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 Los Angeles 1976-77 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Los Angeles 1977-78 Bill Walton Portland 1978-79 Moses Malone Houston 1979-80 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles Lakers 1987-88 Michael Jordan Chicago 1988-89 Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers 1989-90 Magic Johnson Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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