Nba mvp

What NBA Most Valuable Player Award is all about ? Also provide the list of winners of National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award .

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NBA Most Valuable Player is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1955–56 NBA season to the best performing player of the regular season .

Winners list :

Season Player

1955–56 Bob Pettit
1956–57 Bob Cousy
1957–58 Bill Russell
1958–59 Bob Pettit(2)
1959–60 Wilt Chamberlain
1960–61 Bill Russell (2)
1961–62 Bill Russell (3)
1962–63 Bill Russell (4)
1963–64 Oscar Robertson
1964–65 Bill Russell (5)
1965–66 Wilt Chamberlain (2)
1966–67 Wilt Chamberlain (3)
1967–68 Wilt Chamberlain (4)
1968–69 Wes Unseld
1969–70 Willis Reed
1970–71 Lew Alcindor[g]
1971–72 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar[g] (2)
1972–73 Dave Cowens
1973–74 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar[g] (3)
1974–75 Bob McAdoo
1975–76 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar[g] (4)
1976–77 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar[g] (5)
1977–78 Bill Walton
1978–79 Moses Malone
1979–80 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar[g] (6)
1980–81 Julius Erving
1981–82 Moses Malone (2)
1982–83 Moses Malone (3)
1983–84 Larry Bird
1984–85 Larry Bird (2)
1985–86 Larry Bird (3)
1986–87 Earvin "Magic" Johnson
1987–88 Michael Jordan
1988–89 Earvin "Magic" Johnson (2)
1989–90 Earvin "Magic" Johnson (3)
1990–91 Michael Jordan (2)
1991–92 Michael Jordan (3)
1992–93 Charles Barkley
1993–94 Hakeem Olajuwon
1994–95 David Robinson
1995–96 Michael Jordan (4)
1996–97 Karl Malone
1997–98 Michael Jordan (5)
1998–99 Karl Malone (2)
1999–00 Shaquille O'Neal
2000–01 Allen Iverson
2001–02 Tim Duncan^
2002–03 Tim Duncan^ (2)
2003–04 Kevin Garnett^
2004–05 Steve Nash
2005–06 Steve Nash (2)
2006–07 Dirk Nowitzki^
2007–08 Kobe Bryant^
2008–09 LeBron James^
2009–10 LeBron James^ (2)
2010–11 Derrick Rose^
2011–12 LeBron James^ (3)
2012–13 LeBron James^ (4)
2013–14 Kevin Durant^
2014–15 Stephen Curry