson (92) should have been an mvp. In 1999, the awarding host said, "after 10 years..." I thought, we have another rookie-mvp, un pla mvp ulet c benjie after his rookie-mvp yr. Samboy is in category of "could" have been an mvp, i think the same with Dondon Ampalayo.

[@ramrocker1004]

Agree with Nelson but not with Danny S. Danny S shared the load with Danny I while benjie Paras carried his team on his shoulders. But I agree that Danny S deserves to be in the top 40.

[@edisonpancubila1182]

@Gared, samething, nung sinabi na “after 10 years of history winning rookie-MVP, another history in the making” akala ko si Danny Seigle na.

[@dennmarkrodrigo14]

Danny Seigle!

[@i.luv.hazel.]

Sir mico, how about tackling on who is the greatest pba player of all time. Tnks

[@noelboy28]

Danny Seigle and Nelson Asaytono.

[@ericsombillo8886]

Nelson the Bull asaytono#1

[@Legend-eu7nx]

Before lebron james at nba. Nelson Asaytono first on pba history mala kalabao ang lakas nya...MAHUSAY.

[@erwinjoseph1600]

Francis Arnaiz should have won the MVP in 1975, Manny Paner in 1977.

[@dhennis888]

The word "electrifying" have been overused here LOL

[@ardennaval2600]

Jojo Lastimosa noong nag Grandslam ang Alaska noonh 96 siya parati gumagawa pag crunch time.Too bad teamate niya si Johnny A.

[@ericsvlogdaw3473]

arden naval agree pag winning time sa kanya ang bola kahit sa paghahabol sya magtrigger ng run

[@raquelbiliran7693]

@@ericsvlogdaw3473 if I'm not mistaken 3 key players of ALASKA was nominated as MVP that year but both Hawkins & Lastimosa voted for Johnny as MVP

[@zenmar84]

Bong hawkins ang lakas din nung panahon na yun. Pf pero anlakas sa labas.

[@isaiahmanalo7981]

Noon madadama mo ung fasion ng mga player yung pagiging isa nila bilang team pero ngayon payabangan na hindi mo na mararamdadaman ung samahan ng team hindi ako maka ginebra pero iba sila andon yung pagkakaisa nila bilang team

[@mistizongmangyan8639]

si nelson asaytono ang all around player na kahit saang posisyon ay pwedeng maglaro,naalala ko pa minsan nung hindi pa sya sikat nag aani lng sya ng palay sa san Teodoro oriental Mindoro kasunod naming bayan bago sumapit ng pueerto galera,,,,kahit hanggang ngayon n=hindi sya narecognize man lang na isa sa greatest player,, buti na lang nainvite sya sa battle of the rival ba yun?

[@alfredhitchcock45]

Bakaw po siya

[@tommymanotoc6227]

@@alfredhitchcock45 eh bakit si agustin bakaw din bat nanalo ng mvp na dapat sana si Asaytono

[@markdeguzman1326]

Nelson the “bull” Asaytono was hated my the media!... he was not also included in the 25 greatest players. Too bad... Ang media talaga malaking factor... Kahit sa politics. Haha

[@pabebengbiker888]

Nakita ko nga sir, via wikipedia, hindi included sa 40 greatest PBA player si idol Nelson. Naabutan ko pa sya dati nung 90's at masasabi kong halimaw sa court ang the "Bull". Curious ako puro SMB corp naman mga teams nya from Purefoods to SMB na alam natin may link rin sa media which is "ABS" and other allied media".

[@zights]

hindi kase gwapo hahahaha

[@markdeguzman1326]

@@zights hahaha oo nga eh papogihan na lang. parang sa senado din bwahahaha

[@joelmontealegre.banaco1224]

Bkit meron active player sa 40 greatest player?

[@erianriverayam3088]

At least nakaMVP si Nelson kay Kimberly.. go idol “ The Bull”..

[@markfranciscallada1130]

yoyoy villamin the bicolano superman

[@arwindsantosgoat7959]

Danny Seigle talaga. Walking mismatch.

[@ROSELABARIENTO]

Samboy Lim, the Skywalker!

[@garedalbano3380]

How abt players who are doubtful or should have not won an mvp for a specific year.

[@mychoiceLEX]

No one would allow that.

