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The '''National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player''' ('''MVP''') is an annual [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) award given since the [[1955–56 NBA season|1955–56 season]] to the best performing player of the [[NBA#Regular season|regular season]]. The winner receives the [[Maurice Podoloff]] Trophy, which is named in honor of the first [[Commissioner of the NBA|commissioner]] (then president){{#tag:ref|The official title of the position was President until 1967 when it was changed to [[Commissioner of the NBA|Commissioner]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/commissioners.html|title=The Commissioners|accessdate=July 8, 2008|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com|author=Monroe, Mike}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}} of the NBA, who served from 1946 until 1963. Until the {{nbay|1979|app=season}}, the MVP was selected by a vote of NBA players. Since the {{nbay|1980|app=season}}, the award is decided by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada, each of whom casts a vote for first to fifth place selections. Each first-place vote is worth 10 points; each second-place vote is worth seven; each third-place vote is worth five, fourth-place is worth three and fifth-place is worth one. Starting from 2010, one ballot was cast by fans through online voting. The player with the highest point total wins the award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5156199|title=LeBron receives 116 first-place votes|date=May 2, 2010|accessdate=May 2, 2010|work=ESPN.com}}</ref> {{As of|May 2016}}, the current holder of the award is [[Stephen Curry]], who won both the 2015 and 2016 MVP Awards.
The '''National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player''' ('''MVP''') is an annual [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) award given since the [[1955–56 NBA season|1955–56 season]] to the best performing player of the [[NBA#Regular season|regular season]]. The winner receives the [[Maurice Podoloff]] Trophy, which is named in honor of the first [[Commissioner of the NBA|commissioner]] (then president){{#tag:ref|The official title of the position was President until 1967 when it was changed to [[Commissioner of the NBA|Commissioner]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/commissioners.html|title=The Commissioners|accessdate=July 8, 2008|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com|author=Monroe, Mike}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}} of the NBA, who served from 1946 until 1963. Until the {{nbay|1979|app=season}}, the MVP was selected by a vote of NBA players. Since the {{nbay|1980|app=season}}, the award is decided by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada, each of whom casts a vote for first to fifth place selections. Each first-place vote is worth 10 points; each second-place vote is worth seven; each third-place vote is worth five, fourth-place is worth three and fifth-place is worth one. Starting from 2010, one ballot was cast by fans through online voting. The player with the highest point total wins the award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5156199|title=LeBron receives 116 first-place votes|date=May 2, 2010|accessdate=May 2, 2010|work=ESPN.com}}</ref> {{As of|May 2016}}, the current holder of the award is [[Stephen Curry]], who won both the 2015 and 2016 MVP Awards.


Every player who has won this award and has been eligible for the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] has been inducted. [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]] won the award a record six times.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/players/abduljabbar_bio.html|title=Kareem Abdul-Jabbar|accessdate=July 4, 2008|last=|first=|date=|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com}}</ref> Both [[Bill Russell]] and [[Michael Jordan]] won the award five times,<ref name="MVP">{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/awards_mvp.html|title=Most Valuable Player|accessdate=July 4, 2008|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com}}</ref> while [[Wilt Chamberlain]] and LeBron James won the award four times. Russell and James are the only players to have won the award four times in five seasons.<ref name="unanimous"/> [[Moses Malone]], [[Larry Bird]] and [[Magic Johnson]] each won the award three times, while [[Bob Pettit]], [[Karl Malone]], [[Tim Duncan]], [[Steve Nash]] and [[Stephen Curry]] have each won it twice.<ref name="MVP"/> Only two rookies have won the award: Wilt Chamberlain in the {{nbay|1959|app=season}} and [[Wes Unseld]] in the [[1968–69 NBA season|1968–69 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/players/unseld_bio.html|title=Wes Unseld|accessdate=July 4, 2008|last=|first=|date=|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com}}</ref> [[Hakeem Olajuwon]] of [[Nigeria]],{{#tag:ref|Hakeem Olajuwon was born in [[Nigeria]], but became a naturalized United States citizen in 1993. He was the first ever international player to win the award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/hakeem_olajuwon/bio.html|title=Hakeem Olajuwon Bio: 1992-93|accessdate=June 15, 2008|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha|name=note_b}} [[Tim Duncan]] of the [[United States Virgin Islands|U.S. Virgin Islands]],{{#tag:ref|Although Duncan was born in the U.S. Virgin Islands and is a United States citizen,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vq.html|title=Virgin Islands|accessdate=August 12, 2008|publisher=[[CIA World Factbook]]}}</ref> the NBA considers him an [[international NBA player|international player]].<ref name="intlnba">{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/players/international_player_directory.html|title=NBA Players from around the world: 2005-2006 Season|accessdate=March 13, 2011|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha|name=note_c}} [[Steve Nash]] of Canada{{#tag:ref|Steve Nash, who was born in South Africa, was raised in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/suns/news/fastbreak_nash_cover.html|title=The Canadian Kid|accessdate=April 22, 2009|last=McPeek|first=Jeramie|date=|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com (from Fastbreak Magazine of Sept./Oct. 1996)}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha|name=note_d}} and [[Dirk Nowitzki]] of Germany are the only MVP winners considered "[[List of foreign NBA players|international players]]" by the NBA.<ref name="intlnba"/>
Every player who has won this award and has been eligible for the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] has been inducted. [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]] won the award a record six times.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/players/abduljabbar_bio.html|title=Kareem Abdul-Jabbar|accessdate=July 4, 2008|last=|first=|date=|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com}}</ref> Both [[Bill Russell]] and [[Michael Jordan]] won the award five times,<ref name="MVP">{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/awards_mvp.html|title=Most Valuable Player|accessdate=July 4, 2008|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com}}</ref> while [[Wilt Chamberlain]] and LeBron James won the award four times. Russell and James are the only players to have won the award four times in five seasons.<ref name="unanimous"/> [[Moses Malone]], [[Larry Bird]] and [[Magic Johnson]] each won the award three times, while [[Bob Pettit]], [[Karl Malone]], [[Tim Duncan]], [[Steve Nash]] and [[Stephen Curry]] have each won it twice.<ref name="MVP"/> Only two rookies have won the award: Wilt Chamberlain in the {{nbay|1959|app=season}} and [[Wes Unseld]] in the [[1968–69 NBA season|1968–69 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/players/unseld_bio.html|title=Wes Unseld|accessdate=July 4, 2008|last=|first=|date=|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com}}</ref> [[Hakeem Olajuwon]] of [[Nigeria]],{{#tag:ref|Hakeem Olajuwon was born in [[Nigeria]], but became a naturalized United States citizen in 1993. He was the first ever international player to win the award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/hakeem_olajuwon/bio.html |title=Hakeem Olajuwon Bio: 1992-93 |accessdate=June 15, 2008 |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc |work=NBA.com |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516203041/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/hakeem_olajuwon/bio.html |archivedate=May 16, 2008 |df= }}</ref>|group=lower-alpha|name=note_b}} [[Tim Duncan]] of the [[United States Virgin Islands|U.S. Virgin Islands]],{{#tag:ref|Although Duncan was born in the U.S. Virgin Islands and is a United States citizen,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vq.html|title=Virgin Islands|accessdate=August 12, 2008|publisher=[[CIA World Factbook]]}}</ref> the NBA considers him an [[international NBA player|international player]].<ref name="intlnba">{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/players/international_player_directory.html|title=NBA Players from around the world: 2005-2006 Season|accessdate=March 13, 2011|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha|name=note_c}} [[Steve Nash]] of Canada{{#tag:ref|Steve Nash, who was born in South Africa, was raised in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/suns/news/fastbreak_nash_cover.html|title=The Canadian Kid|accessdate=April 22, 2009|last=McPeek|first=Jeramie|date=|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com (from Fastbreak Magazine of Sept./Oct. 1996)}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha|name=note_d}} and [[Dirk Nowitzki]] of Germany are the only MVP winners considered "[[List of foreign NBA players|international players]]" by the NBA.<ref name="intlnba"/>


Stephen Curry in [[2015–16 NBA season|2015–16]] is the only player to have won the award unanimously. [[Shaquille O'Neal]] in [[1999–2000 NBA season|1999–2000]] and [[LeBron James]] in [[2012–13 NBA season|2012–13]] are the only two players to have fallen one vote shy of a unanimous selection, both receiving 120 of 121 votes.{{#tag:ref|[[Allen Iverson]] received the only other first-place vote in 2000, while [[Carmelo Anthony]] received the only other first-place vote in 2013.<ref name="unanimous">{{cite news|last=Wallace|first=Michael|title=LeBron James wins 4th MVP award|date=May 5, 2013|work=ESPN.com|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/9244504/lebron-james-miami-heat-1-vote-shy-unanimous-mvp-honor|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6GP9iMo61|archivedate=May 5, 2013|deadurl=no}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}<ref name="unanimous"/> Since the {{nbay|1982|app=season}}, every winner was from a team that won at least 50 games in the regular season that year.<ref group=lower-alpha>Except for seasons affected by [[NBA lockout|lockouts]], when the schedule was shortened from the norm of 82 games. Karl Malone won in [[1998–99 NBA season|1998–99]] when Utah was 37–13 in 50 games, which projected to 60 wins in 82 games. James won in [[2011–12 NBA season|2011–12]] when the [[Miami Heat]] were 46–20 in 66 games, which projected to 57 wins.</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Who is the leading MVP candidate?|date=March 6, 2015|work=ESPN.com|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/5-on-5-150305/who-leading-mvp-candidate|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6X3otJmVT|archivedate=March 16, 2015|deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hubbard|first=Jan|title=NBA NOTES : Charles Barkley Running a Slick Campaign for MVP|date=April 22, 1990|work=Newsday|url=http://articles.latimes.com/print/1990-04-22/sports/sp-278_1_charles-barkley|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6X3p0TbzJ|archivedate=March 16, 2015|deadurl=no}}</ref>
Stephen Curry in [[2015–16 NBA season|2015–16]] is the only player to have won the award unanimously. [[Shaquille O'Neal]] in [[1999–2000 NBA season|1999–2000]] and [[LeBron James]] in [[2012–13 NBA season|2012–13]] are the only two players to have fallen one vote shy of a unanimous selection, both receiving 120 of 121 votes.{{#tag:ref|[[Allen Iverson]] received the only other first-place vote in 2000, while [[Carmelo Anthony]] received the only other first-place vote in 2013.<ref name="unanimous">{{cite news|last=Wallace |first=Michael |title=LeBron James wins 4th MVP award |date=May 5, 2013 |work=ESPN.com |url=http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/9244504/lebron-james-miami-heat-1-vote-shy-unanimous-mvp-honor |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6GP9iMo61?url=http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/9244504/lebron-james-miami-heat-1-vote-shy-unanimous-mvp-honor |archivedate=May 6, 2013 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}<ref name="unanimous"/> Since the {{nbay|1982|app=season}}, every winner was from a team that won at least 50 games in the regular season that year.<ref group=lower-alpha>Except for seasons affected by [[NBA lockout|lockouts]], when the schedule was shortened from the norm of 82 games. Karl Malone won in [[1998–99 NBA season|1998–99]] when Utah was 37–13 in 50 games, which projected to 60 wins in 82 games. James won in [[2011–12 NBA season|2011–12]] when the [[Miami Heat]] were 46–20 in 66 games, which projected to 57 wins.</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Who is the leading MVP candidate? |date=March 6, 2015 |work=ESPN.com |url=http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/5-on-5-150305/who-leading-mvp-candidate |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6X3otJmVT?url=http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/5-on-5-150305/who-leading-mvp-candidate |archivedate=March 16, 2015 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hubbard |first=Jan |title=NBA NOTES : Charles Barkley Running a Slick Campaign for MVP |date=April 22, 1990 |work=Newsday |url=http://articles.latimes.com/print/1990-04-22/sports/sp-278_1_charles-barkley |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6X3p0TbzJ?url=http://articles.latimes.com/print/1990-04-22/sports/sp-278_1_charles-barkley |archivedate=March 16, 2015 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref>


==Winners==
==Winners==

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The National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1955–56 season to the best performing player of the regular season. The winner receives the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, which is named in honor of the first commissioner (then president)[a] of the NBA, who served from 1946 until 1963. Until the 1979–80 season, the MVP was selected by a vote of NBA players. Since the 1980–81 season, the award is decided by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada, each of whom casts a vote for first to fifth place selections. Each first-place vote is worth 10 points; each second-place vote is worth seven; each third-place vote is worth five, fourth-place is worth three and fifth-place is worth one. Starting from 2010, one ballot was cast by fans through online voting. The player with the highest point total wins the award.[2] As of May 2016, the current holder of the award is Stephen Curry, who won both the 2015 and 2016 MVP Awards.

Every player who has won this award and has been eligible for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has been inducted. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the award a record six times.[3] Both Bill Russell and Michael Jordan won the award five times,[4] while Wilt Chamberlain and LeBron James won the award four times. Russell and James are the only players to have won the award four times in five seasons.[5] Moses Malone, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson each won the award three times, while Bob Pettit, Karl Malone, Tim Duncan, Steve Nash and Stephen Curry have each won it twice.[4] Only two rookies have won the award: Wilt Chamberlain in the 1959–60 season and Wes Unseld in the 1968–69 season.[6] Hakeem Olajuwon of Nigeria,[b] Tim Duncan of the U.S. Virgin Islands,[c] Steve Nash of Canada[d] and Dirk Nowitzki of Germany are the only MVP winners considered "international players" by the NBA.[9]

Stephen Curry in 2015–16 is the only player to have won the award unanimously. Shaquille O'Neal in 1999–2000 and LeBron James in 2012–13 are the only two players to have fallen one vote shy of a unanimous selection, both receiving 120 of 121 votes.[e][5] Since the 1982–83 season, every winner was from a team that won at least 50 games in the regular season that year.[f][11][12]

Winners

Bill Russell (left) won the award five times in his NBA career. Wilt Chamberlain (center) won the award four times in his career.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the award a record-setting six times in his career.
Michael Jordan won the award five times in his career.
LeBron James is a four-time NBA MVP.
Tim Duncan, of the San Antonio Spurs, won back-to-back Most Valuable Player awards in the '01-02 and '02-03 seasons.
Derrick Rose became the youngest player to ever win the award at age 22.
Stephen Curry is the two-time reigning MVP.
^ Denotes player who is still active in the NBA
* Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
† Denotes player whose team won championship that year
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that time
Team (X) Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time
Season Player Position Nationality Team
1955–56 Bob Pettit* Forward  United States St. Louis Hawks
1956–57 † Bob Cousy* Guard  United States Boston Celtics
1957–58 Bill Russell* Center  United States Boston Celtics (2)
1958–59 Bob Pettit* (2) Forward  United States St. Louis Hawks (2)
1959–60 Wilt Chamberlain* Center  United States Philadelphia Warriors
1960–61 † Bill Russell* (2) Center  United States Boston Celtics (3)
1961–62 † Bill Russell* (3) Center  United States Boston Celtics (4)
1962–63 † Bill Russell* (4) Center  United States Boston Celtics (5)
1963–64 Oscar Robertson* Guard  United States Cincinnati Royals
1964–65 † Bill Russell* (5) Center  United States Boston Celtics (6)
1965–66 Wilt Chamberlain* (2) Center  United States Philadelphia 76ers
1966–67 † Wilt Chamberlain* (3) Center  United States Philadelphia 76ers (2)
1967–68 Wilt Chamberlain* (4) Center  United States Philadelphia 76ers (3)
1968–69 Wes Unseld* Center/Forward  United States Baltimore Bullets
1969–70 † Willis Reed* Center  United States New York Knicks
1970–71 † AaaLew Alcindor*[g] Center  United States Milwaukee Bucks
1971–72 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*[g] (2) Center  United States Milwaukee Bucks (2)
1972–73 Dave Cowens* Center  United States Boston Celtics (7)
1973–74 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*[g] (3) Center  United States Milwaukee Bucks (3)
1974–75 Bob McAdoo* Forward/Center  United States Buffalo Braves
1975–76 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*[g] (4) Center  United States Los Angeles Lakers
1976–77 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*[g] (5) Center  United States Los Angeles Lakers (2)
1977–78 Bill Walton* Center  United States Portland Trail Blazers
1978–79 Moses Malone* Center  United States Houston Rockets
1979–80 † Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*[g] (6) Center  United States Los Angeles Lakers (3)
1980–81 Julius Erving* Forward  United States Philadelphia 76ers (4)
1981–82 Moses Malone* (2) Center  United States Houston Rockets (2)
1982–83 † Moses Malone* (3) Center  United States Philadelphia 76ers (5)
1983–84 † Larry Bird* Forward  United States Boston Celtics (8)
1984–85 Larry Bird* (2) Forward  United States Boston Celtics (9)
1985–86 † Larry Bird* (3) Forward  United States Boston Celtics (10)
1986–87 † Magic Johnson* Guard  United States Los Angeles Lakers (4)
1987–88 Michael Jordan* Guard  United States Chicago Bulls
1988–89 Magic Johnson* (2) Guard  United States Los Angeles Lakers (5)
1989–90 Magic Johnson* (3) Guard  United States Los Angeles Lakers (6)
1990–91 † Michael Jordan* (2) Guard  United States Chicago Bulls (2)
1991–92 † Michael Jordan* (3) Guard  United States Chicago Bulls (3)
1992–93 Charles Barkley* Forward  United States Phoenix Suns
1993–94 † Hakeem Olajuwon* Center  Nigeria[b] Houston Rockets (3)
1994–95 David Robinson* Center  United States San Antonio Spurs
1995–96 † Michael Jordan* (4) Guard  United States Chicago Bulls (4)
1996–97 Karl Malone* Forward  United States Utah Jazz
1997–98 † Michael Jordan* (5) Guard  United States Chicago Bulls (5)
1998–99 Karl Malone* (2) [h] Forward  United States Utah Jazz (2)
1999–00 † Shaquille O'Neal* Center  United States Los Angeles Lakers (7)
2000–01 Allen Iverson* Guard  United States Philadelphia 76ers (6)
2001–02 Tim Duncan Forward/Center  United States[c] San Antonio Spurs (2)
2002–03 † Tim Duncan (2) Forward/Center  United States[c] San Antonio Spurs (3)
2003–04 Kevin Garnett Forward/Center  United States Minnesota Timberwolves
2004–05 Steve Nash Guard  Canada[d] Phoenix Suns (2)
2005–06 Steve Nash (2) Guard  Canada[d] Phoenix Suns (3)
2006–07 Dirk Nowitzki^ Forward  Germany Dallas Mavericks
2007–08 Kobe Bryant Guard  United States Los Angeles Lakers (8)
2008–09 LeBron James^ Forward  United States Cleveland Cavaliers
2009–10 LeBron James^ (2) Forward  United States Cleveland Cavaliers (2)
2010–11 Derrick Rose^ [i] Guard  United States Chicago Bulls (6)
2011–12 † LeBron James^ (3) Forward  United States Miami Heat
2012–13 † LeBron James^ (4) Forward  United States Miami Heat (2)
2013–14 Kevin Durant^ Forward  United States Oklahoma City Thunder
2014–15 † Stephen Curry^ Guard  United States Golden State Warriors (2)
2015–16 Stephen Curry^ (2) Guard  United States Golden State Warriors (3)

Multi-time winners

Rank Player Team(s) Awards Years
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Milwaukee Bucks (3) / Los Angeles Lakers (3) 6 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980
2 Bill Russell
 Boston Celtics 5 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965
Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998
4 Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia Warriors (1) / Philadelphia 76ers (3) 4 1960, 1966, 1967, 1968
LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers (2) / Miami Heat (2) 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
6 Moses Malone Houston Rockets (2) / Philadelphia 76ers (1) 3 1979, 1982, 1983
Larry Bird Boston Celtics 1984, 1985, 1986
Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers 1987, 1989, 1990
9 Bob Pettit St. Louis Hawks 2 1956, 1959
Karl Malone Utah Jazz 1997, 1999
Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs 2002, 2003
Steve Nash Phoenix Suns 2005, 2006
Stephen Curry Golden State Warriors 2015, 2016

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The official title of the position was President until 1967 when it was changed to Commissioner.[1]
  2. ^ a b Hakeem Olajuwon was born in Nigeria, but became a naturalized United States citizen in 1993. He was the first ever international player to win the award.[7]
  3. ^ a b c Although Duncan was born in the U.S. Virgin Islands and is a United States citizen,[8] the NBA considers him an international player.[9]
  4. ^ a b c Steve Nash, who was born in South Africa, was raised in Canada.[10]
  5. ^ Allen Iverson received the only other first-place vote in 2000, while Carmelo Anthony received the only other first-place vote in 2013.[5]
  6. ^ Except for seasons affected by lockouts, when the schedule was shortened from the norm of 82 games. Karl Malone won in 1998–99 when Utah was 37–13 in 50 games, which projected to 60 wins in 82 games. James won in 2011–12 when the Miami Heat were 46–20 in 66 games, which projected to 57 wins.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Before the 1971–72 season, Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.[13]
  8. ^ Malone, at 35 years and 284 days old at the end of the regular season, is the oldest MVP in NBA history.[14]
  9. ^ Rose, at 22 years and 191 days old at the end of the regular season, is the youngest MVP in NBA history.[15]

References

General
  • "Most Valuable Player". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
  • "Most Valuable Player Award Winners". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 7, 2008.
  • "NBA MVP – Maurice Podoloff Trophy – Marc Mellon Sculpture Studio". Retrieved January 19, 2002.
Specific
  1. ^ Monroe, Mike. "The Commissioners". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
  2. ^ "LeBron receives 116 first-place votes". ESPN.com. May 2, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  3. ^ "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Most Valuable Player". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
  5. ^ a b c Wallace, Michael (May 5, 2013). "LeBron James wins 4th MVP award". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Wes Unseld". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
  7. ^ "Hakeem Olajuwon Bio: 1992-93". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved June 15, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Virgin Islands". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
  9. ^ a b "NBA Players from around the world: 2005-2006 Season". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  10. ^ McPeek, Jeramie. "The Canadian Kid". NBA.com (from Fastbreak Magazine of Sept./Oct. 1996). Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
  11. ^ "Who is the leading MVP candidate?". ESPN.com. March 6, 2015. Archived from the original on March 16, 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Hubbard, Jan (April 22, 1990). "NBA NOTES : Charles Barkley Running a Slick Campaign for MVP". Newsday. Archived from the original on March 16, 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
  14. ^ "Karl Malone 1998-99 game log". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  15. ^ "Derrick Rose 2010-11 game log". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

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