NBA Most Valuable Players
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
| 1956 | Bob Pettit, St. Louis |
| 1957 | Bob Cousy, Boston |
| 1958 | Bill Russell, Boston |
| 1959 | Bob Pettit, St. Louis |
| 1960 | Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia |
| 1961–63 Bill Russell, Boston | |
| 1964 | Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati |
| 1965 | Bill Russell, Boston |
| 1966–68 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia | |
| 1969 | Wes Unseld, Baltimore |
| 1970 | Willis Reed, New York |
| 1971–72 Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), Milwaukee | |
| 1973 | Dave Cowens, Boston |
| 1974Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee | |
| 1975 | Bob McAdoo, Buffalo |
| 1976–77 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, L.A. Lakers | |
| 1978 | Bill Walton, Portland |
| 1979 | Moses Malone, Houston |
| 1980 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, L.A. Lakers | |
| 1981 | Julius Erving, Philadelphia |
| 1982 | Moses Malone, Houston |
| 1983 | Moses Malone, Philadelphia |
| 1984 | Larry Bird, Boston |
| 1985 | Larry Bird, Boston |
| 1986 | Larry Bird, Boston |
| 1987 | Magic Johnson, L.A. Lakers |
| 1988 | Michael Jordan, Chicago |
| 1989 | Magic Johnson, L.A. Lakers |
| 1990 | Magic Johnson, L.A. Lakers |
| 1991 | Michael Jordan, Chicago |
| 1992 | Michael Jordan, Chicago |
| 1993 | Charles Barkley, Phoenix |
| 1994 | Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston |
| 1995 | David Robinson, San Antonio |
| 1996 | Michael Jordan, Chicago |
| 1997 | Karl Malone, Utah |
| 1998 | Michael Jordan, Chicago |
| 1999 | Karl Malone, Utah |
| 2000 | Shaquille O'Neal, L.A. Lakers |
| 2001 | Allen Iverson, Philadelphia |
| 2002 | Tim Duncan, San Antonio |
| 2003 | Tim Duncan, San Antonio |
| 2004 | Kevin Garnett, Minnesota |
| 2005 | Steve Nash, Phoenix |
| 2006 | Steve Nash, Phoenix |
| 2007 | Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas |
