Question: Which American professional basketball player was the NBA's Most Valuable Player in 2001?

Context articles: Allen Iverson
Kevin Durant
Stephen Curry
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Othella Harrington
Andre Iguodala
2013 NBA Summer League
Kawhi Leonard
LeBron James
Russell Westbrook

Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player who played for 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 He played both the shooting guard and point guard positions.
 Iverson was an eleven-time NBA All-Star, won the All-Star game MVP award in 2001 and 2005, and was the NBA's Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2001.
 Iverson is now the captain/coach of 3's Company in the BIG3.
Kevin Wayne Durant (born September 29, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 He has won an NBA championship, an NBA Most Valuable Player Award, the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award, four NBA scoring titles, the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, and two Olympic gold medals.
 Durant has also been selected to seven All-NBA teams and eight NBA All-Star teams.
Wardell Stephen Curry II (born March 14, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 Many players and analysts have called him the greatest shooter in NBA history.
 In 2014–15, Curry won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.
 The following season, he became the first player in NBA history to be elected MVP by a unanimous vote and to lead the league in scoring while shooting above 50–40–90.
 That same year, the Warriors broke the record for the most wins in an NBA season.
 Curry helped the Warriors return to the NBA Finals for a third straight year in 2017, where he won his second NBA championship.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.; April 16, 1947) is an American retired professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers.
 During his career as a center, Abdul-Jabbar was a record six-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), a record 19-time NBA All-Star, a 15-time All-NBA selection, and an 11-time NBA All-Defensive Team member.
 A member of six NBA championship teams as a player and two as an assistant coach, Abdul-Jabbar twice was voted NBA Finals MVP.
 In 1996, he was honored as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.
 NBA coach Pat Riley and players Isiah Thomas and Julius Erving have called him the greatest basketball player of all time.
Othella Harrington (born January 31, 1974) is a retired American professional basketball player and former director of basketball operations for the Georgetown University men's basketball team.
 After he finished his high school career at Murrah High School, he played in college at Georgetown University where he teamed with NBA superstar Allen Iverson.
 Harrington was drafted 30th overall (1st pick of the second round) in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets.
 In 2011, Harrington was hired as an assistant coach at his alma mater Georgetown.
Andre Tyler Iguodala ( ; born January 28, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 The swingman was an NBA All-Star in 2012 and has been named to the NBA All-Defensive Team twice.
 Iguodala won an NBA championship with the Warriors in 2015, when he was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.
 Iguodala helped the Warriors return to the NBA Finals for a third straight year in 2017, winning his second NBA Championship.
 He was also a member of the United States national team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and 2012 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal both times.
The 2013 NBA Summer League is a pro basketball league run by the NBA just after the 2013 NBA draft.
 It gives newly drafted players a chance to test their skills against each other, and to give them a feel for professional basketball.
 All 30 NBA teams participated, along with the D-League Select.
 The Miami Heat were the only team to participate in both Summer Leagues.
 It ran from July 7–12 in Orlando and July 12–22 in Las Vegas.
 Jeremy Lamb of the Oklahoma City Thunder was named the Most Valuable Player of the Orlando Summer League.
 Jonas Valančiūnas of the Toronto Raptors went on to be named the Most Valuable Player of the Las Vegas Summer League.
 Ian Clark of the Golden State Warriors was named the Most Valuable Player of the Las Vegas Summer League Championship Game.
Kawhi Anthony Leonard ( , born June 29, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 He played two seasons of college basketball for San Diego State University before being selected with the 15th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers.
 He was then traded to San Antonio on draft night.
 Leonard won an NBA Championship with the Spurs in 2014 and was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.
 He is a two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, having won in 2015 and 2016, and is a two-time All-NBA First Team member.
LeBron Raymone James ( ; born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 James has won three NBA championships, four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards, three NBA Finals MVP Awards, two Olympic gold medals, an NBA scoring title, and the NBA Rookie of the Year Award.
 He has also been selected to 13 NBA All-Star teams, 13 All-NBA teams, and six All-Defensive teams, is the Cavaliers' all-time leading scorer, and is the NBA career playoff scoring leader.
Russell Westbrook III (born November 12, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 He is a six-time NBA All-Star, and a two-time NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player, winning consecutive awards in 2015 and 2016.
 He is also a six-time All-NBA Team member and led the league in scoring in 2014–15 and 2016–17.
 In 2017, Westbrook became one of two players in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season, along with Oscar Robertson in 1962.
 He also set a record for the most triple-doubles in a season, with 42.
 He was subsequently named the 2016–17 NBA Most Valuable Player.