National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award

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The National Basketball Association (NBA) first named a Most Valuable Player after the 1955-56 NBA season. The winner receives the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, which is named in honor of the first commissioner of the NBA who served from 1946 until his retirement in 1963.

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MVP voting takes place immediately following the regular season. Until the 1979-80 NBA season, the Most Valuable Player was originally selected by a vote of NBA players. However, since the 1980-81 NBA season, the award is decided by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. Voting is done by 125 members of the media;[1] three from each of the 30 NBA cities and the rest a mix of national writers and broadcasters. Since the 1982-83 NBA season, only players from teams with 50 or more wins have won the award, all but assuring that the MVP will be from a playoff-bound team.

The following is a list of the All-Time NBA Most Valuable Player Award winners.[2]

Year Player Team
2007 Flag of Germany Dirk Nowitzki Dallas Mavericks
2006 Flag of Canada Steve Nash (2) Phoenix Suns
2005 Flag of Canada Steve Nash Phoenix Suns
2004 Flag of the United States Kevin Garnett Minnesota Timberwolves
2003 Flag of the United States Tim Duncan (2) San Antonio Spurs
2002 Flag of the United States Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs
2001 Flag of the United States Allen Iverson Philadelphia 76ers
2000 Flag of the United States Shaquille O'Neal Los Angeles Lakers
1999 Flag of the United States Karl Malone (2) Utah Jazz
1998 Flag of the United States Michael Jordan (5) Chicago Bulls
1997 Flag of the United States Karl Malone Utah Jazz
1996 Flag of the United States Michael Jordan (4) Chicago Bulls
1995 Flag of the United States David Robinson San Antonio Spurs
1994 Flag of the United States Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets
1993 Flag of the United States Charles Barkley Phoenix Suns
1992 Flag of the United States Michael Jordan (3) Chicago Bulls
1991 Flag of the United States Michael Jordan (2) Chicago Bulls
1990 Flag of the United States Magic Johnson (3) Los Angeles Lakers
1989 Flag of the United States Magic Johnson (2) Los Angeles Lakers
1988 Flag of the United States Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls
1987 Flag of the United States Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers
1986 Flag of the United States Larry Bird (3) Boston Celtics
1985 Flag of the United States Larry Bird (2) Boston Celtics
1984 Flag of the United States Larry Bird Boston Celtics
1983 Flag of the United States Moses Malone (3) Philadelphia 76ers
1982 Flag of the United States Moses Malone (2) Houston Rockets
1981 Flag of the United States Julius Erving Philadelphia 76ers
1980 Flag of the United States Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (6) Los Angeles Lakers
1979 Flag of the United States Moses Malone Houston Rockets
1978 Flag of the United States Bill Walton Portland Trail Blazers
1977 Flag of the United States Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (5) Los Angeles Lakers
1976 Flag of the United States Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (4) Los Angeles Lakers
1975 Flag of the United States Bob McAdoo Buffalo Braves
1974 Flag of the United States Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (3) Milwaukee Bucks
1973 Flag of the United States Dave Cowens Boston Celtics
1972 Flag of the United States Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (2) Milwaukee Bucks
1971 Flag of the United States Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Milwaukee Bucks
1970 Flag of the United States Willis Reed New York Knicks
1969 Flag of the United States Wes Unseld Baltimore Bullets
1968 Flag of the United States Wilt Chamberlain (4) Philadelphia 76ers
1967 Flag of the United States Wilt Chamberlain (3) Philadelphia 76ers
1966 Flag of the United States Wilt Chamberlain (2) Philadelphia 76ers
1965 Flag of the United States Bill Russell (5) Boston Celtics
1964 Flag of the United States Oscar Robertson Cincinnati Royals
1963 Flag of the United States Bill Russell (4) Boston Celtics
1962 Flag of the United States Bill Russell (3) Boston Celtics
1961 Flag of the United States Bill Russell (2) Boston Celtics
1960 Flag of the United States Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia Warriors
1959 Flag of the United States Bob Pettit (2) St. Louis Hawks
1958 Flag of the United States Bill Russell Boston Celtics
1957 Flag of the United States Bob Cousy Boston Celtics
1956 Flag of the United States Bob Pettit St. Louis Hawks

No. Player
6 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
5 Michael Jordan
Bill Russell
4 Wilt Chamberlain
3 Larry Bird
Magic Johnson
Moses Malone
2 Tim Duncan
Karl Malone
Steve Nash
Bob Pettit

  1. ^ articlesbase.com, NBA MVP Voting is a Serious Issue, accessed May 20, 2007.
  2. ^ nba.com/history, NBA postseason awards: Most Valuable Player, accessed May 4, 2007.
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