[@bryanaliga5946]

Danny S naabutan ko yung sobrang lakas nya. Partida na balda2 pa sya. Pero sa mga tito ko parati nila binabanggit si asaytono

[@serbonkers4130]

Ibang klase si asaytono paps. One man wrecking crew. Bitbit nya smb nun sila ng batang olsen racela under coach ron jacobs. Underdogs talaga. Malakas kasi charisma ni patrimonio ska nagaartista sya non eh haha. Pero da bull dabest

[@conradocalma1729]

He should be a menber of the elite 40 greatest PBA player.

[@joaquinmorato6647]

Kulit ng mga hirit ni coach franz laging bata siya hahaha

[@jesusfreak8557]

Coach Franz said it best - - Media votes, PR guy, hehehe "pulitika" p din

[@sylrojanoiii6779]

Jolas

[@janpee1788]

SAMBOY LIM,RENE HAWKINS,JAYSON CASTRO, NELSON ASAYTONO,NOLI LOCSIN ,MARLOU AQUINO AND RANIDEL DE OCAMPO

[@mikorishi9329]

Jolas, Asaytono, Alvarez, D.Seigle.. kc nman dinadaan sa voting.. media votes, players votes which is di dapat... dapat my panel mismo na mgdecide at mgvotes.

[@zerreyes7988]

Parang SMB lahat sila nung mga time na dapa makaKuha sila ng MVP,pero d ko pa tapos napanuod.Castro TnT

[@oemoroemorrob2150]

Dapat talaga c the bull Nelson asaytono 2 x PBA MVP,, all around player sya who can dunk,, medium shooter and 3 pt.shooter and a good defensive player,,,unfortunately Hindi sya nagbibigay ng sobre n may Pera s media kaya lagi sya talo s MVP ,,,,,d Dapat kasama sya s 25 greatest player

[@alfredhitchcock45]

Bakaw po siya

[@kapetayobrew]

@@alfredhitchcock45 contrary to popular beliefs, hindi po. Sa kanya ang play dahil ito ang gusto ni Coach Ron Jacobs. Kahit sa pagnakukunan yung timeout nila. Madalas Coach ron instructing Olsen to Nelson. And if needed sure 3's , ipasok si caidic kahit giniginaw pa

[@user-ky1kf1wd7j]

Jolas, Asaytono, Alvarez, Codinera

[@layuponthedownlow]

Halata talaga na may nangyari kay asaytono at caidic na hindi sila nagka intindihan 🌭🌭 🤜💥

[@natehisula3302]

Jo last and samboy lim.

[@johnanimex.1334]

the bull nelson asaytono , s media votes lge natatalo .. yung 1 nkalaban nya favorite ng media ...

[@angelasaya]

ato agustin yun sa 92, wala eh paborito ng media kasi San Miguel.

[@arvintipgos1351]

si the bull kasi medyo mayabang dati ayaw ng media at player sa ganun tapos si alvin pa may mga movies pa kaya hirap talaga

[@turlingpader1047]

Ponky Alolor, Ed Ducut, Jack Tanuan, Dong Polistico, Dennis Abbatuan

[@hermanvalenciajr]

ang topics nyo is like in open court yong sa nba directly i mean all the topics questions and infarct some of the AJ's statements are also being used by the host..

[@edwin_ac]

If Samboy has no injuries, most probably Alvin Patrimonio has only 3, or Ato Agustin could have none.

[@villegassanjuanfamily6376]

eh kaso nga, injury prone.

[@anthonymarron6385]

yun kay ato dapat kay the bull yun.

[@jannaasistores5822]

Asaytono, Dan Seigle

[@mistizongmangyan8639]

nelson asaytono

[@ramonlastrollo6161]

1992-dapat kay Nelson Asaytono yun halimaw ang statistics nung time na yun pero natalo kay Ato Agustin(Media Vote) na pamalit lang kay Samboy Lim na injured nung time na yun.

[@arvinlawrencesebastian6866]

hector calma not on the list?

[@angeljaykob9943]

Bong hawkings

[@xpact83]

Support player lang sya mahirap mag mvp

[@mark-dq8fe]

Nelson A. napagkaisahan lng ng players at press sa voting kaya natalo kay patrimonio

[@noelpuno6678]

Bal David, Dante gonzAlgo.

[@onienbesa2883]

dapat tlaga nag mvp c nelson asaytono..lalo n nung 1997..mas sikat lng c alvin nun..pero c nelson tlaga dominante nung time n un

[@TheNaturesAim]

intresting

[@tristrambenedictcalleja1938]

"Kuya Allan" Hhahahahaa

[@laureenramirez9038]

danny seigle tlga e,walking mismatch of the pba.during his prime,wala tlgang mkbantay s kanya e.pinakamagaling na small forward na napanood ko s pba,d lng tlga nbigyan ng chance mag mvp.sinira din sya ng injury,sayang tlga sya.dynamite danny seigle...

