NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player

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Bob Pettit with his 1958 NBA All-Star Game MVP trophy

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The NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player[1] (MVP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to the player(s) voted best of the annual All-Star Game. The award was established in 1953 when NBA officials decided to designate an MVP for each year's game. The league also re-honored players from the previous two All-Star Games. Ed Macauley and Paul Arizin were selected as the 1951 and 1952 MVP winners respectively.[2] The winner is voted upon by a panel of media members, who cast their vote after the conclusion of the game. The fan voting accounts for 25% of the voting. The player(s) with the most votes or ties for the most votes wins the award.[3] In February 2020, Commissioner Adam Silver renamed the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player in honor of four-time winner Kobe Bryant, who had died in a helicopter crash a few weeks prior to the 2020 game.[1]

since 2025Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the most recent recipient is Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry. Bryant and Bob Pettit are the only two players to win the All-Star Game MVP four times. Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, and LeBron James have each won the award three times, while Bob Cousy, Julius Erving, Isiah Thomas, Magic Johnson, Karl Malone, Allen Iverson, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, and Stephen Curry have all won the award twice. James became the youngest to win the award in 2006 at the age of 21 years and 1 month.[4] No All-Star Game MVP was named in 1999 since the game was canceled due to the league's lockout.[5] Four of the games had joint winners—Elgin Baylor and Pettit in 1959, John Stockton and Malone in 1993, O'Neal and Tim Duncan in 2000, and O'Neal and Bryant in 2009. O'Neal became the first player in All-Star history to share two MVP awards as well as the first player to win the award with multiple teams. The Los Angeles Lakers have had eleven winners while the Boston Celtics have had nine. Duncan of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Kyrie Irving of Australia, and Giannis Antetokounmpo of Greece are the only winners not born in the United States. Both Duncan and Irving[lower-alpha 1] are American citizens, but are considered "international" players by the NBA because they were not born in one of the fifty states or Washington, D.C.[6] Antetokounmpo of Greece is the only winner to be trained entirely outside the U.S.; Irving lived in the U.S. since age two, and Duncan played U.S. college basketball at Wake Forest.

Bob Pettit (1958, 1959) and Russell Westbrook (2015, 2016) are the only players to win consecutive awards. Pettit (1956), Bob Cousy (1957), Wilt Chamberlain (1960), Bill Russell (1963), Oscar Robertson (1964), Willis Reed (1970), Dave Cowens (1973), Michael Jordan (1988, 1996, 1998), Magic Johnson (1990), Shaquille O'Neal (2000), and Allen Iverson (2001) all won the All-Star Game MVP and the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in the same season; Jordan is the only player to do this multiple times.[7] Fifteen players have won the award playing for the team that hosted the All-Star Game: Macauley (1951), Cousy (1957), Pettit (1958, 1962), Chamberlain (1960), Adrian Smith (1966), Rick Barry (1967), Jerry West (1972), Tom Chambers (1987), Jordan (1988), Malone (1993), John Stockton (1993), O'Neal (2004, 2009), Bryant (2011), Anthony Davis (2017), and Curry (2025); Pettit and O'Neal did this multiple times. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has the distinction of playing in the most All-Star Games (18) without winning the All-Star Game MVP, while Adrian Smith won the MVP in his only All-Star Game.

