NBA Finals: Most Valuable Player.

NBA Finals: Most Valuable Player. The most valuable player (MVP) of the National Basketball Association Championship Finals is chosen annually by a vote of a panel of sports writers.. Year Player 1969 Jerry West, Los Angeles Lakers 1970 Willis Reed, New York Knicks 1971 Lew Alcindor1, Milwaukee Bucks 1972 Wilt Chamberlain, Los Angeles Lakers 1973 Willis Reed, New York Knicks 1974 John Havlicek, Boston Celtics 1975 Rick Barry, Golden State Warriors 1976 JoJo White, Boston Celtics 1977 Bill Walton, Portland Trail Blazers 1978 Wes Unseld, Washington Bullets 1979 Dennis Johnson, Seattle SuperSonics 1980 Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers 1981 Cedric Maxwell, Boston Celtics 1982 Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers 1983 Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers 1984 Larry Bird, Boston Celtics 1985 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers 1986 Larry Bird, Boston Celtics 1987 Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers 1988 James Worthy, Los Angeles Lakers 1989 Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons 1990 Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons 1991 Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls 1992 Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls 1993 Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls 1994 Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets 1995 Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets 1996 Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls 1997 Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls 1998 Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls 1999 Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs 2000 Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers 2001 Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers 2002 Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers 2003 Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs 2004 Chauncey Billups, Detroit Pistons 2005 Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs 2006 Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat 2007 Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs 1. Changed name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1972. Source: National Basketball Association.