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NBA Most Valuable Player Award Winners

A complete season-by-season list of NBA Most Valuable Player winners from the beginning of the award through the 2025-26 season.

MVP ROTY DPOTY COTY MIP 6th Man Executive All-Defensive Sportsman Citizenship
NBA MVP History

The NBA Most Valuable Player Award recognizes the player judged to have had the most outstanding regular season. The award has been presented annually since the 1955-56 season.

The table below lists each MVP winner along with his team, position and scoring average for that season.

NBA Most Valuable Player Winners
Season Player Team Pos AVG
25-26Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOklahoma CityPG31.1
24-25Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOklahoma CityPG32.7
22-24Nikola JokicDenverC26.4
22-23Joel EmbiidPhiladelphiaC33.1
21-22Nikola JokicDenverC27.1
20-21Nikola JokicDenverC26.4
19-20Giannis AntetokounmpoMilwaukeePF29.5
18-19Giannis AntetokounmpoMilwaukeePF27.7
17-18James HardenHoustonSG30.4
16-17Russell WestbrookOklahoma CityPG31.6
15-16Stephen CurryGolden StatePG30.1
14-15Stephen CurryGolden StatePG23.8
13-14Kevin DurantOklahoma CitySF32.0
12-13Lebron JamesMiamiSF26.8
11-12Lebron JamesMiamiSF27.1
10-11Derrick RoseChicagoPG25.0
09-10Lebron JamesClevelandSF29.7
08-09Lebron JamesClevelandSF28.4
07-08Kobe BryantLos Angeles LakersSG28.3
06-07Dirk NowitzkiDallasPF24.6
05-06Steve NashPhoenixPG18.8
04-05Steve NashPhoenixPG15.5
03-04Kevin GarnettMinnesotaPF24.2
02-03Tim DuncanSan AntonioPF23.3
01-02Tim DuncanSan AntonioPF25.5
00-01Allen IversonPhiladelphiaSG29.8
99-00Shaquille OnealLos Angeles LakersC29.7
98-99Karl MaloneUtahPF23.7
97-98Michael JordanChicagoSG28.7
96-97Karl MaloneUtahPF27.4
95-96Michael JordanChicagoSG30.4
94-95David RobinsonSan AntoniC27.6
93-94Hakeem OlajuwonHoustonC27.3
92-93Charles BarkleyPheonixPF25.6
91-92Michael JordanChicagoSG30.1
90-91Michael JordanChicagoSG31.5
89-90Magic JohnsonLos Angeles LakersPG22.3
88-89Magic JohnsonLos Angeles LakersPG22.5
87-88Micheal JordanChicagoSG35.0
86-87Magic JohnsonLos Angeles LakersPG23.9
85-86Larry BirdBostonSF25.8
84-85Larry BirdBostonSF28.7
83-84Larry BirdBostonSF24.2
82-83Moses MalonePhiladelphiaC24.5
81-82Moses MaloneHoustonC31.1
80-81Julius ErvingPhiladelphiaSF24.6
79-80Kareem Abdul-JabbarLos AngelesC24.8
78-79Moses MaloneHoustonC24.8
77-78Bill WaltonPortlandC18.9
76-77Kareem Abdul-JabbarLos AngelesC26.7
75-76Kareem Abdul-JabbarLos AngelesC27.7
74-75Bob McAdooBuffaloC34.5
73-74Kareem Abdul-JabbarMilwaukeeC27.0
72-73Dave CowensBostonC20.5
71-72Kareem Abdul-JabbarMilwaukeeC34.8
70-71Lew AlcindorMilwaukeeC31.7
69-70Willis ReedNew YorkC21.7
68-69Wes UnseldBaltimoreC13.8
67-68Wilt ChamberlinPhiladelphiaC24.3
66-67Wilt ChamberlinPhiladelphiaC24.1
65-66Wilt ChamberlinPhiladelphiaC33.5
64-65Bill RussellBostonC14.1
63-64Oscar RobertsonCincinattiPG31.4
62-63Bill RussellBostonC16.8
61-62Bill RussellBostonC18.9
60-61Bill RussellBostonC16.9
59-60Wilt ChamberlinPhiladelphiaC37.6
58-59Bob PettitSaint LouisPF29.2
57-58Bill RussellBostonC16.6
56-57Bob CousyBostonPG20.6
55-56Bob PettitSaint LouisPF25.7
Notes
  • The 1998-99 season was limited to 50 games because of the NBA lockout.
  • Buffalo is now the Los Angeles Clippers.
  • Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
  • Baltimore is now the Washington Wizards.
  • Philadelphia is now Golden State.
  • Cincinatti is now the Sacramento Kings.
  • Saint Louis is now the Atlanta Hawks.