NBA MVP Award

The National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award, most simply known as the NBA MVP Award, is a title given to the player who is considered the most valuable to his team. Though it is the norm, the player who receives the award does not need to be a member of a successful team.

List of NBA MVP winners

 * 2005: Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns
 * 2004: Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves
 * 2003: Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
 * 2002: Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
 * 2001: Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers
 * 2000: Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
 * 1999: Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
 * 1998: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
 * 1997: Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
 * 1996: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
 * 1995: David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
 * 1994: Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
 * 1993: Charles Barkley, Phoenix Suns
 * 1992: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
 * 1991: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
 * 1990: Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
 * 1989: Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
 * 1988: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
 * 1987: Magic Johson, Los Angeles Lakers
 * 1986: Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
 * 1985: Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
 * 1984: Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
 * 1983: Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers
 * 1982: Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers
 * 1981: Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers
 * 1980: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
 * 1979: Moses Malone, Houston Rockets
 * 1978: Bill Walton, Portland Trail Blazers
 * 1977: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
 * 1976: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
 * 1975: Bob McAdoo, Buffalo Braves
 * 1974: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks
 * 1973: Dave Cowens, Boston Celtics
 * 1972: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks
 * 1971: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks
 * 1970: Willis Reed, New York Knicks
 * 1969: Wes Unseld, Baltimore Bullets
 * 1968: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 76ers
 * 1967: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 76ers
 * 1966: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 76ers
 * 1965: Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
 * 1964: Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals
 * 1963: Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
 * 1962: Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
 * 1961: Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
 * 1960: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors
 * 1959: Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
 * 1958: Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
 * 1957: Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics
 * 1956: Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks