NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is presented to the best player of the NBA during the regular season. The MVP award is decided by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has won the award 6 times, the most by any player
Here is the full list of NBA MVP Award winners:
| Year | Winner | Team |
| 1956 | Bob Pettit | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1957 | Bob Cousy | Boston Celtics |
| 1958 | Bill Russell | Boston Celtics |
| 1959 | Bob Pettit | St. Louis Hawks |
| 1960 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 1961 | Bill Russell | Boston Celtics |
| 1962 | Bill Russell | Boston Celtics |
| 1963 | Bill Russell | Boston Celtics |
| 1964 | Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati Royals |
| 1965 | Bill Russell | Boston Celtics |
| 1966 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1967 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1968 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1969 | Wes Unseld | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1970 | Willis Reed | New York Knicks |
| 1971 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1972 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1973 | Dave Cowens | Boston Celtics |
| 1974 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1975 | Bob McAdoo | Buffalo Braves |
| 1976 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1977 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1978 | Bill Walton | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1979 | Moses Malone | Houston Rockets |
| 1980 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1981 | Julius Erving | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1982 | Moses Malone | Houston Rockets |
| 1983 | Moses Malone | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1984 | Larry Bird | Boston Celtics |
| 1985 | Larry Bird | Boston Celtics |
| 1986 | Larry Bird | Boston Celtics |
| 1987 | Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1988 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls |
| 1989 | Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1990 | Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1991 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls |
| 1992 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls |
| 1993 | Charles Barkley | Phoenix Suns |
| 1994 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets |
| 1995 | David Robinson | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1996 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls |
| 1997 | Karl Malone | Utah Jazz |
| 1998 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls |
| 1999 | Karl Malone | Utah Jazz |
| 2000 | Shaquille O'Neal | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2001 | Allen Iverson | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2002 | Tim Duncan | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2003 | Tim Duncan | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2004 | Kevin Garnett | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2005 | Steve Nash | Phoenix Suns |
| 2006 | Steve Nash | Phoenix Suns |
| 2007 | Dirk Nowitzki | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2008 | Kobe Bryant | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2009 | LeBron James | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2010 | LeBron James | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2011 | Derrick Rose | Chicago Bulls |
| 2012 | LeBron James | Miami Heat |
| 2013 | LeBron James | Miami Heat |
| 2014 | Kevin Durant | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2015 | Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors |
| 2016 | Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors |
| 2017 | Russell Westbrook | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2018 | James Harden | Houston Rockets |
| 2019 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2020 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2021 | Nikola Jokic | Denver Nuggets |
| 2022 | Nikola Jokic | Denver Nuggets |
| 2023 | Joel Embiid | Philadelphia 76ers |
Who has the most MVP in the NBA?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holds the record for the most NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards. Abdul-Jabbar won the award six times during his illustrious NBA career.
FAQs
Joel Embiid won the 2022/23 NBA MVP award
There have been two NBA rookies who won the NBA MVP award. Wild Chamberlain in the 1959–60 season and Wes Unseld in the 1968–69 season.
Niokla Jokic, Joel Embiid, and Luka Doncic are three players who are gaining some distance from the rest of the field to win the 2023-24 NBA MVP award.
Bob Pettit has the worst record by an MVP in a season, with a record of 33-39 in 1955-56.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has won the NBA MVP award a record six times. He is also the only player to win the award despite his team not making the playoffs back in the 1975/76 season.
Karl Malone who won the NBA MVP at the age of 35.
