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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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This is the complete list of players who have won the NBA Season MVP |
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| MVP's |
Player |
Team |
Season |
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1) |
Los Angeles Lakers |
1980, 1977, 1976 |
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Milwaukee Bucks |
1974, 1972, 1971 (as Lew Alcindor) |
| 5 |
Bill Russell |
Boston Celtics |
1965, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1958 |
| 5 |
Michael Jordan |
Chicago Bulls |
1998, 1996, 1992, 1991, 1988 |
| 4 |
Wilt Chamberlain |
Philadelphia 76ers |
1968, 1967, 1966 |
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Philadelphia Warriors
(now Golden St. Warriors) |
1960 |
| 3 |
Magic Johnson |
Los Angeles Lakers |
1990, 1989, 1987 |
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Larry Bird |
Boston Celtics |
1986, 1985, 1984 |
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Moses Malone |
Philadelphia 76ers |
1983 |
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Houston Rockets |
1982, 1979 |
| 2 |
Bob Pettit |
St. Louis Hawks
(now Atlanta Hawks) |
1959, 1956 |
| 2 |
Karl Malone |
Utah Jazz |
1999 |
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Utah Jazz |
1997 |
| 2 |
Lebron James |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
2009, 2010 |
| 2 |
Steve Nash |
Phoenix Suns |
2006, 2005 |
| 2 |
Tim Duncan |
San Antonio Spurs |
2003, 2002 |
| 1 |
Kevin Garnett |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
2004 |
| 1 |
Allen Iverson |
Philadelphia 76ers |
2001 |
| 1 |
Shaquille O'Neal(1) |
Los Angeles Lakers |
2000 |
| 1 |
David Robinson |
San Antonio Spurs |
1995 |
| 1 |
Hakeem Olajuwon |
Houston Rockets |
1994 |
| 1 |
Kobe Bryant |
Los Angeles Lakers |
2008 |
| 1 |
Dirk Nowitzki |
Dallas Mavericks |
2007 |
| 1 |
Charles Barkley |
Phoenix Suns |
1993 |
| 1 |
Julius Erving |
Philadelphia 76ers |
1981 |
| 1 |
Bill Walton |
Portland Trail Blazers |
1978 |
| 1 |
Bob McAdoo (1) |
Buffalo Braves
(now L.A. Clippers) |
1975 |
| 1 |
Dave Cowens |
Boston Celtics |
1973 |
| 1 |
Willis Reed |
New York Knicks |
1970 |
| 1 |
Wes Unseld |
Baltimore Bullets
(now Washington Wizards) |
1969 |
| 1 |
Oscar Robertson |
Cincinnati Royals
(now Sacramento Kings) |
1964 |
| 1 |
Bob Cousy |
Boston Celtics |
1957 |
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(1) Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar after the 1970-71 season. He won one MVP as Lew Alcindor and 5 as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
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