National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player.

National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player. Year Player 1956 Bob Pettit, St. Louis 1957 Bob Cousy, Boston 1958 Bill Russell, Boston 1959 Bob Pettit, St. Louis 1960 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 1961 Bill Russell, Boston 1962 Bill Russell, Boston 1963 Bill Russell, Boston 1964 Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati 1965 Bill Russell, Boston 1966 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 1967 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 1968 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 1969 Wes Unseld, Baltimore 1970 Willis Reed, New York 1971 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee 1972 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee 1973 Dave Cowens, Boston 1974 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee 1975 Bob McAdoo, Buffalo 1976 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers 1977 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers 1978 Bill Walton, Portland 1979 Moses Malone, Houston 1980 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers 1981 Julius Erving, Philadelphia 1982 Moses Malone, Houston 1983 Moses Malone, Philadelphia 1984 Larry Bird, Boston 1985 Larry Bird, Boston 1986 Larry Bird, Boston 1987 Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers 1988 Michael Jordan, Chicago 1989 Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers 1990 Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers 1991 Michael Jordan, Chicago 1992 Michael Jordan, Chicago 1993 Charles Barkley, Phoenix 1994 Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston 1995 David Robinson, San Antonio 1996 Michael Jordan, Chicago 1997 Karl Malone, Utah 1998 Michael Jordan, Chicago 1999 Karl Malone, Utah 2000 Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers 2001 Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 2002 Tim Duncan, San Antonio 2003 Tim Duncan, San Antonio 2004 Kevin Garnett, Minnesota 2005 Steve Nash, Phoenix 2006 Steve Nash, Phoenix 2007 Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Source: National Basketball Association.