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Ethan Ennis' NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award

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Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given by Ethan Ennis, since the 1947 NBA Finals. The award is attributed to a single player in each NBA Finals series throughout the series' history, and while it's almost always attributed to a player from the winning team, players like Jerry West and LeBron James have won the award on the losing team.

Since its inception, the award has been given to 38 players. Bill Russell, Michael Jordan, and LeBron James have all won the award a record six-time award winner.

Winners[edit]

head shot of Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan has won the award a record six times.
head shot of Jerry West
Jerry West was the first player to win the award while being on the losing team.
LeBron James (pictured) is the only player to win the award with three different teams.
^ Denotes player who is still active in the NBA
* Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
§ Player's team lost the NBA Finals
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had received the Finals MVP award
Team (X) Denotes the number of times a player from this team has received the Finals MVP award
Year Player Position Nationality Team
1947 Joe Fulks* Forward  United States Philadelphia Warriors
1948 Paul Hoffman* Guard  United States Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)
1949 George Mikan* Center  United States Minneapolis Lakers
1950 George Mikan* (2) Center  United States Minneapolis Lakers (2)
1951 Arnie Risen* Center  United States Rochester Royals
1952 George Mikan* (3) Center  United States Minneapolis Lakers (3)
1953 George Mikan* (4) Center  United States Minneapolis Lakers (4)
1954 George Mikan* (5) Center  United States Minneapolis Lakers (5)
1955 Dolph Schayes* Forward  United States Syracuse Nationals
1956 Paul Arizin* Small forward  United States Philadelphia Warriors (2)
1957 Tom Heinsohn* Forward  United States Boston Celtics
1958 Bob Pettit* Forward  United States St. Louis Hawks
1959 Tom Heinsohn* (2) Forward  United States Boston Celtics (2)
1960 Bill Russell* Center  United States Boston Celtics (3)
1961 Bill Russell* (2) Center  United States Boston Celtics (4)
1962 Bill Russell* (3) Center  United States Boston Celtics (5)
1963 Bill Russell* (4) Center  United States Boston Celtics (6)
1964 Sam Jones* Guard  United States Boston Celtics (7)
1965 Bill Russell* (5) Center  United States Boston Celtics (8)
1966 Bill Russell* (6) Center  United States Boston Celtics (9)
1967 Wilt Chamberlain* Center  United States Philadelphia 76ers (2)
1968 John Havlicek* Forward/Guard  United States Boston Celtics (10)
1969 Jerry West* Guard  United States Los Angeles Lakers (6) §
1970 Willis Reed* Center/Forward  United States New York Knicks
1971 Lew Alcindor*[lower-alpha 1] Center  United States Milwaukee Bucks
1972 Wilt Chamberlain* Center  United States Los Angeles Lakers (7)
1973 Willis Reed* (2) Center/Forward  United States New York Knicks (2)
1974 John Havlicek* (2) Forward/Guard  United States Boston Celtics (11)
1975 Rick Barry* Forward  United States Golden State Warriors (3)
1976 John Havlicek* (3) Forward/Guard  United States Boston Celtics (12)
1977 Bill Walton* Center  United States Portland Trail Blazers
1978 Wes Unseld* Center/Forward  United States Washington Bullets
1979 Dennis Johnson* Guard  United States Seattle SuperSonics
1980 Magic Johnson*[lower-alpha 2] Guard  United States Los Angeles Lakers (8)
1981 Larry Bird* Forward  United States Boston Celtics (13)
1982 Magic Johnson* (2) Guard  United States Los Angeles Lakers (9)
1983 Moses Malone* Center  United States Philadelphia 76ers
1984 Larry Bird* (2) Forward  United States Boston Celtics (14)
1985 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*[lower-alpha 3] (2) Center  United States Los Angeles Lakers (10)
1986 Larry Bird* (3) Forward  United States Boston Celtics (15)
1987 Magic Johnson* (3) Guard  United States Los Angeles Lakers (11)
1988 James Worthy* Forward  United States Los Angeles Lakers (12)
1989 Joe Dumars* Guard  United States Detroit Pistons
1990 Isiah Thomas* Guard  United States Detroit Pistons (2)
1991 Michael Jordan* Guard  United States Chicago Bulls
1992 Michael Jordan* (2) Guard  United States Chicago Bulls (2)
1993 Michael Jordan* (3) Guard  United States Chicago Bulls (3)
1994 Hakeem Olajuwon* Center  Nigeria[lower-alpha 4] Houston Rockets
1995 Hakeem Olajuwon* (2) Center  Nigeria[lower-alpha 4] Houston Rockets (2)
1996 Michael Jordan* (4) Guard  United States Chicago Bulls (4)
1997 Michael Jordan* (5) Guard  United States Chicago Bulls (5)
1998 Michael Jordan* (6) Guard  United States Chicago Bulls (6)
1999 Tim Duncan* Forward/Center  United States[lower-alpha 5] San Antonio Spurs
2000 Shaquille O'Neal* Center  United States Los Angeles Lakers (13)
2001 Shaquille O'Neal* (2) Center  United States Los Angeles Lakers (14)
2002 Shaquille O'Neal* (3) Center  United States Los Angeles Lakers (15)
2003 Tim Duncan* (2) Forward/Center  United States[lower-alpha 5] San Antonio Spurs (2)
2004 Chauncey Billups Guard  United States Detroit Pistons (3)
2005 Tim Duncan* (3) Forward/Center  United States[lower-alpha 5] San Antonio Spurs (3)
2006 Dwyane Wade Guard  United States Miami Heat
2007 Tim Duncan* (4) Forward/Center  United States[lower-alpha 5] San Antonio Spurs (4)
2008 Ray Allen Guard  United States Boston Celtics (16)
2009 Kobe Bryant* Guard  United States Los Angeles Lakers (16)
2010 Kobe Bryant* (2) Guard  United States Los Angeles Lakers (17)
2011 Dirk Nowitzki Forward  Germany Dallas Mavericks
2012 LeBron James^ Forward  United States Miami Heat (2)
2013 LeBron James^ (2) Forward  United States Miami Heat (3)
2014 LeBron James^ (3) Forward  United States Miami Heat (4) §
2015 LeBron James^ (4) Forward  United States Cleveland Cavaliers §
2016 LeBron James^ (5) Forward  United States Cleveland Cavaliers (2)
2017 Kevin Durant^ Forward  United States Golden State Warriors (4)
2018 Kevin Durant^ (2) Forward  United States Golden State Warriors (5)
2019 Kawhi Leonard^ Forward  United States Toronto Raptors
2020 LeBron James^ (6) Forward  United States Los Angeles Lakers (18)

