Editing NBA Most Valuable Player (section)

== Winners ==
[[File:Wilt Chamberlain Bill Russell (lighting fixed).jpg|thumb|[[Bill Russell]] (left) won the award five times in his NBA career.  [[Wilt Chamberlain]] (center) won the award four times in his  career.]]
[[File:Bob Pettit 1961.jpeg|thumb|upright|[[Bob Pettit]] was the first player to win multiple MVP awards.]]
[[File:Kareem-Abdul-Jabbar Lipofsky.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]] won the award a record-setting six times in his career.]]
[[File:Larry Bird Lipofsky.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Larry Bird]] was the last player to win the award in three consecutive years.]]
[[File:Hakeemsigningautocropped.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Hakeem Olajuwon]] is one of three players to win the NBA MVP and the [[NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award]] in the same season.]]
[[File:Jordan_by_Lipofsky_16577.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Michael Jordan]] won the NBA MVP five times.]]
[[File:Derrick Rose 2.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Derrick Rose]] became the youngest player to ever win the award at age 22.]]
[[File:LeBron James (15662939969).jpg|thumb|upright|[[LeBron James]] is a four-time NBA MVP.]]
[[File:Stephen Curry dribbling 2016 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Stephen Curry]] won back-to-back MVP awards in 2014–15 and 2015–16. He is the first unanimous MVP selection in league history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/15499690/stephen-curry-golden-state-warriors-first-unanimous-most-valuable-player |title=Stephen Curry wins MVP for second straight season |date=May 11, 2016 |website=ESPN.com|access-date=May 30, 2018|archive-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621000420/http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/15499690/stephen-curry-golden-state-warriors-first-unanimous-most-valuable-player|url-status=live}}</ref>]]
[[File:Giannis Antetokounmpo (39004611954).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Giannis Antetokounmpo]] won back-to-back MVP awards in 2018–19 and 2019–20.]]
[[File:Nikola Jokic free throw (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Nikola Jokić]] won three MVP awards in 2020–21, 2021–22, and 2023–24. He became one of only two players to be selected in the second round of the [[NBA draft]] to win the award.]]
{| class="wikitable"
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| style="background-color:#CFECEC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:6em"| ^
|Denotes player who is still active in the NBA
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| style="background-color:#FFFF99; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:6em"| *
|Inducted into the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]]
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|style="background:#CCFF99; width:1em"|†
|Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration{{efn|A player is not eligible for induction into the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.}}
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| style="background-color:#FFE6BD; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:6em"| {{dagger}}
|Denotes player whose team won championship that year
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|Player (#)
|Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that time
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|Team (#)
|Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" summary="Season (sortable), Player (sortable), Position (sortable), Nationality (sortable) and Team (sortable)"
|-
!scope="col"| Season
!scope="col"| Player
!scope="col"| Position
!scope="col"| Nationality
!scope="col"| Team
|- <!-- Please DO NOT add winner until there is an official announcement. -->
| {{nbay|1955}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bob|Pettit}}*
| [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
| {{flag|United States|1912}}
| [[St. Louis Hawks]]
|-
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{nowrap|{{nbay|1956}} {{dagger}}}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bob|Cousy}}*
| [[Point guard]]
| {{flagu|United States|1912}}
| [[Boston Celtics]]
|-
| {{nbay|1957}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bill|Russell}}*
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States|1912}}
| [[Boston Celtics]] (2)
|-
| {{nbay|1958}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bob|Pettit}}* (2)
| [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
| {{flagu|United States|1912}}
| [[St. Louis Hawks]] (2)
|-
| {{nbay|1959}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Wilt|Chamberlain}}*
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States|1959}}
| [[Philadelphia Warriors]]
|-
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{nbay|1960}} {{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bill|Russell}}* (2)
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Boston Celtics]] (3)
|-
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{nbay|1961}} {{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bill|Russell}}* (3)
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Boston Celtics]] (4)
|-
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{nbay|1962}} {{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bill|Russell}}* (4)
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Boston Celtics]] (5)
|-
| {{nbay|1963}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Oscar|Robertson}}*
| [[Point guard]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Cincinnati Royals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{nbay|1964}} {{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bill|Russell}}* (5)
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Boston Celtics]] (6)
|-
| {{nbay|1965}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Wilt|Chamberlain}}* (2)
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
|-
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{nbay|1966}} {{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Wilt|Chamberlain}}* (3)
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Philadelphia 76ers]] (2)
|-
| {{nbay|1967}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Wilt|Chamberlain}}* (4)
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Philadelphia 76ers]] (3)
