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color=red><b>HONOR</b></font><p> <p><a href="/org/214/000169704/">National Basketball Association</a> Most Valuable Player, awarded annually based on votes by sportswriters and broadcasters who cover the NBA.<p> <p> <table border=1><tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1955/56</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/952/000109625/">Bob Pettit</a></td> <td>St. Louis Hawks </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1956/57</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/376/000113037/">Bob Cousy</a></td> <td>Boston Celtics </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1957/58</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/783/000023714/">Bill Russell</a></td> <td>Boston Celtics </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1958/59</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/952/000109625/">Bob Pettit</a></td> <td>St. Louis Hawks </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1959/60</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/384/000023315/">Wilt Chamberlain</a></td> <td>Philadelphia Warriors </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1960/61</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/783/000023714/">Bill Russell</a></td> <td>Boston Celtics </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1961/62</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/783/000023714/">Bill Russell</a></td> <td>Boston Celtics </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1962/63</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/783/000023714/">Bill Russell</a></td> <td>Boston Celtics </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1963/64</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/377/000113038/">Oscar Robertson</a></td> <td>Cincinnati Royals </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1964/65</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/783/000023714/">Bill Russell</a></td> <td>Boston Celtics </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1965/66</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/384/000023315/">Wilt Chamberlain</a></td> <td>Philadelphia 76ers </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1966/67</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/384/000023315/">Wilt Chamberlain</a></td> <td>Philadelphia 76ers </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1967/68</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/384/000023315/">Wilt Chamberlain</a></td> <td>Philadelphia 76ers </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1968/69</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/871/000166373/">Wes Unseld</a></td> <td>Baltimore Bullets </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1969/70</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/867/000166369/">Willis Reed</a></td> <td>New York Knicks </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1970/71</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/663/000022597/">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a></td> <td>Milwaukee Bucks </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1971/72</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/663/000022597/">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a></td> <td>Milwaukee Bucks </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1972/73</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/851/000166353/">Dave Cowens</a></td> <td>Boston Celtics </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1973/74</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/663/000022597/">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a></td> <td>Milwaukee Bucks </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1974/75</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/948/000109621/">Bob McAdoo</a></td> <td>Buffalo Braves </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1975/76</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/663/000022597/">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a></td> <td>Los Angeles Lakers </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1976/77</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/663/000022597/">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a></td> <td>Los Angeles Lakers </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1977/78</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/939/000109612/">Bill Walton</a></td> <td>Portland Trail Blazers </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1978/79</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/874/000024802/">Moses Malone</a></td> <td>Houston Rockets </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1979/80</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/663/000022597/">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a></td> <td>Los Angeles Lakers </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1980/81</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/386/000023317/">Julius Erving</a></td> <td>Philadelphia 76ers </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1981/82</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/874/000024802/">Moses Malone</a></td> <td>Houston Rockets </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1982/83</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/874/000024802/">Moses Malone</a></td> <td>Philadelphia 76ers </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1983/84</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/664/000022598/">Larry Bird</a></td> <td>Boston Celtics </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1984/85</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/664/000022598/">Larry Bird</a></td> <td>Boston Celtics </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1985/86</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/664/000022598/">Larry Bird</a></td> <td>Boston Celtics </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1986/87</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/401/000022335/">Magic Johnson</a></td> <td>Los Angeles Lakers </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1987/88</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/235/000023166/">Michael Jordan</a></td> <td>Chicago Bulls </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1988/89</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/401/000022335/">Magic Johnson</a></td> <td>Los Angeles Lakers </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1989/90</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/401/000022335/">Magic Johnson</a></td> <td>Los Angeles Lakers </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1990/91</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/235/000023166/">Michael Jordan</a></td> <td>Chicago Bulls </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1991/92</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/235/000023166/">Michael Jordan</a></td> <td>Chicago Bulls </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1992/93</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/380/000023311/">Charles Barkley</a></td> <td>Phoenix Suns </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1993/94</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/725/000025650/">Hakeem Olajuwon</a></td> <td>Houston Rockets </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1994/95</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/938/000109611/">David Robinson</a></td> <td>San Antonio Spurs </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1995/96</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/235/000023166/">Michael Jordan</a></td> <td>Chicago Bulls </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1996/97</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/363/000050213/">Karl Malone</a></td> <td>Utah Jazz </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1997/98</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/235/000023166/">Michael Jordan</a></td> <td>Chicago Bulls </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1998/99</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/363/000050213/">Karl Malone</a></td> <td>Utah Jazz </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>1999/00</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/236/000023167/">Shaquille O'Neal</a></td> <td>Los Angeles Lakers </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>2000/01</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/525/000023456/">Allen Iverson</a></td> <td>Philadelphia 76ers </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>2001/02</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/150/000108823/">Tim Duncan</a></td> <td>San Antonio Spurs </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>2002/03</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/150/000108823/">Tim Duncan</a></td> <td>San Antonio Spurs </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>2003/04</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/232/000108905/">Kevin Garnett</a></td> <td>Minnesota Timberwolves </td> </tr> <tr> <td><center><tt><nobr>2004/05</nobr></tt></center></td> <td><a href="/people/936/000109609/">Steve Nash</a></td> <td>Phoenix Suns </td> 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