[@gilofmandaue2155]

Nelson Asaytono

[@jeffreyferrer872]

Yoyoy villamin

[@vladymiredisoncaudilla541]

Marlou Aquino pwede

[@samlei72]

Ed Ducut Romulo Mamaril Jun Marzan Badong Ramos Ulyses Tanigue

[@marksalonga4535]

The blur

[@drewb.4069]

danny S. and nelson Asaytono was snubbed of an MVP, maybe...but not included in the 40 greatest player is stupidity..yung mga nakasama nga dun sa 15 additional eh di rin mga nanalo ng MVP

[@vicentedomelgarcia3737]

The truth is the Filipino pba players boycotted the 1st wave of Filams, natakot sila maagawan sila ng trabaho kaya bumawi sila sa mvp votes and they choose a local player instead of voting for the true MVP that year

[@miorionomichi]

Kung Wala si Junemar naging MVP Sana si Jason Castro

[@sottorafaellaysabine706]

Dynamite Danny deserves an MVP

[@76cancer]

Jolas in 91. Leading the stats and won a 1st chip for Alaska. Lost to media votes against Patrimonio. Asaytono in 92 suffered same fate as Jolas. 89 Fernandez, victim by pba politics. Pba Looking for scapegoat, sees paras as sensational dunking rookie and named him rookie mvp. 99 Siegle, but pba didn't want to tarnish the only pinoy rookie mvp. Cardona in 2002 over miller, The only mvp to average a single digit.

[@zamshawn16719]

danny seigel

[@julieannpangilinan8633]

Jerry Codiñera

[@CalvinLubrin-vu6cu]

Danny S. Would have been rookie MVP PBA politics

[@Swaggyvillain17]

2006 should be kerby raymundo 2006 mvp:james yap

[@theclassicmanila-style8435]

Kerby was the man on that team, but lost to media darling yap, same with willie miller in 2002, davon harp was red bull's main man, but due to fil am controversy at that time, they gave it to miller instead para hindi lalo uminit ung issue. Both miller and yap were deserving mvps but not on those years.

[@bernardbarrantes400]

Marlou Aquino and Jun Limpot

[@makoynicholson522]

si bonnel balingit at ej feihl bat wala sa listahan

[@jojoduncil9977]

Samboy Lim

[@jordanleb9182]

Just asking: is mvp award talking about here is different from bpc?

[@sakuragirukawa3335]

Jordan Leb yes

[@sakuragirukawa3335]

Jordan Leb bpc is just a 1 conference mvp is composed of 3 players

[@jordanleb9182]

U mean 3 conferences?

[@roseannbullag-tanedo1697]

Danny Seigle Samboy Lim

[@danilorobles1884]

Asaytono

[@claudinedungcacruz1953]

Si kerby raymundo and jayson castro

[@apmanila9704]

Mark caguioa, malaki ang ilong kamukha ni allan K

[@villegassanjuanfamily6376]

true

[@junfan2154]

The Skywalker, Michael Jordan of the Philippines. Kaya lang hindi naging MVP si Samboy dahil may isang tirador con traydor na laging pinababagsak si Samboy. Best friend pa raw niya kuno si Samboy nun. Si Asaytono, super lakas talaga yan, all around player yan. Danny Florencio, super bilis. Kahit maliit sya kapag nasa ilalim na mahirap ng masupalpal kahit gaano pa kalaki ang bantay nya.

[@amerikanonpulpugan7856]

sino ung tirador con traydor?

[@tommymanotoc6227]

Michael Jordan kahit di mo tamaan foul ka, kaya sya talaga ang Michael Jordan ng pba

[@pingmercury0126]

ASAYTONO DAPAT HINDE ATO AGUSTIN.

[@vertixhugo457]

Danny 42 siegle 4 times mvp the fact

[@sandsPBAStars]

Samboy Lim for me. The guy never won an MVP because of injuries. Injuries that he sustained by giving his all in the court.

[@commentsurfer8507]

Parang si D. Rose. Sa sobrang lakas ng talon, nag ka lamat ang tuhod. Sayang.

[@johnanimex.1334]

c drose nging mvp pa bgo mdale ng mtitinding injuries ..

[@anthonymarron6385]

rookie mvp dapat yan si danny s. kahit yung isa ni danny i dapat kay espino yun. 😆