|-
| {{nbay|1968}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Wes|Unseld}}*
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Baltimore Bullets (1963–73)|Baltimore Bullets]]
|-
|!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{nbay|1969}} {{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Willis|Reed}}*
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[New York Knicks]]
|-
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{nbay|1970}} {{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Lew|Alcindor}}*{{#tag:ref|Before the 1971–72 season, Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/history/players/abduljabbar_bio.html |title=Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Bio|access-date=August 4, 2008 |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc |work=NBA.com|archive-date=July 31, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731111524/http://www.nba.com/history/players/abduljabbar_bio.html|url-status=live}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha|name=note_h}}
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Milwaukee Bucks]]
|-
| {{nbay|1971}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Kareem|Abdul-Jabbar}}*<ref group=lower-alpha name=note_h /> (2)
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Milwaukee Bucks]] (2)
|-
| {{nbay|1972}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Dave|Cowens}}*
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Boston Celtics]] (7)
|-
| {{nbay|1973}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Kareem|Abdul-Jabbar}}*<ref group=lower-alpha name=note_h /> (3)
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Milwaukee Bucks]] (3)
|-
| {{nbay|1974}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bob|McAdoo}}*
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Buffalo Braves]]
|-
| {{nbay|1975}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Kareem|Abdul-Jabbar}}*<ref group=lower-alpha name=note_h /> (4)
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
|-
| {{nbay|1976}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Kareem|Abdul-Jabbar}}*<ref group=lower-alpha name=note_h /> (5)
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Los Angeles Lakers]] (2)
|-
| {{nbay|1977}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bill|Walton}}*
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Portland Trail Blazers]]
|-
| {{nbay|1978}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Moses|Malone}}*
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Houston Rockets]]
|-
| !scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{nbay|1979}} {{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Kareem|Abdul-Jabbar}}*<ref group=lower-alpha name=note_h /> (6)
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Los Angeles Lakers]] (3)
|-
| {{nbay|1980}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Julius|Erving}}*
| [[Small forward]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Philadelphia 76ers]] (4)
|-
| {{nbay|1981}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Moses|Malone}}* (2)
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Houston Rockets]] (2)
|-
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{nbay|1982}} {{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Moses|Malone}}* (3)
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Philadelphia 76ers]] (5)
|-
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{nbay|1983}} {{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Larry|Bird}}*
| [[Small forward]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Boston Celtics]] (8)
|-
| {{nbay|1984}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Larry|Bird}}* (2)
| [[Small forward]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Boston Celtics]] (9)
|-
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{nbay|1985}} {{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Larry|Bird}}* (3)
| [[Small forward]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| {{sort|Boston Celtics 910|[[Boston Celtics]] (10)}}
|-
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{nbay|1986}} {{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Magic|Johnson}}*
| [[Point guard]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Los Angeles Lakers]] (4)
|-
| {{nbay|1987}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Michael|Jordan}}*
| [[Shooting guard]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Chicago Bulls]]
|-
| {{nbay|1988}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Magic|Johnson}}* (2)
| [[Point guard]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Los Angeles Lakers]] (5)
|-
| {{nbay|1989}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Magic|Johnson}}* (3)
| [[Point guard]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Los Angeles Lakers]] (6)
|-
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{nbay|1990}} {{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Michael|Jordan}}* (2)
| [[Shooting guard]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Chicago Bulls]] (2)
|-
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{nbay|1991}} {{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Michael|Jordan}}* (3)
| [[Shooting guard]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Chicago Bulls]] (3)
|-
| {{nbay|1992}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Charles|Barkley}}*
| [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Phoenix Suns]]
|-
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{nbay|1993}} {{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Hakeem|Olajuwon}}*
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{NGR}}<ref group=lower-alpha name=note_b />
| [[Houston Rockets]] (3)
|-
| {{nbay|1994}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|David|Robinson}}*
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[San Antonio Spurs]]
|-
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{nbay|1995}} {{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Michael|Jordan}}* (4)
| [[Shooting guard]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Chicago Bulls]] (4)
|-
| {{nbay|1996}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Karl|Malone}}*
| [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Utah Jazz]]
|-
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{nbay|1997}} {{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Michael|Jordan}}* (5)
