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
3Wilt ChamberlainWarriors (1) / 76ers (3)41960, 1966, 1967, 1968
3LeBron JamesCavaliers (2) / Heat (2)42009, 2010, 2012, 2013
4Moses MaloneRockets (2) / 76ers (1)31979, 1982, 1983
4Larry BirdCeltics31984, 1985, 1986
4Magic JohnsonLakers31987, 1989, 1990
4Nikola JokicNuggets32021, 2022, 2024
5Bob PettitHawks21956, 1959
5Karl MaloneJazz21997, 1999
5Tim DuncanSpurs22002, 2003
5Steve NashSuns22005, 2006
5Stephen CurryWarriors22015, 2016
5Giannis AntetokounmpoBucks22019, 2020

 

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