Every NBA MVP Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which pair consists of the only players who won NBA MVP during their rookie seasons?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Larry Bird
Wilt Chamberlain and Wes Unseld
Oscar Robertson and Michael Jordan
Bill Russell and Elgin Baylor
2. Which star earned three ABA MVP awards before later becoming the NBA MVP for 1980-81?
George Gervin
Rick Barry
Artis Gilmore
Julius Erving
3. In 1993-94, one player won both regular-season MVP and Defensive Player of the Year. Who was it?
Michael Jordan
Hakeem Olajuwon
Scottie Pippen
David Robinson
4. Which MVP won the 1963-64 award while playing for the Cincinnati Royals?
Bill Russell
Elgin Baylor
Oscar Robertson
Jerry West
5. Who received the inaugural NBA regular-season MVP honor after the award was introduced?
Bob Pettit
George Mikan
Bob Cousy
Paul Arizin
6. Which player won the 2006-07 MVP award while representing the Dallas Mavericks?
Steve Nash
Dirk Nowitzki
Jason Kidd
Kevin Garnett
7. Who was the first NBA MVP born outside the United States?
Steve Nash
Dirk Nowitzki
Nikola Jokić
Hakeem Olajuwon
8. A Denver Nuggets center reached three career MVP awards when the voting results were announced in 2024. Which player fits the clue?
Joel Embiid
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Nikola Jokić
Luka Dončić
9. Which player became the first unanimous NBA MVP after the 2015-16 season?
Stephen Curry
LeBron James
Shaquille O’Neal
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
10. In 2016-17, which player became the first since Oscar Robertson to average a triple-double for a season and was named MVP?
LeBron James
James Harden
Russell Westbrook
Kevin Durant
11. Who won back-to-back MVP awards while changing from the Houston Rockets to the Philadelphia 76ers between the two campaigns?
Moses Malone
Larry Bird
Julius Erving
Magic Johnson
12. Who became the youngest NBA MVP by winning the 2010-11 award at age 22?
Kevin Durant
Magic Johnson
LeBron James
Derrick Rose
13. Which player holds the record with six NBA regular-season MVP awards?
LeBron James
Bill Russell
Michael Jordan
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
14. A player captured the MVP award in 1983-84, 1984-85, and 1985-86. Who completed that three-season sweep?
Larry Bird
Magic Johnson
Moses Malone
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
15. Julius Erving won MVP in 1980-81, and Allen Iverson won it in 2000-01. Which franchise did they represent in those seasons?
Boston Celtics
Los Angeles Lakers
Philadelphia 76ers
New York Knicks
16. Which player won consecutive MVP awards in 2004-05 and 2005-06?
Tim Duncan
Steve Nash
Kevin Garnett
Kobe Bryant