NBA Awards: Finals MVP, Summary of Winners
This is the complete list of winners of the Finals MVP Award, grouped by player.
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Player with the Most Awards: NBA Awards: Finals MVPThe Finals Most Valuable Player award was stablished in 1969, 14 years after the first Regular Season MVP. That first Finals MVP trophy went to the hands of Jerry West, who was so good that won the award despite the fact that the Lakers lost those Finals. He was the first and only player selected from the lossing team, after that the award always went to the best player of the winning team. Some facts: Michael Jordan leads all players with 6 Finals MVP's. LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kawhi Leonard are the only players who won the award with more than one franchise. LeBron is the only one who did it with 3 different teams. |
NBA Awards: All-time list of players who won the Finals MVP award. |
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| Awards | Player |
Team
Season
Team / Season
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| 6 | Michael Jordan | |
| 4 | LeBron James |
Los Angeles Lakers
Cleveland Cavaliers
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| 3 | Tim Duncan | |
| 3 | Magic Johnson | |
| 3 | Shaquille O'Neal | |
| 2 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
Los Angeles Lakers
Milwaukee Bucks
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| 2 | Larry Bird | |
| 2 | Kobe Bryant | |
| 2 | Kevin Durant | |
| 2 | Kawhi Leonard |
Toronto Raptors
San Antonio Spurs
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| 2 | Hakeem Olajuwon | |
| 2 | Willis Reed | |
| 1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo |
Milwaukee Bucks
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| 1 | Rick Barry |
Golden State Warriors
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| 1 | Chauncey Billups |
Detroit Pistons
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| 1 | Wilt Chamberlain |
Los Angeles Lakers
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| 1 | Stephen Curry |
Golden State Warriors
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| 1 | Joe Dumars |
Detroit Pistons
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| 1 | John Havlicek |
Boston Celtics
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| 1 | Andre Iguodala |
Golden State Warriors
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| 1 | Dennis Johnson |
Seattle Supersonics
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| 1 | Nikola Jokic |
Denver Nuggets
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| 1 | Moses Malone |
Philadelphia 76ers
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| 1 | Cedric Maxwell |
Boston Celtics
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| 1 | Dirk Nowitzki |
Dallas Mavericks
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| 1 | Tony Parker |
San Antonio Spurs
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| 1 | Paul Pierce |
Boston Celtics
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| 1 | Isiah Thomas |
Detroit Pistons
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| 1 | Wes Unseld |
Washington Bullets
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| 1 | Dwyane Wade |
Miami Heat
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| 1 | Bill Walton |
Portland Trail Blazers
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| 1 | Jerry West |
Los Angeles Lakers
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| 1 | Jo Jo White |
Boston Celtics
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| 1 | James Worthy |
Los Angeles Lakers
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