Now that we’ve recently published a list of regular season NBA MVP’s, we thought we’d compile a list of every NBA Finals MVP in chronological order. This list begins with Jerry West who took the award in 1969, first year it was awarded. This list ends with the most recent NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard who took the award home after his Raptors won the NBA Championship in 2019. We will update this list after the 2020 NBA season if and when that happens.
Jerry West
Willis Reed
Lew Alcindora
Wilt Chamberlain
Willis Reed
John Havlicek
Rick Barry
Jo Jo White
Bill Walton
Wes Unseld
Dennis Johnson
Magic Johnson
Cedric Maxwell
Magic Johnson
Moses Malone
Larry Bird
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Larry Bird
Magic Johnson
James Worthy
Joe Dumars
Isiah Thomas
Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
Hakeem Olajuwon
Hakeem Olajuwon
Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
Tim Duncan
Shaquille O’Neal
Shaquille O’Neal
Shaquille O’Neal
Tim Duncan
Chauncey Billups
Tim Duncan
Dwyane Wade
Tony Parker
Paul Pierce
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant
Dirk Nowitzki
LeBron James
LeBron James
Kawhi Leonard
Andre Iguodala
LeBron James
Kevin Durant
Kevin Durant
Kawhi Leonard
List of NBA Finals MVP’s With The Year They Won
Below is a plain text list of every NBA Finals MVP award winner with the year that they won the award. Note that this list is in chronological order, just as the list above. Feel free to copy and paste into whatever program or website you wish to use it for.
1969 Jerry West
1970 Willis Reed
1971 Lew Alcindora
1972 Wilt Chamberlain
1973 Willis Reed
1974 John Havlicek
1975 Rick Barry
1976 Jo Jo White
1977 Bill Walton
1978 Wes Unseld
1979 Dennis Johnson
1980 Magic Johnson
1981 Cedric Maxwell
1982 Magic Johnson
1983 Moses Malone
1984 Larry Bird
1985 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1986 Larry Bird
1987 Magic Johnson
1988 James Worthy
1989 Joe Dumars
1990 Isiah Thomas
1991 Michael Jordan
1992 Michael Jordan
1993 Michael Jordan
1994 Hakeem Olajuwon
1995 Hakeem Olajuwon
1996 Michael Jordan
1997 Michael Jordan
1998 Michael Jordan
1999 Tim Duncan
2000 Shaquille O’Neal
2001 Shaquille O’Neal
2002 Shaquille O’Neal
2003 Tim Duncan
2004 Chauncey Billups
2005 Tim Duncan
2006 Dwyane Wade
2007 Tony Parker
2008 Paul Pierce
2009 Kobe Bryant
2010 Kobe Bryant
2011 Dirk Nowitzki
2012 LeBron James
2013 LeBron James
2014 Kawhi Leonard
2015 Andre Iguodala
2016 LeBron James
2017 Kevin Durant
2018 Kevin Durant
2019 Kawhi Leonard
List of Players to Win NBA Finals MVP Multiple Times
Finally, here is a list of players to win the NBA Finals MVP more than once. Michael Jordan won the award six times, far and away the most by any NBA player.
Michael Jordan
Magic Johnson
Shaquille O’Neal
Tim Duncan
LeBron James
Willis Reed
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Larry Bird
Hakeem Olajuwon
Kobe Bryant
Kevin Durant
Kawhi Leonard
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