MVP Status - Can You Name These NBA MVP's?
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Some of the NBA's greatest players have received the league's Most Valuable Player Award. Are you a basketball trivia MVP? Find out with this quiz on NBA MVPs.
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Question 1
This player received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 2016-17 season after he became the second player in league history to average a triple-double during a season.
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AStephen Curry
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BRussell Westbrook
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CKevin Durant
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DLeBron James
Russell Westbrook
Curry received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.
Question 2
As of 2018, who is the most recent back-to-back NBA Most Valuable Player Award winner?
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ASteve Nash
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BLeBron James
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CTim Duncan
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DStephen Curry
Stephen Curry
Curry received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.
Question 3
Which of these NBA Most Valuable Player Award winners isn't a current member of the franchise with which he received the award for the first time?
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ADirk Nowitzki
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BLeBron James
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CTim Duncan
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DKevin Durant
Kevin Durant
Durant, a current member of the Golden State Warriors, received the 2013-14 NBA Most Valuable Player Award as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Question 4
As of 2018, which active player has received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award the most times?
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AChris Paul
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BLeBron James
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CJames Harden
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DStephen Curry
LeBron James
As of 2018, James has received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award four times in his career.
Question 5
As of 2018, Michael Jordan and which other player are the only Chicago Bulls to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?
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ARon Artest
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BZach Levine
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CScottie Pippen
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DDerrick Rose
Derrick Rose
Rose received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 2010-11 season.
Question 6
As of 2018, which Los Angeles Laker most recently won the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award?
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ASteve Nash
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BKobe Bryant
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CRon Artest
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DDwight Howard
Kobe Bryant
Bryant received the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award for the 2007- 2008 season.
Question 7
As of 2018, Dirk Nowitzki is the only member of which franchise to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?
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AAtlanta Hawks
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BBoston Celtics
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CDallas Mavericks
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DIndiana Pacers
Dallas Mavericks
Nowitzki received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 2006-07 season.
Question 8
In 2005, Steve Nash became the first player from which country to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?
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AAustralia
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BUnited Kingdom
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CCanada
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DGermany
Canada
Nash received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons.
Question 9
Kevin Garnett, who received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 2003-04 as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves, went on to win a championship as a member of which team?
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ALos Angeles Clippers
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BLos Angeles Lakers
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CBoston Celtics
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DMiami Heat
Boston Celtics
Garnett was a member of the 2007-08 Boston Celtics NBA championship team.
Question 10
Which of these players won more NBA championships than NBA Most Valuable Player Awards during their career?
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AKevin Ganrett
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BTim Duncan
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CAllen iverson
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DSteve Nash
Tim Duncan
Duncan, a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Award winner, was a member of five San Antonio Spurs championship teams.
Question 11
As of 2018, which Philadelphia 76er most recently won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?
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AWilt Chamberlain
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BRay Allen
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CAllen iverson
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DJulius Erving
Allen iverson
Iverson received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 2000-01 season.
Question 12
This player starred in the film "Kazaam" four years before he received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award.
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AMichael Jordan
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BRay Allen
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CShaquille O'Neal
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DTim Duncan
Shaquille O'Neal
"Kazaam" premiered in 1996. O'Neal received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 1999-2000 NBA season.
Question 13
Which of these players received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in a season in which his team lost to the Chicago Bulls in the NBA Finals?
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ALarry Bird
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BMagic Johnson
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CKarl Malone
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DTim Duncan
Karl Malone
Malone, a member of the Utah Jazz, won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 1996-97 season. The Jazz to the Bulls in the 1997 NBA Finals.
Question 14
Which of these players won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award the most times in their career?
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AMagic Johnson
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BLarry Bird
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CWilt Chamberlain
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DMichael Jordan
Michael Jordan
Jordan received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award five times during his career.
Question 15
Other than Tim Duncan, who is the only San Antonio Spur to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?
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ATony Parker
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BManu Ginobili
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CKawhi Leonard
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DDavid Robinson
David Robinson
Robinson received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 1994-95 season.
Question 16
Who was the first foreign-born player to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?
