Award seasons, curated
Greatest NBA MVP seasons.
The most complete regular seasons from the award's winners — production, winning, innovation and what they changed.
Official award history ↗#1
Player season →2015-16 · Golden State Warriors
Stephen Curry
30.1 PPG · 6.7 APG · 50/45/91 shooting · 73 wins
The NBA's only unanimous MVP turned impossible range and efficiency into a 73-win offense.
#2
Player season →1987-88 · Chicago Bulls
Michael Jordan
35.0 PPG · 5.5 RPG · 5.9 APG · MVP + DPOY
The rare season where the scoring champion was also the league's most destructive perimeter defender.
#3
Player season →1999-00 · Los Angeles Lakers
Shaquille O'Neal
29.7 PPG · 13.6 RPG · 3.0 BPG · 67 wins
A physically overwhelming season that nearly swept the MVP vote and continued into a title and Finals MVP.
#4
Player season →2012-13 · Miami Heat
LeBron James
26.8 PPG · 8.0 RPG · 7.3 APG · 66 wins
Peak two-way LeBron led Miami's 27-game winning streak and nearly became a unanimous selection.
#5
Player season →1966-67 · Philadelphia 76ers
Wilt Chamberlain
24.1 PPG · 24.2 RPG · 7.8 APG · 68 wins
Wilt traded volume scoring for orchestration and powered one of the era's great teams.
#6
Player season →2016-17 · Oklahoma City Thunder
Russell Westbrook
31.6 PPG · 10.7 RPG · 10.4 APG · 42 triple-doubles
An unprecedented triple-double season carried Oklahoma City after Kevin Durant's departure.
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