Youngest MVP in the history of the NBA: Derrick Rose

As has been the assumption for over a month now, Derrick Rose is the 2011 NBA Most Valuable Player. Rose collected 113 votes for 1st place, compiling 1,182 total points.

Dwight Howard was a distant 2nd-place with 643 points. LeBron James had 522 points, good for 3rd place. Kobe Bryant came in 4th place with 428 votes.

"I think it's great. I think he's very well deserving. I think it's a situation where everybody knows it's his. It's not like somebody else deserves it," said Joakim Noah. "It's for him and I'm happy for him, but there's really no time to celebrate it right now. We're in a dogfight against Atlanta!"

Rose will get the Maurice Prodoloff MVP Trophy at a presentation during Wednesday's playoff game against the Hawks.

He is the first Bull to win Most Valuable Player since none other than Michael Jordan in 1998 - the last of his 5 MVP's.

Did #1 deserve the MVP? Were you surprised the vote wasn't even close?

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