What NBA Player Has Won the Most League MVPs?
Michael Jordan is the NBA player with the most MVPs. He won the award five times during his career.
LeBron James
LeBron James has won the most League MVPs of any player in the NBA, with four. He first won the award in 2009, then again in 2010, 2012, and 2013. James is also a three-time NBA Finals MVP and a two-time Olympic gold medalist.
Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan is widely considered to be the greatest basketball player of all time. He was a dominant force on the court, leading the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships in the 1980s and 1990s. Jordan was also a prolific scorer, winning 10 scoring titles during his career. It’s no surprise, then, that he was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) a record five times.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA player with the most league MVPs. He won the award a total of six times, including a record-setting five consecutive MVPs from 1971 to 1975. Abdul-Jabbar is also the all-time leading scorer in NBA history, with 38,387 career points.
Bill Russell
Bill Russell is an American former professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1956 to 1969. A five-time NBA Most Valuable Player and a twelve-time All-Star, he was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won eleven NBA championships during his thirteen-year career. Russell and Henri Richard of the Montreal Canadiens are tied for the record of the most championships won by an athlete in a North American sports league.
Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain, who played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers, is the NBA player with the most league MVPs. He won the award four times, in 1960, 1966, 1967 and 1968.