| [[Shooting guard]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Chicago Bulls]] (5)
|-
| {{nbay|1998}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Karl|Malone}}* (2){{#tag:ref|Malone, at 35 years and 284 days old at the end of the regular season, is the oldest MVP in NBA history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/malonka01/gamelog/1999/ |title=Karl Malone 1998–99 game log |publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=October 2, 2016|archive-date=July 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714121819/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/malonka01/gamelog/1999/|url-status=live}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}
| [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Utah Jazz]] (2)
|-
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{nbay|1999|trunc=y}} {{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Shaquille|O'Neal}}*
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Los Angeles Lakers]] (7)
|-
| {{nbay|2000}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Allen|Iverson}}*
| [[Shooting guard]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Philadelphia 76ers]] (6)
|-
| {{nbay|2001}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Tim|Duncan}}*
| [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
| {{flagu|United States}}<ref group=lower-alpha name=note_c />
| [[San Antonio Spurs]] (2)
|-
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{nbay|2002}} {{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Tim|Duncan}}* (2)
| [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
| {{flagu|United States}}<ref group=lower-alpha name=note_c />
| [[San Antonio Spurs]] (3)
|-
| {{nbay|2003}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Kevin|Garnett}}*
| [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
|-
| {{nbay|2004}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Steve|Nash}}*
| [[Point guard]]
| {{CAN}}<ref group=lower-alpha name=note_d />
| [[Phoenix Suns]] (2)
|-
| {{nbay|2005}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Steve|Nash}}* (2)
| [[Point guard]]
| {{flagu|Canada}}<ref group=lower-alpha name=note_d />
| [[Phoenix Suns]] (3)
|-
| {{nbay|2006}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Dirk|Nowitzki}}*
| [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
| {{GER}}
| [[Dallas Mavericks]]
|-
| {{nbay|2007}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Kobe|Bryant}}*
| [[Shooting guard]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Los Angeles Lakers]] (8)
|-
| {{nbay|2008}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|LeBron|James}}^
| [[Small forward]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
|-
| {{nbay|2009}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|LeBron|James}}^ (2)
| [[Small forward]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] (2)
|-
| {{nbay|2010}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CCFF99"| {{sortname|Derrick|Rose}}<sup>†</sup>{{#tag:ref|Rose, at 22 years and 191 days old at the end of the regular season, is the youngest MVP in NBA history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/rosede01/gamelog/2011/ |title=Derrick Rose 2010–11 game log |publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=October 2, 2016|archive-date=March 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317150151/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/rosede01/gamelog/2011|url-status=live}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}
| [[Point guard]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Chicago Bulls]] (6)
|-
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{nbay|2011}} {{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|LeBron|James}}^ (3)
| [[Small forward]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Miami Heat]]
|-
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{nbay|2012}} {{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|LeBron|James}}^ (4)
| [[Small forward]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Miami Heat]] (2)
|-
| {{nbay|2013}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Kevin|Durant}}^
| [[Small forward]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Oklahoma City Thunder]]
|-
!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{nbay|2014}} {{dagger}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Stephen|Curry}}^
| [[Point guard]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Golden State Warriors]] (2)
|-
| {{nbay|2015}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Stephen|Curry}}^ (2)
| [[Point guard]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Golden State Warriors]] (3)
|-
| {{nbay|2016}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Russell|Westbrook}}^
| [[Point guard]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] (2)
|-
| {{nbay|2017}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|James|Harden}}^
| [[Shooting guard]]
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Houston Rockets]] (4)
|-
| {{nbay|2018}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Giannis|Antetokounmpo}}^
| [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
| {{GRE}}
| [[Milwaukee Bucks]] (4)
|-
| {{nbay|2019}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Giannis|Antetokounmpo}}^ (2)
| [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
| {{flagu|Greece}}
| [[Milwaukee Bucks]] (5)
|-
| {{nbay|2020}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Nikola|Jokić}}^
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{SRB}}
| [[Denver Nuggets]]
|-
| {{nbay|2021}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Nikola|Jokić}}^ (2)
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|Serbia}}
| [[Denver Nuggets]] (2)
|-
| {{nbay|2022}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Joel|Embiid}}^
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{CMR}}<ref group=lower-alpha name=note_e />
| [[Philadelphia 76ers]] (7)
|-
| {{nbay|2023}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Nikola|Jokić}}^ (3)
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{flagu|Serbia}}
| [[Denver Nuggets]] (3)
|-
| {{nbay|2024}}
!scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Shai|Gilgeous-Alexander}}^
| [[Point guard]]
| {{flagu|Canada}}
| [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] (3)
|}