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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the NBA Most Valuable Player award six times, more than any other player. He took three of those awards with the Milwaukee Bucks and three with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Stephen Curry is the only player to win the NBA MVP unanimously, achieving it in the 2015-16 season. The next closest were Shaquille O'Neal in 1999-2000 and LeBron James in 2012-13, each of whom received 120 of 121 possible votes.
NBA MVP voters rank their top five candidates; first place earns 10 points, second earns 7, third earns 5, fourth earns 3, and fifth earns 1. A panel of sportswriters and broadcasters from the United States and Canada decides the award, with one additional ballot cast by fans through online voting since 2010.
Since the 2022-23 season, the NBA MVP trophy is called the Michael Jordan Trophy. Before 2021 it was the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, named after the NBA's first commissioner, whose name now belongs to the trophy given to the team with the best regular season record.
The Boston Celtics have produced more NBA MVP winners than any other franchise, with players from the team winning the award in ten different seasons. The Los Angeles Lakers rank second, with eight.
Since the 2023-24 season, players must appear in at least 65 games to be eligible for the NBA MVP. Players with season-ending injuries qualify with 62 credited games, and those affected by what the collective bargaining agreement calls 'bad faith circumstances' also receive protection.