Winners

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Hall-of-Famer Bill Russell (left) won the award in the 1963 NBA All-Star Game. Hall-of-Famer Wilt Chamberlain (center) won the award in the 1960 NBA All-Star Game.
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Hall-of-Famer Michael Jordan won the award three times in his career.
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Hall-of-Famer Charles Barkley won the award in the 1991 NBA All-Star Game.
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Hall-of-Famer Shaquille O'Neal has won the award three times in his career. He is also the oldest MVP ever, at 36 years and 346 days old.
Kobe Bryant at a game
Hall-of-Famer Kobe Bryant won the award a record four times in his career, a feat he shares with Bob Pettit. The award was renamed after him following his death in 2020.
LeBron James as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
LeBron James was the youngest player to ever win the award at 21 years and 51 days old and is the all-time leader in points scored in NBA All-Star Game history.[8]
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Stephen Curry has won the award two times in his career and is the all-time leader in three-point field goals made in NBA All-Star Game history.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo is the first and only non-American and Greek player to win the award.
^ Denotes player who is still active in the NBA
* Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Player (#) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the MVP award
Team (#) Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won
Season Player Position Nationality Team
1951 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Center/forward Template:Flagu Boston Celtics
1952 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Forward/guard Template:Flagu Philadelphia Warriors
1953 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Center Template:Flagu Minneapolis Lakers
1954 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Guard Template:Flagu Boston Celtics (2)
1955 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Guard Template:Flagu Boston Celtics (3)
1956 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Forward/center Template:Flagu St. Louis Hawks
1957 Script error: No such module "Sort".* (2) Guard Template:Flagu Boston Celtics (4)
1958 Script error: No such module "Sort".* (2) Forward/center Template:Flagu St. Louis Hawks (2)
1959[lower-alpha 2] Script error: No such module "Sort".* Forward Template:Flagu Minneapolis Lakers (2)
Script error: No such module "Sort".* (3) Forward/center Template:Flagu St. Louis Hawks (3)
1960 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Center Template:Flagu Philadelphia Warriors (2)
1961 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Guard Template:Flagu Cincinnati Royals
1962 Script error: No such module "Sort".* (4) Forward/center Template:Flagu St. Louis Hawks (4)
1963 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Center Template:Flagu Boston Celtics (5)
1964 Script error: No such module "Sort".* (2) Guard Template:Flagu Cincinnati Royals (2)
1965 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Forward/center Template:Flagu Cincinnati Royals (3)
1966 Script error: No such module "Sort". Guard Template:Flagu Cincinnati Royals (4)
1967 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Forward Template:Flagu San Francisco Warriors (3)
1968 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Guard/forward Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers
1969 Script error: No such module "Sort".* (3) Guard Template:Flagu Cincinnati Royals (5)
1970 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Center/forward Template:Flagu New York Knicks
1971 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Guard Template:Flagu Seattle SuperSonics
1972 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Guard Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers (3)
1973 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Center/forward Template:Flagu Boston Celtics (6)
1974 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Center Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons
1975 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Guard Template:Flagu New York Knicks (2)
1976 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Guard Template:Flagu Washington Bullets
1977 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Forward Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers (2)
1978 Script error: No such module "Sort". Guard/forward Template:Flagu Buffalo Braves
1979 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Guard/forward Template:Flagu Denver Nuggets
1980 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Guard/forward Template:Flagu San Antonio Spurs
1981 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Guard Template:Flagu Boston Celtics (7)
1982 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Forward Template:Flagu Boston Celtics (8)
1983 Script error: No such module "Sort".* (2) Forward Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers (3)
1984 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Guard Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons (2)
1985 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Center/forward Template:Flagu Houston Rockets
1986 Script error: No such module "Sort".* (2) Guard Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons (3)
1987 Script error: No such module "Sort". Forward/center Template:Flagu Seattle SuperSonics (2)
1988 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Guard Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls
1989 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Forward Template:Flagu Utah Jazz
1990 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Guard Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers (4)
1991 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Forward Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers (4)
1992 Script error: No such module "Sort".* (2) Guard Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers (5)
1993[lower-alpha 2] Script error: No such module "Sort".* Guard Template:Flagu Utah Jazz (2)
Script error: No such module "Sort".* (2) Forward Template:Flagu Utah Jazz (3)
1994 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Forward Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls (2)
1995 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Guard Template:Flagu Sacramento Kings (6)
1996 Script error: No such module "Sort".* (2) Guard Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls (3)
1997 Script error: No such module "Sort". Forward Template:Flagu Charlotte Hornets
1998 Script error: No such module "Sort".* (3) Guard Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls (4)
1999 Not awarded as the game was canceled due to the league's lockout.[5]
2000[lower-alpha 2] Script error: No such module "Sort".* Center Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers (6)
Script error: No such module "Sort".* Forward/center Template:Flagu[lower-alpha 3] San Antonio Spurs (2)
2001 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Guard Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers (5)
2002 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Guard Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers (7)
2003 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Forward/center Template:Flagu Minnesota Timberwolves
2004 Script error: No such module "Sort".* (2) Center Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers (8)
2005 Script error: No such module "Sort".* (2) Guard Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers (6)
2006 Script error: No such module "Sort".^ [lower-alpha 4] Forward Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers
2007 Script error: No such module "Sort".* (2) Guard Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers (9)
2008 Script error: No such module "Sort".^ (2) Forward Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers (2)
2009[lower-alpha 2] Script error: No such module "Sort".* (3) Guard Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers (10)
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2010 Script error: No such module "Sort".* Guard Template:Flagu Miami Heat
2011 Script error: No such module "Sort".* (4) Guard Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers (11)
2012 Script error: No such module "Sort".^ Forward Template:Flagu Oklahoma City Thunder (3)
2013 Script error: No such module "Sort".^ Guard Template:Flagu Los Angeles Clippers (2)
2014 Script error: No such module "Sort".^ Guard Template:Flagu[lower-alpha 1] Cleveland Cavaliers (3)
2015 Script error: No such module "Sort".^ Guard Template:Flagu Oklahoma City Thunder (4)
2016 Script error: No such module "Sort".^ (2) Guard Template:Flagu Oklahoma City Thunder (5)
2017 Script error: No such module "Sort".^ Forward/center Template:Flagu New Orleans Pelicans
2018 Script error: No such module "Sort".^ (3) Forward Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers (4)
2019 Script error: No such module "Sort".^ (2) Forward Template:Flagu Golden State Warriors (4)
2020 Script error: No such module "Sort".^ Forward Template:Flagu Los Angeles Clippers (3)
2021 Script error: No such module "Sort".^ Forward Template:Flagu Milwaukee Bucks
2022 Script error: No such module "Sort".^ Guard Template:Flagu Golden State Warriors (5)
2023 Script error: No such module "Sort".^ Forward Template:Flagu Boston Celtics (9)
2024 Script error: No such module "Sort".^ Guard Template:Flagu Milwaukee Bucks (2)
2025 Script error: No such module "Sort".^ (2) Guard Template:Flagu Golden State Warriors (6)

