NBA Year by Year Information: Summary
Data about the league organized by year and including regular season, playoffs and NBA Finals, MVP and Finals MVP awards, top scorers, champion and more.
Click in the year for a summary of that year's season and playoffs.
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| Season | NBA Champion | Season MVP | Finals MVP | Scoring Leader |
| 2023-24 | Boston Celtics | Nikola Jokic | Jaylen Brown | Luka Doncic |
| 2022-23 | Denver Nuggets | Joel Embiid | Nikola Jokic | Joel Embiid |
| 2021-22 | Golden State Warriors | Nikola Jokic | Stephen Curry | Joel Embiid |
| 2020-21 | Milwaukee Bucks | Nikola Jokic | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Stephen Curry |
| 2019-20 | Los Angeles Lakers | Giannis Antetokounmpo | LeBron James | James Harden |
| 2018-19 | Toronto Raptors | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Kawhi Leonard | James Harden |
| 2017-18 | Golden State Warriors | James Harden | Kevin Durant | James Harden |
| 2016-17 | Golden State Warriors | Russell Westbrook | Kevin Durant | Russell Westbrook |
| 2015-16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Stephen Curry | LeBron James | Stephen Curry |
| 2014-15 | Golden State Warriors | Stephen Curry | Andre Iguodala | Russell Westbrook |
| 2013-14 | San Antonio Spurs | Kevin Durant | Kawhi Leonard | Kevin Durant |
| 2012-13 | Miami Heat | LeBron James | LeBron James | Carmelo Anthony |
| 2011-12 | Miami Heat | LeBron James | LeBron James | Kevin Durant |
| 2010-11 | Dallas Mavericks | Derrick Rose | Dirk Nowitzki | Kevin Durant |
| 2009-10 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James | Kobe Bryant | Kevin Durant |
| 2008-09 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James | Kobe Bryant | Dwyane Wade |
| 2007-08 | Boston Celtics | Kobe Bryant | Paul Pierce | LeBron James |
| 2006-07 | San Antonio Spurs | Dirk Nowitzki | Tony Parker | Kobe Bryant |
| 2005-06 | Miami Heat | Steve Nash | Dwyane Wade | Kobe Bryant |
| 2004-05 | San Antonio Spurs | Steve Nash | Tim Duncan | Allen Iverson |
| 2003-04 | Detroit Pistons | Kevin Garnett | C. Billups | Tracy McGrady |
| 2002-03 | San Antonio Spurs | Tim Duncan | Tim Duncan | Tracy McGrady |
| 2001-02 | Los Angeles Lakers | Tim Duncan | Shaq. O'Neal | Allen Iverson |
| 2000-01 | Los Angeles Lakers | Allen Iverson | Shaq. O'Neal | Allen Iverson |
| 1999-00 | Los Angeles Lakers | Shaq. O'Neal | Shaq. O'Neal | Shaq. O'Neal |
| 1998-99 | San Antonio Spurs | Karl Malone | Tim Duncan | Allen Iverson |
| 1997-98 | Chicago Bulls | Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan |
Michael Jordan |
| 1996-97 | Chicago Bulls | Karl Malone | Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan |
| 1995-96 | Chicago Bulls | Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan |
| 1994-95 | Houston Rockets | D.Robinson | H. Olajuwon | Shaq. O'Neal |
| 1993-94 | Houston Rockets | H. Olajuwon | H. Olajuwon |
David Robinson |
| 1992-93 | Chicago Bulls | C.Barkley | Michael Jordan |
Michael Jordan |
| 1991-92 | Chicago Bulls | Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan |
| 1990-91 | Chicago Bulls | Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan |
| 1989-90 | Detroit Pistons | Magic Johnson | Isiah Thomas |
Michael Jordan |
| 1988-89 | Detroit Pistons | Magic Johnson | Joe Dumars | Michael Jordan |
| 1987-88 | Los Angeles Lakers | Michael Jordan | James Worthy | Michael Jordan |
| 1986-87 | Los Angeles Lakers | Magic Johnson | Magic Johnson | Michael Jordan |
| 1985-86 | Boston Celtics | Larry Bird |
Larry Bird | Dominique Wilkins |
| 1984-85 | Los Angeles Lakers | Larry Bird | Abdul-Jabbar | Bernard King |
| 1983-84 | Boston Celtics | Larry Bird | Larry Bird |
Adrian Dantley |
| 1982-83 | Philadelphia 76ers | Moses Malone | Moses Malone |
Alex English |
| 1981-82 | Los Angeles Lakers | Moses Malone | Magic Johnson | George Gervin |
| 1980-81 | Boston Celtics | Julius Erving | Cedric Maxwell | Adrian Dantley |
| 1979-80 | Los Angeles Lakers | Abdul-Jabbar | Magic Johnson | George Gervin |
| 1978-79 | Seattle SuperSonics | Moses Malone |
Dennis Johnson | George Gervin |
| 1977-78 | Washington Bullets | Bill Walton |
Wes Unseld | George Gervin |
| 1976-77 | Portland Trail Blazers | Abdul-Jabbar | Bill Walton | Pete Maravich |
| 1975-76 | Boston Celtics | Abdul-Jabbar | Jo Jo White |
Bob McAdoo |
| 1974-75 | Golden State Warriors | Bob McAdoo |
Rick Barry | Bob McAdoo |
| 1973-74 | Boston Celtics | K. Abdul-Jabbar |
John Havlicek | Bob McAdoo |
| 1972-73 | New York Knicks | Dave Cowens | Willis Reed | Nate Archibald |
| 1971-72 | Los Angeles Lakers | K. Abdul-Jabbar |
W. Chamberlain | K. Abdul-Jabbar |
| 1970-71 | Milwaukee Bucks | Lew Alcindor | K. Abdul-Jabbar |
Lew Alcindor |
| 1969-70 | New York Knicks | Willis Reed | Willis Reed | Jerry West |
| 1968-69 | Boston Celtics | Wes Unseld | Jerry West | Elvin Hayes |
| 1967-68 | Boston Celtics | W. Chamberlain | - | Dave Bing |
| 1966-67 | Philadelphia 76ers | W. Chamberlain |
- | Rick Barry |
| 1965-66 | Boston Celtics | W. Chamberlain | - | W. Chamberlain |
| 1964-65 | Boston Celtics | Bill Russell | - | W. Chamberlain |
| 1963-64 | Boston Celtics | O. Robertson | - | W. Chamberlain |
| 1962-63 | Boston Celtics | Bill Russell |
- | W. Chamberlain |
| 1961-62 | Boston Celtics | Bill Russell | - | W. Chamberlain |
| 1960-61 | Boston Celtics | Bill Russell |
- | W. Chamberlain |
| 1959-60 | Boston Celtics | W. Chamberlain | - | W. Chamberlain |
| 1958-59 | Boston Celtics | Bob Pettit | - | Bob Pettit |
| 1957-58 | St. Louis Hawks | Bill Russell | - | George Yardley |
| 1956-57 | Boston Celtics | Bob Cousy | - | Paul Arizin |
| 1955-56 | Philadelphia Warriors | Bob Pettit | - | Bob Pettit |
| 1954-55 | Syracuse Nationals | - | - | Neil Johnston |
| 1953-54 | Minneapolis Lakers | - | - | Neil Johnston |
| 1952-53 | Minneapolis Lakers | - | - | Neil Johnston |
| 1951-52 | Minneapolis Lakers | - | - | Paul Arizin |
| 1950-51 | Rochester Royals | - | - | George Mikan |
| 1949-50 | Minneapolis Lakers | - | - | George Mikan |
| 1948-49 | Minneapolis Lakers | - | - | George Mikan |
| 1947-48 | Baltimore Bullets | - | - | Max Zaslofsky |
| 1946-47 | Philadelphia Warriors | - | - | Joe Fulks |