NBA Regular Season MVPs Since 1955

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The NBA Regular Season Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is one of the most prestigious individual awards in basketball. It is awarded annually to the NBA player who is deemed to have had the most significant impact on his team's success during the NBA regular season.

The MVP award was first awarded to Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks in the 1955-56 season. Wilt Chamberlain is the only player to win the award in his rookie season, achieving the feat in the 1959-60 season. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holds the record for the most MVP awards, winning the award six times in his career. Michael Jordan won the award five times in his career, and LeBron James has also won it four times. The award has been won by players from 12 different countries, with the United States having the most winners.

The only player to have won the award unanimously is Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, who achieved the feat in the 2015-16 season.

The most recent NBA Most Valuable Player is Nikola Jokić of the Denver Nuggets. Jokić won the award in 2022, becoming the first player in Nuggets history to win the award.

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NBA MVP Award Winners by Season

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