There are many NBA players with multiple MVP awards. Kareem Abdul Jabberwon six such acclaim in his career, among most players so far. His lead should be pretty safe too. LeBron James My career continues to end. James has four in its own right.
But what if an NBA player can win an award only once in his career, such as in the case of a writer or a Nobel Prize in Literature?
We went back in time and looked up and looked up MVP voting over the years.
Please see the results below.
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He finished third in the MVP voting after Bob Pettit and Bill Russell
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After Bill Russell, Bob Pettit, Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain, he finished fifth in the MVP poll.
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After Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson and Elgin Baylor, he finished fifth in the MVP poll.
Finished with a 6th MVP voting after Bill Russell, Elgin Baylor, Oscar Robertson, Bob Pettit and Jerry West
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Oscar Robertson, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Bob Pettit and Jerry West finished sixth in the MVP poll
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After Bill Russell, Oscar Robertson and Jerry West, he finished fourth in the MVP poll
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After Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Oscar Robertson and Bill Russell, he finished fifth in the MVP voting
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Wilt Chamberlain’s second MVP voting ended
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After Wilt Chamberlain, he finished second in the MVP poll
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain finished fourth in the MVP voting
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He came in second place in the MVP voting after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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After Bob McAdoo and Dave Cowens, he finished third in the MVP voting
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bob McAdoo and Dave Cowens, finished fourth in the MVP voting
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He came in second place in the MVP voting after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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After Bill Walton, he finished second in the MVP voting
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He came in second place in the MVP voting after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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After Julius Irving, he finished second in the MVP voting
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After Moses Malone, Larry Bird and Julius Irving, he finished fourth in the MVP voting
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After Moses Malone and Larry Bird, he finished third in the MVP voting
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He finished second in the MVP voting after Larry Bird
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Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Moses Malone and Kareem Abdul Jabber finished fifth in the MVP voting
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He finished second in the MVP voting after Larry Bird
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After Magic Johnson, he finished second in the MVP poll
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After Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, he finished fourth in the MVP voting
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After Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan, he finished third in the MVP poll
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After Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan and Carl Malone, he finished fifth in the MVP poll
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After Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson, he finished third in the MVP poll
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He came in second place in the MVP voting after Michael Jordan.
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He came in second place in the MVP voting after Charles Berkley
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After Hakeem Olajuwon and David Robinson, he finished third in the MVP voting
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He finished second in the MVP voting after David Robinson
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After Michael Jordan and David Robinson, he finished third in the MVP poll
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After Carl Malone and Michael Jordan, he finished third in the MVP voting
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After Michael Jordan and Carl Malone, he finished third in the MVP voting
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He finished second in the MVP voting after Karl Malone
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He came in second in the MVP voting after Shaquille O’Neal
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After Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett, he finished third in the MVP poll
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After Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan, he finished third in the MVP poll
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After Steve Nash, he finished second in the MVP voting
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He came in second place in the MVP voting after Kobe Bryant
After LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, he finished third in the MVP voting
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He came in second place in the MVP voting after LeBron James
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After LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul and Coby Bryant, he finished fifth in the MVP poll
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After LeBron James and Kevin Durant, he finished third in the MVP poll
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After Kevin Durant and LeBron James, he finished third in the MVP poll
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After Stephen Curry, he finished second in the MVP voting
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After Giannis Antetokounmpo, Lebron James and James Harden, he finished fourth in the MVP voting
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After Nikola Jokic, he finished second in the MVP poll
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After Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo he finished fourth in the MVP voting
After Nikola Jokic, he finished second in the MVP poll
