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NBA MVP winners

37 qualifying answers in this snapshot. Examples: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LeBron James, Michael Jordan.

Data reviewed: · Data through 2025

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Name a player who won NBA MVP (1947–2025)

NBA/BAA regular-season snapshot; seasons use ending years. Through 2025. All listed conditions must hold. Fixed site-authored points.

This is a list of distinct award recipients within the stated years, not a year-by-year winners table. Receiving votes alone does not qualify.

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Julius Erving · 100

1981: received NBA MVP.

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AnswerPointsTier
Julius Erving1981: received NBA MVP.100Buzzer Beater
Bill Walton30Rotation
Derrick Rose30Rotation
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander30Rotation
Wes Unseld30Rotation
Allen Iverson10Layup
Bill Russell10Layup
Bob Cousy10Layup
Bob McAdoo10Layup
Bob Pettit10Layup
Charles Barkley10Layup
Dave Cowens10Layup
David Robinson10Layup
Dirk Nowitzki10Layup
Giannis Antetokounmpo10Layup
Hakeem Olajuwon10Layup
James Harden10Layup
Joel Embiid10Layup
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar10Layup
Karl Malone10Layup
Kevin Durant10Layup
Kevin Garnett10Layup
Kobe Bryant10Layup
Larry Bird10Layup
LeBron James10Layup
Magic Johnson10Layup
Michael Jordan10Layup
Moses Malone10Layup
Nikola Jokić10Layup
Oscar Robertson10Layup
Russell Westbrook10Layup
Shaquille O'Neal10Layup
Stephen Curry10Layup
Steve Nash10Layup
Tim Duncan10Layup
Willis Reed10Layup
Wilt Chamberlain10Layup
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