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NBA award history

Verified MVP and Defensive Player of the Year seasons, player profiles, sources and coverage gaps.

Regular-season MVP winners

The regular-season Most Valuable Player award is separate from Finals MVP. This history covers every winning season from 1955-56 through 2025-26.

Checked against the NBA’s historical winners list. Captured .

71 verified records · Page 1 of 3

SeasonAward yearWinnerSource record
2025-262026Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderDetails
2024-252025Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderDetails
2023-242024Nikola JokićDetails
2022-232023Joel EmbiidDetails
2021-222022Nikola JokićDetails
2020-212021Nikola JokićDetails
2019-202020Giannis AntetokounmpoDetails
2018-192019Giannis AntetokounmpoDetails
2017-182018James HardenDetails
2016-172017Russell WestbrookDetails
2015-162016Stephen CurryDetails
2014-152015Stephen CurryDetails
2013-142014Kevin DurantDetails
2012-132013LeBron JamesDetails
2011-122012LeBron JamesDetails
2010-112011Derrick RoseDetails
2009-102010LeBron JamesDetails
2008-092009LeBron JamesDetails
2007-082008Kobe BryantDetails
2006-072007Dirk NowitzkiDetails
2005-062006Steve NashDetails
2004-052005Steve NashDetails
2003-042004Kevin GarnettDetails
2002-032003Tim DuncanDetails
2001-022002Tim DuncanDetails
2000-012001Allen IversonDetails
1999-002000Shaquille O'NealDetails
1998-991999Karl MaloneDetails
1997-981998Michael JordanDetails
1996-971997Karl MaloneDetails

Award history · NBA historical winners · CC0 data license. The selected award is separate from other award categories. Player links use exact source identifiers.

Explore all eight award histories

Season-by-season references, repeat winners and shared awards. These dated reference archives are separate from the verified MVP and Defensive Player of the Year records above.

Awards eligibility: How the 65-game rule, minutes and exceptions work.