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The National Basketball Association Finals Most Valuable Player Award is presented to the player who has exhibited exceptional play during an NBA Finals series. The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association and the conclusion of the sport's postseason each June The award typically goes to a player on the winning team, though when it was first awarded to Jerry West in 1969, his Los Angeles Lakers' team lost to the Boston Celtics. Jerry Alan West (born May 28 1938 is a retired American Basketball player who played his entire professional career for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA team based in Los Angeles, California. The Boston Celtics are an American professional Basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the This was the only year that the award went to a player whose team did not win the championship.

The award was originally a black trophy with a gold basketball-shaped sphere at the top, similar to the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy, until a smaller trophy was introduced in 2005 and presented to the Finals MVP, Tim Duncan. The Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy is a trophy awarded to the National Basketball Association (NBA team that wins the NBA Finals at the conclusion of WikipediaPersondata --> Timothy "Tim" Theodore Duncan (born April 25 1976 in Christiansted, St

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All-time award winners

The following is a list of the all-time Finals Most Valuable Players. [1] Michael Jordan has won the award 6 times to lead all players. Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963 is a retired American professional Basketball player and active businessman Magic Johnson is the youngest player and only rookie to be named the Finals MVP at the age of 20 years in the 1980 NBA Finals. The 1980 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1979-80 NBA season. The only three non-American-born stars to win the award are Hakeem Olajuwon (Nigeria in 1994 and 1995), Tim Duncan (Virgin Islands in 1999, 2003 and 2005) and Tony Parker (France in 2007), though Parker was the only awardee who was not an American citizen at the time. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (born on January 21 1963 is a retired Nigerian American professional Basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal The 1994 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1993-94 National Basketball Association season, featuring the Eastern Conference The 1995 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1994-95 NBA season. WikipediaPersondata --> Timothy "Tim" Theodore Duncan (born April 25 1976 in Christiansted, St See also Culture of the Virgin Islands Music of the Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Creole The 1999 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1998-99 NBA season. The 2003 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 2002-03 NBA season. The 2005 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 2004-05 National Basketball Association season. William Anthony "Tony" Parker (born) is a French professional Basketball player for the NBA 's San Antonio Spurs and member of This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The 2007 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2006-07 National Basketball Association season, and was the conclusion of the 2007 NBA Playoffs.

YearPlayerTeam
2008Flag of ? TBDTBD
2007Flag of France Tony ParkerSan Antonio Spurs
2006Flag of the United States Dwyane WadeMiami Heat
2005Flag of the United States Virgin Islands Flag of the United States Tim Duncan (3)San Antonio Spurs
2004Flag of the United States Chauncey BillupsDetroit Pistons
2003Flag of the United States Virgin Islands Flag of the United States Tim Duncan (2)San Antonio Spurs
2002Flag of the United States Shaquille O'Neal (3)Los Angeles Lakers
2001Flag of the United States Shaquille O'Neal (2)Los Angeles Lakers
2000Flag of the United States Shaquille O'NealLos Angeles Lakers
1999Flag of the United States Virgin Islands Flag of the United States Tim DuncanSan Antonio Spurs
1998Flag of the United States Michael Jordan (6)Chicago Bulls
1997Flag of the United States Michael Jordan (5)Chicago Bulls
1996Flag of the United States Michael Jordan (4)Chicago Bulls
1995Flag of Nigeria Flag of the United States Hakeem Olajuwon (2)Houston Rockets
1994Flag of Nigeria Flag of the United States Hakeem OlajuwonHouston Rockets
1993Flag of the United States Michael Jordan (3)Chicago Bulls
1992Flag of the United States Michael Jordan (2)Chicago Bulls
1991Flag of the United States Michael JordanChicago Bulls
1990Flag of the United States Isiah ThomasDetroit Pistons
1989Flag of the United States Joe DumarsDetroit Pistons
1988Flag of the United States James WorthyLos Angeles Lakers
1987Flag of the United States Magic Johnson (3)Los Angeles Lakers
1986Flag of the United States Larry Bird (2)Boston Celtics
1985Flag of the United States Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (2)Los Angeles Lakers
1984Flag of the United States Larry BirdBoston Celtics
1983Flag of the United States Moses MalonePhiladelphia 76ers
1982Flag of the United States Magic Johnson (2)Los Angeles Lakers
1981Flag of the United States Cedric MaxwellBoston Celtics
1980Flag of the United States Magic JohnsonLos Angeles Lakers
1979Flag of the United States Dennis JohnsonSeattle SuperSonics
1978Flag of the United States Wes UnseldWashington Bullets
1977Flag of the United States Bill WaltonPortland Trail Blazers
1976Flag of the United States Jo Jo WhiteBoston Celtics
1975Flag of the United States Rick BarryGolden State Warriors
1974Flag of the United States John HavlicekBoston Celtics
1973Flag of the United States Willis Reed (2)New York Knicks
1972Flag of the United States Wilt ChamberlainLos Angeles Lakers
1971Flag of the United States Kareem Abdul-JabbarMilwaukee Bucks
1970Flag of the United States Willis ReedNew York Knicks
1969Flag of the United States Jerry WestLos Angeles Lakers

† = Losing Team

Multiple honors

Players

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6Michael Jordan
3Tim Duncan
Shaquille O'Neal
Magic Johnson
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Larry Bird
Hakeem Olajuwon
Willis Reed

Teams

No. Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963 is a retired American professional Basketball player and active businessman WikipediaPersondata --> Timothy "Tim" Theodore Duncan (born April 25 1976 in Christiansted, St Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born March 6 1972 frequently referred to simply as " Shaq " is an African American Professional basketball Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr; April 16 1947 is an American athlete and retired professional Basketball player widely considered Larry Joe Bird (born December 7 1956 is a retired American NBA Basketball player widely considered as one of the best players of all time and one of the top Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (born on January 21 1963 is a retired Nigerian American professional Basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA Willis Reed Jr (born June 25 1942 is a retired American Basketball player Team
10Los Angeles Lakers
6Chicago Bulls
5Boston Celtics
4San Antonio Spurs
3Detroit Pistons
2Houston Rockets
New York Knicks

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References

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