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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. Michael Jordan won the NBA MVP five times. Derrick Rose became the youngest player to ever win the award at age 22. LeBron James is a four-time NBA MVP. Stephen Curry won back-to-back MVP awards in 2014–15 and 2015–16.
The NBA's first individual awards were the Rookie of the Year and the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player, both of which were introduced in 1953. [7] [8] Three individual awards are awarded during the postseason: the Larry Bird Eastern Conference Finals MVP, the Magic Johnson Western Conference Finals MVP, and the Bill Russell Finals MVP.
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Pages in category "NBA Most Valuable Player Award winners" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (formerly known as the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1969 NBA Finals. The award is decided by a panel of eleven media members, who cast votes after the conclusion of the Finals .
NBA most valuable player awards (1 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Basketball most valuable player awards" The following 93 pages are in this category, out of 93 total.
The NBA Most Valuable Player is awarded annually to the league's best performing player of the regular season. Other MVP awards given by the NBA include: NBA Finals Most Valuable Player; NBA conference finals most valuable player; NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player
Kobe Bryant was named All-Star Game MVP four times and had the award named after him posthumously in 2020. LeBron James holds the record for the most All-Star selections of all-time with 21. Jayson Tatum set the record for the most points scored in an All-Star Game in 2023 , scoring 55.