Multi-time winners

Awards Player Team(s) Years
4 Template:Flagicon Script error: No such module "Sort". St. Louis Hawks 1956, 1958, 1959, 1962
Template:Flagicon Script error: No such module "Sort". Los Angeles Lakers 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011
3 Template:Flagicon Script error: No such module "Sort". Cincinnati Royals 1961, 1964, 1969
Template:Flagicon Script error: No such module "Sort". Chicago Bulls 1988, 1996, 1998
Template:Flagicon Script error: No such module "Sort". Los Angeles Lakers (2), Phoenix Suns (1) 2000, 2004, 2009
Template:Flagicon Script error: No such module "Sort". Cleveland Cavaliers 2006, 2008, 2018
2 Template:Flagicon Script error: No such module "Sort". Boston Celtics 1954, 1957
Template:Flagicon Script error: No such module "Sort". Philadelphia 76ers 1977, 1983
Template:Flagicon Script error: No such module "Sort". Detroit Pistons 1984, 1986
Template:Flagicon Script error: No such module "Sort". Utah Jazz 1989, 1993
Template:Flagicon Script error: No such module "Sort". Los Angeles Lakers 1990, 1992
Template:Flagicon Script error: No such module "Sort". Philadelphia 76ers 2001, 2005
Template:Flagicon Script error: No such module "Sort". Oklahoma City Thunder 2015, 2016
Template:Flagicon Script error: No such module "Sort". Oklahoma City Thunder (1), Golden State Warriors (1) 2012, 2019
Template:Flagicon Script error: No such module "Sort". Golden State Warriors 2022, 2025

Teams

Awards Teams Years
11 Los Angeles Lakers / Minneapolis Lakers Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay
9 Boston Celtics Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay
6 Sacramento Kings / Cincinnati Royals Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay
Philadelphia 76ers Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay
Golden State Warriors / San Francisco Warriors / Philadelphia Warriors Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay
5 Oklahoma City Thunder / Seattle SuperSonics Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay
4 Chicago Bulls Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay
Cleveland Cavaliers Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay
Atlanta Hawks / St. Louis Hawks Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay
3 Detroit Pistons Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay
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2 Utah Jazz Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay
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1 Charlotte Hornets Template:Nbay
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Washington Wizards / Washington Bullets Template:Nbay
0 Indiana Pacers None
Brooklyn Nets
Dallas Mavericks
Portland Trail Blazers
Memphis Grizzlies
Toronto Raptors
Orlando Magic

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ a b Kyrie Irving was born in Australia to American parents who returned to the U.S. when he was two years old. He has dual U.S. and Australian citizenship, but has represented the United States internationally.[11]
  2. ↑ a b c d Denotes All-Star Games in which joint winners were named
  3. ↑ Because Tim Duncan is a United States citizen by birth, as are all natives of the U.S. Virgin Islands,[9] he was able to play for the U.S. internationally.[10]
  4. ↑ James, at 21 years and 51 days old, is the youngest All-Star Game MVP in NBA history.
  5. ↑ O'Neal, at 36 years and 346 days old, is the oldest All-Star Game MVP in NBA history.

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References

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