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NBA Awards: Season Most Valuable Player |
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
6 times NBA Seson MVP |
The Most Valuable Player of the Regular Season is selected by a panel of pro basketball writters and broadcasters since 1981. The MVP winner receives the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, which is named that way after the first commissioner of the NBA.
From 1956 to 1980 the winner was selected by the NBA players.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the all-time NBA scoring leader, won six MVPs and is at the top of this list. |
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About the NBA Season MVP: MVP Year by Year / MVP by Player / MVP by Team |
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NBA Awards: All-time list of players who won the Season MVP award. |
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| Awards |
Player |
Team |
Season |
| 6 |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Los Angeles Lakers | 1979-80, 1976-77, 1975-76 | | | Milwaukee Bucks | 1973-74, 1971-72, 1970-71 |
| 5 |
Michael Jordan
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Chicago Bulls | 1997-98, 1995-96, 1991-92, 1990-91, 1987-88 |
| 5 |
Bill Russell
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Boston Celtics | 1964-65, 1962-63, 1961-62, 1960-61, 1957-58 |
| 4 |
Wilt Chamberlain
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Philadelphia 76ers | 1967-68, 1966-67, 1965-66 | | | Philadelphia Warriors | 1959-60 |
| 3 |
Larry Bird
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Boston Celtics | 1985-86, 1984-85, 1983-84 |
| 3 |
Magic Johnson
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Los Angeles Lakers | 1989-90, 1988-89, 1986-87 |
| 3 |
Moses Malone
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Philadelphia 76ers | 1982-83 | | | Houston Rockets | 1981-82, 1978-79 |
| 2 |
Tim Duncan
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San Antonio Spurs | 2002-03, 2001-02 |
| 2 |
LeBron James
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Cleveland Cavaliers | 2009-10, 2008-09 |
| 2 |
Karl Malone
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Utah Jazz | 1998-99, 1996-97 |
| 2 |
Steve Nash
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Phoenix Suns | 2005-06, 2004-05 |
| 2 |
Bob Pettit
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St. Louis Hawks | 1958-59, 1955-56 |
| 1 |
Charles Barkley
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Phoenix Suns | 1992-93 |
| 1 |
Kobe Bryant
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Los Angeles Lakers | 2007-08 |
| 1 |
Bob Cousy
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Boston Celtics | 1956-57 |
| 1 |
Dave Cowens
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Boston Celtics | 1972-73 |
| 1 |
Julius Erving
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Philadelphia 76ers | 1980-81 |
| 1 |
Kevin Garnett
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Minnesota Timberwolves | 2003-04 |
| 1 |
Allen Iverson
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Philadelphia 76ers | 2000-01 |
| 1 |
Bob McAdoo
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Buffalo Braves | 1974-75 |
| 1 |
Dirk Nowitzki
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Dallas Mavericks | 2006-07 |
| 1 |
Shaquille O'Neal
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Los Angeles Lakers | 1999-00 |
| 1 |
Hakeem Olajuwon
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Houston Rockets | 1993-94 |
| 1 |
Willis Reed
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New York Knicks | 1969-70 |
| 1 |
Oscar Robertson
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Cincinnati Royals | 1963-64 |
| 1 |
David Robinson
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San Antonio Spurs | 1994-95 |
| 1 |
Derrick Rose
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Chicago Bulls | 2010-11 |
| 1 |
Wes Unseld
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Baltimore Bullets | 1968-69 |
| 1 |
Bill Walton
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Portland Trail Blazers | 1977-78 |
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