Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been named the 2019-20 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player, the NBA announced today.
This is the second straight Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award for Antetokounmpo, who becomes the 12th player to earn the honour in consecutive seasons.
Let’s take a look at all the Most Valuable Player award winners from the very start:
- 1955-56 – Bob Pettit, St. Louis
- 1956-57 – Bob Cousy, Boston
- 1957-58 – Bill Russell, Boston
- 1958-59 – Bob Pettit, St. Louis
- 1959-60 – Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia
- 1960-61 – Bill Russell, Boston
- 1961-62 – Bill Russell, Boston
- 1962-63 – Bill Russell, Boston
- 1963-64 – Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati
- 1964-65 – Bill Russell, Boston
- 1965-66 – Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia
- 1966-67 – Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia
- 1967-68 – Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia
- 1968-69 – Wes Unseld, Baltimore
- 1969-70 – Willis Reed, New York
- 1970-71 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee
- 1971-72 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee
- 1972-73 – Dave Cowens, Boston
- 1973-74 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee
- 1974-75 – Bob McAdoo, Buffalo
- 1975-76 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, L.A. Lakers
- 1976-77 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, L.A. Lakers
- 1977-78 – Bill Walton, Portland
- 1978-79 – Moses Malone, Houston
- 1979-80 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, L.A. Lakers
- 1980-81 – Julius Erving, Philadelphia
- 1981-82 – Moses Malone, Houston
- 1982-83 – Moses Malone, Philadelphia
- 1983-84 – Larry Bird, Boston
- 1984-85 – Larry Bird, Boston
- 1985-86 – Larry Bird, Boston
- 1986-87 – Magic Johnson, L.A. Lakers
- 1987-88 – Michael Jordan, Chicago
- 1988-89 – Magic Johnson, L.A. Lakers
- 1989-90 – Magic Johnson, L.A. Lakers
- 1990-91 – Michael Jordan, Chicago
- 1991-92 – Michael Jordan, Chicago
- 1992-93 – Charles Barkley, Phoenix
- 1993-94 – Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston
- 1994-95 – David Robinson, San Antonio
- 1995-96 – Michael Jordan, Chicago
- 1996-97 – Karl Malone, Utah
- 1997-98 – Michael Jordan, Chicago
- 1998-99 – Karl Malone, Utah
- 1999-00 – Shaquille O’Neal, L.A. Lakers
- 2000-01 – Allen Iverson, Philadelphia
- 2001-02 – Tim Duncan, San Antonio
- 2002-03 – Tim Duncan, San Antonio
- 2003-04 – Kevin Garnett, Minnesota
- 2004-05 – Steve Nash, Phoenix
- 2005-06 – Steve Nash, Phoenix
- 2006-07 – Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas
- 2007-08 – Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers
- 2008-09 – LeBron James, Cleveland
- 2009-10 – LeBron James, Cleveland
- 2010-11 – Derrick Rose, Chicago
- 2011-12 – LeBron James, Miami
- 2012-13 – LeBron James, Miami
- 2013-14 – Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City
- 2014-15 – Stephen Curry, Golden State
- 2015-16 – Stephen Curry, Golden State
- 2016-17 – Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City
- 2017-18 – James Harden, Houston
- 2018-19 – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee
- 2019-20 – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee
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