It’s a list of the finest of the huge, the gamers who possess been at their most effective when the stakes possess been the top: the NBA finals MVPs.
Michael Jordan won it six instances. Magic Johnson is a 3-time winner. LeBron James — who you’ll watch on this list of the last 20 winners — won it four instances. Jerry West is the finest player to possess interaction it for a shedding effort.
Though Invoice Russell never won the award (it wasn’t an award till 1969 and West won it that one year), it used to be named after the Boston Celtics narrative in 2009.
So here’s a peep on the last 20 winners as the 2021 finals manner:
2001: Shaquille O’Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
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2002: Shaquille O’Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
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2003: Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
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2004: Chauncey Billups, Detroit Pistons
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2005: Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
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2006: Dwyane Wade, Miami Warmth
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2007: Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs
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2008: Paul Pierce, Boston Celtics
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2009: Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
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2010: Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
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2011: Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
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2012: LeBron James, Miami Warmth
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2013: LeBron James, Miami Warmth
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2014: Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs
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2015: Andre Iguodala, Golden Teach Warriors
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2016: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
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2017: Kevin Durant, Golden Teach Warriors
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2018: Kevin Durant, Golden Teach Warriors
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2019: Kawhi Leonard, Toronto Raptors
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2020: LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers
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