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ADirk Nowitziki
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BPat Blair
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CHakeem Olajuwon
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DPatrick Ewing
Hakeem Olajuwon
Olajuwon received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 1993-94 season.
Question 17
Who was the first member of the Phoenix Suns to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?
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AHakeem Olajuwon
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BSteve Nash
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CKevin Johnson
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DCharles Barkley
Charles Barkley
Barkley received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 1992-93 season, making him the first member of the Phoenix Suns organization to receive the honor.
Question 18
Which of these players won an NCAA title, an NBA Most Valuable Player Award, and an NBA title?
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AMagic Johnson
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BShaquille O'Neal
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CMichael Jordan
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DLarry Bird
Michael Jordan
Johnson helped Michigan State win a men's basketball national championship in 1979. He then won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award three times and played on five NBA championship teams.
Question 19
This player won the NBA MVP Award five times in his career and was part of six NBA championship teams.
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AKobe Bryant
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BMagic Johnson
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CYao Ming
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DMichael Jordan
Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan was a 6× NBA champion (1991–1993, 1996–1998) and a 5× NBA Most Valuable Player (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998).
Question 20
Which of these players won the NBA Most Valuable Player three times with two different teams?
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AKareem Abdul-Jabbar
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BJulius Erving
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CShaquille O'Neal
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DMichael Jordan
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Abdul-Jabbar won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award three times as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks and three times as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Question 21
Moses Malone won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award as a member of which two franchises?
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AHouston Rockets and Chicago Bulls
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BHouston Rockets and New York Knicks
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CHouston Rockets and Philadelphia 76ers
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DHouston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers
Houston Rockets and Philadelphia 76ers
Malone won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award as a member of the Rockets for the 1978-79 and the 1981-82 seasons and as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers for the 1982-83 season.
Question 22
Which of these NBA Most Valuable Player Award winners has a son currently serving as an NBA head coach?
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AKareem Abdul-Jabbar
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BLarry Bird
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CJulius Erving
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DBill Walton
Bill Walton
Walton, whose son, Luke, is the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 1977-78 season.
Question 23
Bob McAdoo was the only player from which team to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?
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ASt. Louis Hawks
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BCincinnati Royals
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CPhiladelphia Warriors
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DBuffalo Braves
Buffalo Braves
McAdoo received the Most Valuable Player Award for the 1974-75 NBA season.
Question 24
As of 2018, which player holds the record for winning the NBA Most Valuable Player Award the most times?
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AKareem Abdul-Jabbar
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BWilt Chamberlain
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CBill Russell
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DPatrick Ewing
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Abdul-Jabbar won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award six times during his career.
Question 25
As of 2018, who is the only New York Knick to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?
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AWillis Reed
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BPatrick Ewing
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CCarmelo Anthony
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DWalt Frazier
Willis Reed
Reed received the Most Valuable Player Award for the 1969-70 NBA season.
Question 26
As of 2018, which franchise has had the most NBA Most Valuable Player winners?
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AChicago Bulls
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BBoston Celtics
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CLos Angeles Lakers
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DPhiladelphia 76ers
Boston Celtics
As of 2018, a Boston Celtic has won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award 10 times.
Question 27
Bill Russell, Larry Bird, and who else are the only players to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in three consecutive seasons?
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AMagic Johnson
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BWilt Chamberlain
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CMichael Jordan
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DLeBron James
Wilt Chamberlain
Chamberlain won the NBA Most Valuable Player three seasons in a row from 1965-68.
Question 28
The NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award is named after which NBA Most Valuable Award winner?
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AWilt Chamberlain
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BBill Russell
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CKareem Abdul-Jabbar
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DLarry Bird
Bill Russell
Russell won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award five times in his career.
Question 29
Which of these players never received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award during their career?
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AKevin Garnett
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BKarl Malone
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CIsiah Thomas
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DDavid Robinson
Isiah Thomas
Thomas, who played on two NBA championship teams, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.
Question 30
As of 2018, how many NBA franchises have never produced an NBA Most Valuable Player Award winner?
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A9
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B11
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C8
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D10
9
The Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, Orlando Magic, and Toronto Raptors have had a player win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award as of 2018.
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