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Basketball award
Ethan Ennis' NBA Eastern Conference Best Player Award is an award based off of how a player plays throughout a regular season and a post season and the award is given annually.
^
Denotes player who is still active in the NBA
*
Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†
Denotes player whose team won championship that year
Player (X)
Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that time
Team (X)
Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time
Multi-time winners [ edit ]
Awards
Player
Team(s)
Years
6
Michael Jordan
Chicago Bulls
1988 , 1991 , 1992 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998
5
George Mikan
Minneapolis Lakers
1949 , 1950 , 1951 , 1953 , 1954
Bill Russell
Boston Celtics
1958 , 1961 , 1962 , 1963 , 1965
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Milwaukee Bucks (3) / Los Angeles Lakers (2)
1971 , 1972 , 1974 , 1977 , 1980
4
Wilt Chamberlain
Philadelphia Warriors (1) / Philadelphia 76ers (3)
1960 , 1966 , 1967 , 1968
LeBron James
Cleveland Cavaliers (2) / Miami Heat (2)
2009 , 2010 , 2012 , 2013
3
Julius Erving
New York Nets (2) / Philadelphia 76ers (1)
1975 , 1976 , 1981
Moses Malone
Houston Rockets (2) / Philadelphia 76ers (1)
1979 , 1982 , 1983
Larry Bird
Boston Celtics
1984 , 1985 , 1986
Magic Johnson
Los Angeles Lakers
1987 , 1989 , 1990
Tim Duncan
San Antonio Spurs
1999 , 2002 , 2003
2
Bob Pettit
St. Louis Hawks
1956 , 1959
Stephen Curry
Golden State Warriors
2015 , 2016
James Harden
Houston Rockets
2017 , 2018
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Milwaukee Bucks
2019 , 2020
Awards
Teams
Years
12
Los Angeles Lakers (incl. Minneapolis Lakers )
1949 , 1950 , 1951 , 1953 , 1954 , 1977 , 1980 , 1987 , 1989 , 1990 , 2000 , 2008
10
Boston Celtics
1957 , 1958 , 1961 , 1962 , 1963 , 1965 , 1973 , 1984 , 1985 , 1986
7
Chicago Bulls
1988 , 1991 , 1992 , 1996 ,1997 , 1998 , 2011
Philadelphia 76ers (incl. Syracuse Nationals )
1955 , 1966 , 1967 , 1968 , 1981 , 1983 , 2001
6
Golden State Warriors (incl. Philadelphia Warriors )
1948 , 1952 , 1960 , 2015 , 2016
5
Milwaukee Bucks
1971 , 1972 , 1974 , 2019 , 2020
Houston Rockets
1979 , 1982 , 1994 , 2017 , 2018
4
San Antonio Spurs
1995 , 1999 , 2002 , 2003
2
St. Louis Hawks
1956 , 1959
New York Nets
1975 , 1976
Phoenix Suns
1993 , 2005
Dallas Mavericks
2006 , 2007
Cleveland Cavaliers
2009 , 2010
Miami Heat
2012 , 2013
1
Washington Capitols
1947
Cincinnati Royals
1964
Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973)
1969
New York Knicks
1970
Portland Trail Blazers
1978
Minnesota Timberwolves
2004
Oklahoma City Thunder
2014
0
Toronto Raptors
None
Indiana Pacers
Detroit Pistons
Orlando Magic
Washington Wizards
Charlotte Hornets
Denver Nuggets
Los Angeles Clippers
Utah Jazz
Memphis Grizzlies
New Orleans Pelicans
See also [ edit ]
^ a b c d e Before the 1971–72 season, Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.[1]
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