Multi-time winners[edit]

Player Team(s) No. Years
Bill Russell Boston Celtics 6 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966
Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998
LeBron James Miami Heat (3), Cleveland Cavaliers (2), Los Angeles Lakers 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020
George Mikan Minneapolis Lakers 5 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954
Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs 4 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007
John Havlicek Boston Celtics 3 1968, 1974, 1976
Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers 1980, 1982, 1987
Larry Bird Boston Celtics 1981, 1984, 1986
Shaquille O'Neal Los Angeles Lakers 2000, 2001, 2002
Tom Heinsohn Boston Celtics 2 1957, 1959
Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers 1967, 1972
Willis Reed New York Knicks 1970, 1973
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers 1971, 1985
Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets 1994, 1995
Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers 2009, 2010
Kevin Durant Golden State Warriors 2017, 2018

See also[edit]


Other articles of the topic Sports : National Collegiate Athletic Association, Lakers–Trail Blazers rivalry, Lakers - Trail Blazers Rivalry, List of National Basketball Association team presidents, Commonwealth Games: Melbourne 2006 Opening Ceremony, FanCode, 2020 Bangabandhu Cup squads
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Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ Before the 1971–72 season, Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.[1]
  2. ↑ At 20 years and 276 days old, Johnson is the youngest Finals MVP winner in history.[2]
  3. ↑ At 38 years and 54 days old, Abdul-Jabbar is the oldest Finals MVP winner in history.[3]
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hakeem Olajuwon was born in Nigeria, but became a naturalized United States citizen in 1993.[4]
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Because Tim Duncan is a United States citizen by birth, as are all natives of the U.S. Virgin Islands,[5] he was able to play for the U.S. internationally.[6]

References[edit]

General
  • "Finals Most Valuable Player". NBA/Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
  • "Finals Most Valuable Players". ESPN. Retrieved July 15, 2008.
Specific
  1. ↑ "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Bio". NBA. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Magic Johnson 1979-80 Game Log". basketball-reference. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1984-85 Game Log". basketball-reference. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Hakeem Olajuwon Bio: 1992-93". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved June 15, 2008. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  5. ↑ "Virgin Islands". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
  6. ↑ "All-Time USA Basketball Men's Roster: D". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on August 28, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2008. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

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