MVP Status - Can You Name These NBA MVP's?

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NBA MVP's Quiz Questions

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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.

  • A
    Stephen Curry
  • B
    Russell Westbrook
  • C
    Kevin Durant
  • D
    LeBron James

Question 2

As of 2018, who is the most recent back-to-back NBA Most Valuable Player Award winner?

  • A
    Steve Nash
  • B
    LeBron James
  • C
    Tim Duncan
  • D
    Stephen Curry

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?

  • A
    Dirk Nowitzki
  • B
    LeBron James
  • C
    Tim Duncan
  • D
    Kevin Durant

Question 4

As of 2018, which active player has received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award the most times?

  • A
    Chris Paul
  • B
    LeBron James
  • C
    James Harden
  • D
    Stephen Curry

Question 5

As of 2018, Michael Jordan and which other player are the only Chicago Bulls to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?

  • A
    Ron Artest
  • B
    Zach Levine
  • C
    Scottie Pippen
  • D
    Derrick Rose

Question 6

As of 2018, which Los Angeles Laker most recently won the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award?

  • A
    Steve Nash
  • B
    Kobe Bryant
  • C
    Ron Artest
  • D
    Dwight Howard

Question 7

As of 2018, Dirk Nowitzki is the only member of which franchise to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?

  • A
    Atlanta Hawks
  • B
    Boston Celtics
  • C
    Dallas Mavericks
  • D
    Indiana Pacers

Question 8

In 2005, Steve Nash became the first player from which country to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?

  • A
    Australia
  • B
    United Kingdom
  • C
    Canada
  • D
    Germany

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?

  • A
    Los Angeles Clippers
  • B
    Los Angeles Lakers
  • C
    Boston Celtics
  • D
    Miami Heat

Question 10

Which of these players won more NBA championships than NBA Most Valuable Player Awards during their career?

  • A
    Kevin Ganrett
  • B
    Tim Duncan
  • C
    Allen iverson
  • D
    Steve Nash

Question 11

As of 2018, which Philadelphia 76er most recently won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?

  • A
    Wilt Chamberlain
  • B
    Ray Allen
  • C
    Allen iverson
  • D
    Julius Erving

Question 12

This player starred in the film "Kazaam" four years before he received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award.

  • A
    Michael Jordan
  • B
    Ray Allen
  • C
    Shaquille O'Neal
  • D
    Tim Duncan

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?

  • A
    Larry Bird
  • B
    Magic Johnson
  • C
    Karl Malone
  • D
    Tim Duncan

Question 14

Which of these players won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award the most times in their career?

  • A
    Magic Johnson
  • B
    Larry Bird
  • C
    Wilt Chamberlain
  • D
    Michael Jordan

Question 15

Other than Tim Duncan, who is the only San Antonio Spur to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?

  • A
    Tony Parker
  • B
    Manu Ginobili
  • C
    Kawhi Leonard
  • D
    David Robinson

Question 16

Who was the first foreign-born player to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?

  • A
    Dirk Nowitziki
  • B
    Pat Blair
  • C
    Hakeem Olajuwon
  • D
    Patrick Ewing

Question 17

Who was the first member of the Phoenix Suns to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?

  • A
    Hakeem Olajuwon
  • B
    Steve Nash
  • C
    Kevin Johnson
  • D
    Charles Barkley

Question 18

Which of these players won an NCAA title, an NBA Most Valuable Player Award, and an NBA title?

  • A
    Magic Johnson
  • B
    Shaquille O'Neal
  • C
    Michael Jordan
  • D
    Larry Bird

Question 19

This player won the NBA MVP Award five times in his career and was part of six NBA championship teams.

  • A
    Kobe Bryant
  • B
    Magic Johnson
  • C
    Yao Ming
  • D
    Michael Jordan

Question 20

Which of these players won the NBA Most Valuable Player three times with two different teams?

  • A
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • B
    Julius Erving
  • C
    Shaquille O'Neal
  • D
    Michael Jordan

Question 21

Moses Malone won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award as a member of which two franchises?

  • A
    Houston Rockets and Chicago Bulls
  • B
    Houston Rockets and New York Knicks
  • C
    Houston Rockets and Philadelphia 76ers
  • D
    Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers

Question 22

Which of these NBA Most Valuable Player Award winners has a son currently serving as an NBA head coach?

  • A
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • B
    Larry Bird
  • C
    Julius Erving
  • D
    Bill Walton

Question 23

Bob McAdoo was the only player from which team to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?

  • A
    St. Louis Hawks
  • B
    Cincinnati Royals
  • C
    Philadelphia Warriors
  • D
    Buffalo Braves

Question 24

As of 2018, which player holds the record for winning the NBA Most Valuable Player Award the most times?

  • A
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • B
    Wilt Chamberlain
  • C
    Bill Russell
  • D
    Patrick Ewing

Question 25

As of 2018, who is the only New York Knick to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?

  • A
    Willis Reed
  • B
    Patrick Ewing
  • C
    Carmelo Anthony
  • D
    Walt Frazier

Question 26

As of 2018, which franchise has had the most NBA Most Valuable Player winners?

  • A
    Chicago Bulls
  • B
    Boston Celtics
  • C
    Los Angeles Lakers
  • D
    Philadelphia 76ers

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?

  • A
    Magic Johnson
  • B
    Wilt Chamberlain
  • C
    Michael Jordan
  • D
    LeBron James

Question 28

The NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award is named after which NBA Most Valuable Award winner?

  • A
    Wilt Chamberlain
  • B
    Bill Russell
  • C
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • D
    Larry Bird

Question 29

Which of these players never received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award during their career?

  • A
    Kevin Garnett
  • B
    Karl Malone
  • C
    Isiah Thomas
  • D
    David Robinson

Question 30

As of 2018, how many NBA franchises have never produced an NBA Most Valuable Player Award winner?

  • A
    9
  • B
    11
  • C
    8
  • D
    10

Comments (3)

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Most of the time you could just look at the pic.

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Obviously I didn't watch much basketball.

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