The NBA honors the season’s top performers today! Check out some trivia on the league's superstars. NBA NBAAwards
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads with 6 MVP awards. Michael Jordan and Bill Russell have 5 each.James Harden has a chance to become the 12th player to earn the honor in consecutive seasons.
Since 1983-84, 5 players have won unanimously: Karl-Anthony Towns , Damian Lillard , Blake Griffin , David Robinson and Ralph Sampson . Last season, Rudy Gobert became the second Utah player to be named Defensive Player of the Year, joining two-time honoree Mark Eaton. 2000-01 Most Improved Player Tracy McGrady was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017.
Bill Walton and James Harden are the only players to win both the Sixth Man Award and the Most Valuable Player Award.
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