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Seven players have won the award more than once; Michael Jordan won the inaugural award and a total of four across his career. LeBron James has won the award a total of seven times, the most by any player. Stephen Curry has won the award three times, while Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, and Hakeem Olajuwon have claimed
Three other individuals both played for and coached honored teams, all of whom completed this "double" with a single franchise—K. C. Jones with the Celtics as a player in 1964–65 and coach in 1985–86, Billy Cunningham with the Sixers as a player in 1966–67 and coach in 1982–83, and Pat Riley with the Lakers as a player in 1971–72 ...
Michael Jordan has been selected to the All-NBA team 11 times. Kobe Bryant has been selected to the All-NBA team 15 times. LeBron James has been selected to the All-NBA team a record 20 times. From the 1955–56 season to 1987–88 season, the All-NBA Team was composed of two teams, each with five roster spots, except when there were ties ...
Anyone can list the best players in the NBA, but basketball is as much about chemistry as it is talent. Within each of the league's 30 teams is a hierarchy, and how well each of the five players ...
During the NBA draft, franchises select players who have not previously held a contract in the league and have declared themselves eligible. In the early years of the league, a player's place on the roster was primarily determined by team ownership and management. In 1970, Hall of Fame player and then-President of the NBA Players Association ...
The NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1955–56 season to the best performing player of the regular season. Since the 2022–23 season , winners receive the Michael Jordan Trophy , named after the five-time MVP.
2× All-NBA First Team NBA scoring champion (1985) NBA All-Rookie Team [162] 2013: Gary Payton: G: NBA champion (Miami Heat, 2006) 9× NBA All-Star 2× All-NBA First Team NBA Defensive Player of the Year 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team NBA steals leader 2× Summer Olympics Gold: 1996, 2000 2× FIBA Americas Championship Gold (1999), Silver ...
Each first-place vote is worth five points; each second-place vote is worth three points; and each third-place vote is worth one point. The player with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award. To be eligible for the award, a player must come off the bench in more games than he starts. [1]