Most NBA MVP Awards
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The NBA Most Valuable Player Award is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1955–56 season to the best performing player of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.

The all-time leader in NBA Most Valuable Player awards is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who won the award six times. Abdul-Jabbar played for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers. Other players who have won the NBA Most Valuable Player award multiple times include Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Bob Pettit, Moses Malone, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan, Steve Nash, LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Nikola Jokić of the Denver Nuggets.

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Most NBA MVP Awards

Rank Player Team(s) MVPs Years
Most NBA MVP Awards
1Kareem Abdul-JabbarBucks (3) / Lakers (3)61971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980
2Bill RussellCeltics51958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965
2Michael JordanBulls51988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998
4Wilt ChamberlainWarriors (1) / 76ers (3)41960, 1966, 1967, 1968
4LeBron JamesCavaliers (2) / Heat (2)42009, 2010, 2012, 2013
6Moses MaloneRockets (2) / 76ers (1)31979, 1982, 1983
6Larry BirdCeltics31984, 1985, 1986
6Magic JohnsonLakers31987, 1989, 1990
9Bob PettitHawks21956, 1959
9Karl MaloneJazz21997, 1999
9Tim DuncanSpurs22002, 2003
9Steve NashSuns22005, 2006
9Stephen CurryWarriors22015, 2016
9Giannis AntetokounmpoBucks22019, 2020
9Nikola JokicNuggets22021, 2022

 

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