NBA Most Valuable Player Award
National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award
was first awarded after the 1955-56 NBA season. The NBA MVP trophy is named in honor of the late Maurice Podoloff, the first president of the NBA who served from 1946 until his retirement in 1963.
- 1960-61 - Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
- 1961-62 - Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
- 1962-63 - Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
- 1963-64 - Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals
- 1964-65 - Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
- 1965-66 - Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 76ers
- 1966-67 - Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 76ers
- 1967-68 - Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 76ers
- 1968-69 - Wes Unseld, Baltimore Bullets
- 1969-70 - Willis Reed, New York Knicks
- 1970-71 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks
- 1971-72 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks
- 1972-73 - Dave Cowens, Boston Celtics
- 1973-74 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks
- 1974-75 - Bob McAdoo, Buffalo Braves
- 1975-76 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
- 1976-77 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
- 1977-78 - Bill Walton, Portland Trail Blazers
- 1978-79 - Moses Malone, Houston Rockets
- 1979-80 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
- 1980-81 - Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers
- 1981-82 - Moses Malone, Houston Rockets
- 1982-83 - Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers
- 1983-84 - Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
- 1984-85 - Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
- 1985-86 - Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
- 1986-87 - Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
- 1987-88 - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
- 1988-89 - Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
- 1989-90 - Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
- 1990-91 - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
- 1991-92 - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
- 1992-93 - Charles Barkley, Phoenix Suns
- 1993-94 - Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
- 1994-95 - David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
- 1995-96 - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
- 1996-97 - Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
- 1997-98 - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
- 1998-99 - Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
- 1999-00 - Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
