The National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award, most simply known as the NBA MVP Award, is a title given to the player who is considered the most valuable to his team. Though it is the norm, the player who receives the award does not need to be a member of a successful team.
List of NBA MVP winners[]
- 2005: Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns
- 2004: Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves
- 2003: Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
- 2002: Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
- 2001: Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers
- 2000: Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
- 1999: Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
- 1998: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
- 1997: Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
- 1996: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
- 1995: David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
- 1994: Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
- 1993: Charles Barkley, Phoenix Suns
- 1992: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
- 1991: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
- 1990: Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
- 1989: Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
- 1988: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
- 1987: Magic Johson, Los Angeles Lakers
- 1986: Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
- 1985: Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
- 1984: Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
- 1983: Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers
- 1982: Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers
- 1981: Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers
- 1980: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
- 1979: Moses Malone, Houston Rockets
- 1978: Bill Walton, Portland Trail Blazers
- 1977: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
- 1976: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
- 1975: Bob McAdoo, Buffalo Braves
- 1974: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks
- 1973: Dave Cowens, Boston Celtics
- 1972: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks
- 1971: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks
- 1970: Willis Reed, New York Knicks
- 1969: Wes Unseld, Baltimore Bullets
- 1968: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 76ers
- 1967: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 76ers
- 1966: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 76ers
- 1965: Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
- 1964: Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals
- 1963: Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
- 1962: Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
- 1961: Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
- 1960: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors
- 1959: Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
- 1958: Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
- 1957: Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics
- 1956: Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks