Säsong Namn Position Nationalitet Lag 1955/1956 Pettit, Bob Bob Pettit *Power forward USA St. Louis Hawks 1956/1957 Cousy, Bob Bob Cousy *Point guard USA Boston Celtics 1957/1958 Russell, Bill Bill Russell *Center USA Boston Celtics (2)1958/1959 Pettit, Bob Bob Pettit * (2)Power forward USA St. Louis Hawks (2)1959/1960 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain *Center USA Philadelphia Warriors 1960/1961 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * (2)Center USA Boston Celtics (3)1961/1962 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * (3)Center USA Boston Celtics (4)1962/1963 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * (4)Center USA Boston Celtics (5)1963/1964 Robertson, Oscar Oscar Robertson *Point guard USA Cincinnati Royals 1964/1965 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * (5)Center USA Boston Celtics (6)1965/1966 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * (2)Center USA Philadelphia 76ers 1966/1967 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * (3)Center USA Philadelphia 76ers (2)1967/1968 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * (4)Center USA Philadelphia 76ers (3)1968/1969 Unseld, Wes Wes Unseld *Center /Forward USA Baltimore Bullets 1969/1970 Reed, Willis Willis Reed *Center USA New York Knicks 1970/1971 Abdul-Jabbar Lew Alcindor *[ a] Center USA Milwaukee Bucks 1971/1972 Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem Kareem Abdul-Jabbar *[ a] (2)Center USA Milwaukee Bucks (2)1972/1973 Cowens, Dave Dave Cowens *Center USA Boston Celtics (7)1973/1974 Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem Kareem Abdul-Jabbar *[ a] (3)Center USA Milwaukee Bucks (3)1974/1975 McAdoo, Bob Bob McAdoo *Power forward USA Buffalo Braves 1975/1976 Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem Kareem Abdul-Jabbar *[ a] (4)Center USA Los Angeles Lakers 1976/1977 Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem Kareem Abdul-Jabbar *[ a] (5)Center USA Los Angeles Lakers (2)1977/1978 Walton, Bill Bill Walton *Center USA Portland Trail Blazers 1978/1979 Malone, Moses Moses Malone *Center USA Houston Rockets 1979/1980 Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem Kareem Abdul-Jabbar *[ a] (6)Center USA Los Angeles Lakers (3)1980/1981 Erving, Julius Julius Erving *Small forward USA Philadelphia 76ers (4)1981/1982 Malone, Moses Moses Malone * (2)Center USA Houston Rockets (2)1982/1983 Malone, Moses Moses Malone * (3)Center USA Philadelphia 76ers (5)1983/1984 Bird, Larry Larry Bird *Small forward USA Boston Celtics (8)1984/1985 Bird, Larry Larry Bird * (2)Small forward USA Boston Celtics (9)1985/1986 Bird, Larry Larry Bird * (3)Small forward USA Boston Celtics 910 Boston Celtics (10)1986/1987 Johnson, Magic Magic Johnson *Point guard USA Los Angeles Lakers (4)1987/1988 Jordan, Michael Michael Jordan *Shooting guard USA Chicago Bulls 1988/1989 Johnson, Magic Magic Johnson * (2)Point guard USA Los Angeles Lakers (5)1989/1990 Johnson, Magic Magic Johnson * (3)Point guard USA Los Angeles Lakers (6)1990/1991 Jordan, Michael Michael Jordan * (2)Shooting guard USA Chicago Bulls (2)1991/1992 Jordan, Michael Michael Jordan * (3)Shooting guard USA Chicago Bulls (3)1992/1993 Barkley, Charles Charles Barkley *Power forward USA Phoenix Suns 1993/1994 Olajuwon, Hakeem Hakeem Olajuwon *Center Nigeria [ b] Houston Rockets (3)1994/1995 Robinson, David David Robinson *Center USA San Antonio Spurs 1995/1996 Jordan, Michael Michael Jordan * (4)Shooting guard USA Chicago Bulls (4)1996/1997 Malone, Karl Karl Malone *Power forward USA Utah Jazz 1997/1998 Jordan, Michael Michael Jordan * (5)Shooting guard USA Chicago Bulls (5)1998/1999 Malone, Karl Karl Malone * (2)Power forward USA Utah Jazz (2)1999/2000 O'Neal, Shaquille Shaquille O'Neal *Center USA Los Angeles Lakers (7)2000/2001 Iverson, Allen Allen Iverson *Shooting guard USA Philadelphia 76ers (6)2001/2002 Duncan, Tim Tim Duncan *Power forward USA [ c] San Antonio Spurs (2)2002/2003 Duncan, Tim Tim Duncan * (2)Power forward USA [ c] San Antonio Spurs (3)2003/2004 Garnett, Kevin Kevin Garnett *Power forward USA Minnesota Timberwolves 2004/2005 Nash, Steve Steve Nash *Point guard Kanada [ d] Phoenix Suns (2)2005/2006 Nash, Steve Steve Nash * (2)Point guard Kanada [ d] Phoenix Suns (3)2006/2007 Nowitzki, Dirk Dirk Nowitzki Power forward Tyskland Dallas Mavericks 2007/2008 Bryant, Kobe Kobe Bryant *Shooting guard USA Los Angeles Lakers (8)2008/2009 James, LeBron LeBron James ^Small forward USA Cleveland Cavaliers 2009/2010 James, LeBron LeBron James ^ (2)Small forward USA Cleveland Cavaliers (2)2010/2011 Rose, Derrick Derrick Rose ^Point guard USA Chicago Bulls (6)2011/2012 James, LeBron LeBron James ^ (3)Small forward USA Miami Heat 2012/2013 James, LeBron LeBron James ^ (4)Small forward USA Miami Heat (2)2013/2014 Durant, Kevin Kevin Durant ^Small forward USA Oklahoma City Thunder 2014/2015 Curry, Stephen Stephen Curry ^Point guard USA Golden State Warriors (2)2015/2016 Curry, Stephen Stephen Curry ^ (2)Point guard USA Golden State Warriors (3)2016/2017 Westbrook, Russell Russell Westbrook ^Point guard USA Oklahoma City Thunder (2)2017/2018 Harden, James James Harden ^Shooting guard USA Houston Rockets (4)2018/2019 Antetokounmpo, Giannis Giannis Antetokounmpo ^Power forward Grekland Milwaukee Bucks (4)2019/2020 Antetokounmpo, Giannis Giannis Antetokounmpo ^ (2)Power forward Grekland Milwaukee Bucks (5)2020/2021 Jokić, Nikola Nikola Jokić ^Center Serbien Denver Nuggets 2021/2022 Jokić, Nikola Nikola Jokić ^ (2)Center Serbien Denver Nuggets (2)2022/2023 Embiid, Joel Joel Embiid ^Center Kamerun Philadelphia 76ers (7)