Winners
| ^ | Denotes player who is still active in the NBA |
| * | Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has received the Finals MVP award |
| Team (X) | Denotes the number of times a player from this team has received the Finals MVP award |
| Year | Player | Position | Nationality | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | West, JerryJerry West* | Guard | United States | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1970 | Reed, WillisWillis Reed* | Center/Forward | United States | New York Knicks |
| 1971 | Alcindor, LewLew Alcindor* | Center | United States | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1972 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Center | United States | Los Angeles Lakers (2) |
| 1973 | Reed, WillisWillis Reed* (2) | Center/Forward | United States | New York Knicks (2) |
| 1974 | Havlicek, JohnJohn Havlicek* | Forward/Guard | United States | Boston Celtics |
| 1975 | Barry, RickRick Barry* | Forward | United States | Golden State Warriors |
| 1976 | White, Jo JoJo Jo White | Guard | United States | Boston Celtics (2) |
| 1977 | Walton, BillBill Walton* | Center | United States | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1978 | Unseld, WesWes Unseld* | Center/Forward | United States | Washington Bullets |
| 1979 | Johnson, DennisDennis Johnson* | Guard | United States | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1980 | Johnson, MagicMagic Johnson* | Guard | United States | Los Angeles Lakers (3) |
| 1981 | Maxwell, CedricCedric Maxwell | Forward | United States | Boston Celtics (3) |
| 1982 | Johnson, MagicMagic Johnson* (2) | Guard | United States | Los Angeles Lakers (4) |
| 1983 | Malone, MosesMoses Malone* | Center/Forward | United States | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1984 | Bird, LarryLarry Bird* | Forward | United States | Boston Celtics (4) |
| 1985 | Abdul-Jabbar, KareemKareem Abdul-Jabbar* (2) | Center | United States | Los Angeles Lakers (5) |
| 1986 | Bird, LarryLarry Bird* (2) | Forward | United States | Boston Celtics (5) |
| 1987 | Johnson, MagicMagic Johnson* (3) | Guard | United States | Los Angeles Lakers (6) |
| 1988 | Worthy, JamesJames Worthy* | Forward | United States | Los Angeles Lakers (7) |
| 1989 | Dumars, JoeJoe Dumars* | Guard | United States | Detroit Pistons |
| 1990 | Thomas, IsiahIsiah Thomas* | Guard | United States | Detroit Pistons (2) |
| 1991 | Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* | Guard | United States | Chicago Bulls |
| 1992 | Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (2) | Guard | United States | Chicago Bulls (2) |
| 1993 | Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (3) | Guard | United States | Chicago Bulls (3) |
| 1994 | Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon* | Center | United States | Houston Rockets |
| 1995 | Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon* (2) | Center | United States | Houston Rockets (2) |
| 1996 | Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (4) | Guard | United States | Chicago Bulls (4) |
| 1997 | Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (5) | Guard | United States | Chicago Bulls (5) |
| 1998 | Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (6) | Guard | United States | Chicago Bulls (6) |
| 1999 | Duncan, TimTim Duncan^ | Forward/Center | United States | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2000 | O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal | Center | United States | Los Angeles Lakers (8) |
| 2001 | O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal (2) | Center | United States | Los Angeles Lakers (9) |
| 2002 | O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal (3) | Center | United States | Los Angeles Lakers (10) |
| 2003 | Duncan, TimTim Duncan^ (2) | Forward/Center | United States | San Antonio Spurs (2) |
| 2004 | Billups, ChaunceyChauncey Billups^ | Guard | United States | Detroit Pistons (3) |
| 2005 | Duncan, TimTim Duncan^ (3) | Forward/Center | United States | San Antonio Spurs (3) |
| 2006 | Wade, DwyaneDwyane Wade^ | Guard | United States | Miami Heat |
| 2007 | Parker, TonyTony Parker^ | Guard | France | San Antonio Spurs (4) |
| 2008 | Pierce, PaulPaul Pierce^ | Forward | United States | Boston Celtics (6) |
| 2009 | Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant^ | Guard | United States | Los Angeles Lakers (11) |
| 2010 | Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant^ (2) | Guard | United States | Los Angeles Lakers (12) |
| 2011 | Nowitzki, DirkDirk Nowitzki^ | Forward | Germany | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2012 | James, LeBronLeBron James^ | Forward | United States | Miami Heat (2) |
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“The two real political parties in America are the Winners and the Losers. The people don’t acknowledge this. They claim membership in two imaginary parties, the Republicans and the Democrats, instead.”
—Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (b. 1922)