NBA MVPS: Complete list of winners of the award of the year

While NBA Dates of its history until 1946. year, the NBA MVP was assigned only since 1955-56. During the 2022-23 season, the NBA renamed the award after Michael Jordan. These years are three finalists below:

2024-25 NBA MVP finalists

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Nikola Jokic
Giannis Antetokounpo

See the complete list of NBA MVP winners, including their team below:

NBA MVPS

2023-24: Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets)
2022-23: Joel EmbiId (Philadelphia 76ers)
2021-22: Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets)
2020-21: Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets)
2019-20: Giannis Antetokounpo (Milwaukee Bucks)
2018-19: Giannis Antetokounpo (Milvaukee Bucks)
2017-18: James Harden (Houstin rockets)
2016-17: Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder)
2015-16: Stephen Curri (Golden State Warriors)
2014-15: Stephen Curri (Golden State Warriors)
2013-14: Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder)
2012-13: Lebron James (Miami heat)
2011-12: Lebron James (Miami Heat)
2010-11: Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls)

Nikola Jokic won 3. NBA MVP award in 4 seasons Indisputably

2009-10: LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
2008-09: Lebron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
2007-08: Kobe Briant (Los Angeles Lakers)
2006-07: Dirk Novitzki (Dallas Mavericks)
2005-06: Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns)
2004-05: Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns)
2003-04: Kevin Garnett (Minnesota Timbervolves)
2002-03: Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)
2001-02: Duncan Tim (San Antonio Spurs)
2000-01: Allen Iverson (Philadelphia 76ers)
1999-00: Shakuille O’Neal (Los Angeles Lakers)
1998-99: Karl Malone (Utah Jazz)
1997-98: Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)
1996-97: Karl Malone (Utah Jazz)
1995-96: Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)
1994-95: David Robinson (San Antonio Spurs)
1993-94: Hakeem Olajuvon (Houston Rockets)
1992-93: Charles Barkley (Phoenix Suns)
1991-92: Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)
1990-91: Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)
1989-90: Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers)
1988-89: Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers)
1987-88: Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)
1986-87: Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers)
1985-86: Larry Bird (Boston Celtics)
1984-85: Larri Bird (Boston Celtics)
1983-84: Larri Bird (Boston Celtics)
1982-83: Moses Malone (Philadelphia 76ers)
1981-82: Moses Malone (Houston Rockets)
1980-81: Julius Erding (Philadelphia 76ers)
1979-80: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers)
1978-79: Moses Malone (Houston Rockets)
1977-78: Bill Walton (Portland Trail Blazers)
1976-77: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers)
1975-76: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers)
1974-75: Bob Mcadoo (Buffalo Braves)
1973-74: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milvaukee Bucks)
1972-73: Dave Covens (Boston Celtics)
1971-72: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milvaukee Bucks)
1970-71: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milvaukee Bucks)
1969-70: Willis Reed (New York Knicks)
1968-69: Wes Unsiald (Baltimore Meci)
1967-68: Vilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia 76ers)
1966-67: Vilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia 76ers)
1965-66: Vilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia 76ers)
1964-65: Bill Russell (Boston Celtics)
1963-64: Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati Royals)
1962-63: Bill Russell (Boston Celtics)
1961-62: Bill Russell (Boston Celtics)
1960-61: Bill Russell (Boston Celtics)
1959-60: Vilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia Warriors)
1958-59: Bob Pettit (St. Louis Hawks)
1957-58: Bill Russell (Boston Celtics)
1956-57: Bob Coursi (Boston Celtics)
1955-56: Bob Pettit (St. Louis Hawks)

Who has the most NBA MVP?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the most NBA MVP awards with six. Michael Jordan and Bill Russell are just behind him with five victories in a piece. Below is a list of all players with more MVP prizes: