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Ethan Ennis' NBA Eastern Conference Best Player Award
Sport	Basketball
League	National Basketball Association
Awarded for	Most Valuable Player in regular season of the National Basketball Association
History
First award	1946–47
Most wins	Michael Jordan (6)
Most recent	Giannis Antetokounmpo; Milwaukee Bucks

Ethan Ennis' NBA Eastern Conference Best Player Award is an award based off of how a player plays throughout a regular season and a post season and the award is given annually.

^	Denotes player who is still active in the NBA
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†	Denotes player whose team won championship that year
Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that time
Team (X)	Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time

Season	Player	Position	Nationality	Team
1946–47	Joe Fulks*	Power forward	United States	Philadelphia Warriors
1947–48	Joe Fulks* (2)	Power forward	United States	Philadelphia Warriors (2)
1948–49	Joe Fulks* (3)	Power forward	United States	Philadelphia Warriors (3)
1949–50	Max Zaslofsky*	Shooting guard	United States	Chicago Stags
1950–51	Ed Macauley*	Center	United States	Boston Celtics
1951–52	Paul Arizin	Small forward	United States	Philadelphia Warriors (4)
1952–53 †	Dolph Schayes*	Power forward	United States	Syracuse Nationals
1953–54	Dolph Schayes* (2)	Power forward	United States	Syracuse Nationals (2)
1954–55 †	Dolph Schayes* (3)	Power forward	United States	Syracuse Nationals (3)
1955–56	Bob Cousy*	Point guard	United States	Boston Celtics (2)
1956–57 †	Bob Cousy* (2)	Point guard	United States	Boston Celtics (3)
1957–58	Bill Russell*	Center	United States	Boston Celtics (4)
1958–59 †	Bill Russell* (2)	Center	United States	Boston Celtics (5)
1959–60	Wilt Chamberlain*	Center	United States	Philadelphia Warriors (5)
1960–61	Wilt Chamberlain* (2)	Center	United States	Philadelphia Warriors (6)
1961–62	Wilt Chamberlain* (3)	Center	United States	Philadelphia Warriors (7)
1962–63 †	Bill Russell* (3)	Center	United States	Boston Celtics (6)
1963–64 †	Bill Russell* (4)	Center	United States	Boston Celtics (7)
1964–65 †	Bill Russell* (5)	Center	United States	Boston Celtics (8)
1965–66	Wilt Chamberlain* (4)	Center	United States	Philadelphia 76ers (3)
1966–67 †	Wilt Chamberlain* (5)	Center	United States	Philadelphia 76ers (4)
1967–68	Wilt Chamberlain* (6)	Center	United States	Philadelphia 76ers (5)
1968–69	Oscar Robertson*	Point guard	United States	Cincinnati Royals
1969–70 †	Willis Reed*	Center	United States	New York Knicks
1970–71 †	Lew Alcindor*^[a]	Center	United States	Milwaukee Bucks
1971–72	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*^[a] (2)	Center	United States	Milwaukee Bucks (2)
1972–73	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*^[a] (3)	Center	United States	Milwaukee Bucks (3)
1973–74	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*^[a] (4)	Center	United States	Milwaukee Bucks (4)
1974–75	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*^[a] (5)	Center	United States	Milwaukee Bucks (5)
1975–76	George McGinnis*	Power forward	United States	Philadelphia 76ers (6)
1976–77	George Gervin*	Shooting guard	United States	San Antonio Spurs
1977–78	George Gervin* (2)	Shooting guard	United States	San Antonio Spurs (2)
1978–79	George Gervin* (3)	Shooting guard	United States	San Antonio Spurs (3)
1979–80	Julius Erving*	Shooting guard	United States	Philadelphia 76ers (7)
1980–81	Julius Erving* (2)	Small forward	United States	Philadelphia 76ers (8)
1981–82	Julius Erving* (2)	Small forward	United States	Philadelphia 76ers (9)
1982–83 †	Moses Malone*	Center	United States	Philadelphia 76ers (10)
1983–84 †	Larry Bird*	Small forward	United States	Boston Celtics (9)
1984–85	Larry Bird* (2)	Small forward	United States	Boston Celtics (10)
1985–86 †	Larry Bird*	Small forward	United States	Boston Celtics (11)
1986–87	Michael Jordan*	Shooting guard	United States	Chicago Bulls
1987–88	Michael Jordan* (2)	Shooting guard	United States	Chicago Bulls (2)
1988–89	Michael Jordan* (3)	Shooting guard	United States	Chicago Bulls (3)
1989–90	Michael Jordan* (4)	Shooting guard	United States	Chicago Bulls (4)
1990–91 †	Michael Jordan* (5)	Shooting guard	United States	Chicago Bulls (6)
1991–92 †	Michael Jordan* (6)	Shooting guard	United States	Chicago Bulls (6)
1992–93 †	Michael Jordan* (7)	Shooting guard	United States	Chicago Bulls (7)
1993–94	Scottie Pippen*	Shooting guard	United States	Chicago Bulls (8)
1994–95	Michael Jordan* (8)	Shooting guard	United States	Chicago Bulls (9)
1995–96 †	Michael Jordan* (9)	Shooting guard	United States	Chicago Bulls (10)
1996–97 †	Michael Jordan* (10)	Shooting guard	United States	Chicago Bulls (11)
1997–98 †	Michael Jordan* (11)	Shooting guard	United States	Chicago Bulls (12)
1998–99	Alonzo Mourning*	Center	United States^[b]	Miami Heat
1999–00	Alonzo Mourning* (2)	Center	United States^[b]	Miami Heat (2)
2000–01	Allen Iverson*	Shooting guard	United States	Philadelphia 76ers (11)
2001–02	Tracy McGrady*	Shooting guard	United States	Orlando Magic
2002–03	Tracy McGrady* (2)	Shooting guard	United States	Orlando Magic (2)
2003–04	Tracy McGrady* (3)	Shooting guard	United States	Orlando Magic (3)
2004–05	LeBron James^	Small forward	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers
2005–06	LeBron James^ (2)	Small forward	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers (2)
2006–07	LeBron James^ (3)	Small forward	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers (3)
2007–08	LeBron James^ (4)	Small forward	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers (4)
2008–09	LeBron James^ (5)	Small forward	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers (5)
2009–10	LeBron James^ (6)	Small forward	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers (6)
2010–11	LeBron James^ (7)	Small forward	United States	Miami Heat (3)
2011–12 †	LeBron James^ (8)	Small forward	United States	Miami Heat (4)
2012–13 †	LeBron James^ (9)	Small forward	United States	Miami Heat (5)
2013–14	LeBron James^ (10)	Small forward	United States	Miami Heat (6)
2014–15	LeBron James^ (11)	Small forward	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers (7)
2015–16 †	LeBron James^ (12)	Small forward	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers (8)
2016–17	LeBron James^ (13)	Small forward	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers (9)
2017–18	LeBron James^ (14)	Small forward	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers (10)
2018–19 †	Kawhi Leonard^	Small forward	United States	Toronto Raptors
2019–20	Giannis Antetokounmpo^	Power forward	Greece	Milwaukee Bucks (5)

Multi-time winners

Awards	Player	Team(s)	Years
6	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998
5	George Mikan	Minneapolis Lakers	1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954
	Bill Russell	Boston Celtics	1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Milwaukee Bucks (3) / Los Angeles Lakers (2)	1971, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1980
4	Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia Warriors (1) / Philadelphia 76ers (3)	1960, 1966, 1967, 1968
4	LeBron James	Cleveland Cavaliers (2) / Miami Heat (2)	2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
3	Julius Erving	New York Nets (2) / Philadelphia 76ers (1)	1975, 1976, 1981
	Moses Malone	Houston Rockets (2) / Philadelphia 76ers (1)	1979, 1982, 1983
	Larry Bird	Boston Celtics	1984, 1985, 1986
	Magic Johnson	Los Angeles Lakers	1987, 1989, 1990
	Tim Duncan	San Antonio Spurs	1999, 2002, 2003
2	Bob Pettit	St. Louis Hawks	1956, 1959
	Stephen Curry	Golden State Warriors	2015, 2016
	James Harden	Houston Rockets	2017, 2018
	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Milwaukee Bucks	2019, 2020

Teams

Awards	Teams	Years
12	Los Angeles Lakers (incl. Minneapolis Lakers)	1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1977, 1980, 1987, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2008
10	Boston Celtics	1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1973, 1984, 1985, 1986
7	Chicago Bulls	1988, 1991, 1992, 1996,1997, 1998, 2011
7	Philadelphia 76ers (incl. Syracuse Nationals)	1955, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1981, 1983, 2001
6	Golden State Warriors (incl. Philadelphia Warriors)	1948, 1952, 1960, 2015, 2016
5	Milwaukee Bucks	1971, 1972, 1974, 2019, 2020
5	Houston Rockets	1979, 1982, 1994, 2017, 2018
4	San Antonio Spurs	1995, 1999, 2002, 2003
2	St. Louis Hawks	1956, 1959
	New York Nets	1975, 1976
	Phoenix Suns	1993, 2005
	Dallas Mavericks	2006, 2007
	Cleveland Cavaliers	2009, 2010
	Miami Heat	2012, 2013
1	Washington Capitols	1947
	Cincinnati Royals	1964
	Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973)	1969
	New York Knicks	1970
	Portland Trail Blazers	1978
	Minnesota Timberwolves	2004
	Oklahoma City Thunder	2014
0	Toronto Raptors	None
	Indiana Pacers
	Detroit Pistons
	Orlando Magic
	Washington Wizards
	Charlotte Hornets
	Denver Nuggets
	Los Angeles Clippers
	Utah Jazz
	Memphis Grizzlies
	New Orleans Pelicans

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Before the 1971–72 season, Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.^[1]
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference note_c was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

^ "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved August 4, 2008.

[note_e-2] Before the 1971–72 season, Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.^[1]

[note_c-3] Cite error: The named reference note_c was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved August 4, 2008.

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Multi-time winners

Teams

See also

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