{"id":696,"date":"2024-08-17T11:39:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T11:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/bbr-blog\/?p=696"},"modified":"2025-10-19T14:53:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T14:53:26","slug":"who-has-the-most-finals-mvp-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/bbr-blog\/2024\/08\/who-has-the-most-finals-mvp-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Who has the Most Finals MVP Awards?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>(last updated on October 19, 2025)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NBA Finals have created some of the best moments in league history, so let\u2019s look back at the legends with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/finals_mvp.html\">most Finals MVP awards<\/a>. We will be entering hallowed ground. Every player on this list has at least three MVPs on the NBA\u2019s biggest stage, and each man is enshrined in the Hall of Fame. The only one that isn\u2019t will be inducted as soon as he is eligible. This honor has been given since 1969, and as you\u2019ll see, the legends like to win it \u2026 a lot. This is a fraternity of basketball luminaries, so without any more build up, let\u2019s see the players with the most Finals MVPs in NBA history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Magic Johnson (3 Finals MVPs &#8211; 1980, 1982, &amp; 1987)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/req\/202106291\/images\/headshots\/johnsma02.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Magic Johnson\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/johnsma02.html\">Magic Johnson<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n  <!-- all other pages -->\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  <strong>Earvin Johnson Jr.<\/strong>\n  <\/strong>\n    \n  \u25aa\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/twitter.html\">Twitter<\/a>:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MagicJohnson\">MagicJohnson<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n(Magic, Buck, E.J. the Deejay, Tragic, The Magic Man, Junior)\n<\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Position:\n  <\/strong>\n  Point Guard, Shooting Guard, and Power Forward\n\n\n  \n  \u25aa\n  \n  <strong>\n  Shoots:\n  <\/strong>\n  Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><span>6-9<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>215lb<\/span>&nbsp;(206cm,&nbsp;97kg) <\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n    <p>\n  <strong>Born: <\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1959-08-14\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.fcgi?month=8&amp;day=14\">August 14<\/a>,\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.fcgi?year=1959\">1959<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;64-296d)<\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Lansing,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.fcgi?country=US&amp;state=MI\">Michigan<\/a><\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-us\">us<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n  <p>\n    <strong>\n    \n      College:\n    \n    <\/strong>\n    \n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/colleges.fcgi?college=michiganst\">Michigan State<\/a>\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n  \n  <p>\n    <strong>\n    \n      High School:\n    \n    <\/strong>\n    \n      Everett in Lansing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/high_schools.fcgi?country=US&amp;state=MI\">Michigan<\/a>\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Draft:\n  <\/strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/LAL\/draft.html\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/draft\/NBA_1979.html\">1979 NBA Draft<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>NBA Debut: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/197910120SDC.html\">October 12, 1979<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>Hall of Fame:<\/strong> Inducted as Player in 2002 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.html\">Full List<\/a>)\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  \n    <strong>Career Length:<\/strong>&nbsp;13 years\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n    \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star\"><a>12x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>4x AST Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x STL Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>5x NBA Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>10x All-NBA<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>1979-80 All-Rookie<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>3x Finals MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>3x MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2x AS MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>NBA 75th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>906<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>19.5<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TRB<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>7.2<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AST<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>11.2<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>52.0<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG3%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>30.3<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FT%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>84.8<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>eFG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>53.3<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PER<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>24.1<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>155.8<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Finals are about coming up big at the biggest moments, and Magic Johnson did that right from the start of his NBA career. Showtime\u2019s conductor won three Finals MVP awards and five NBA titles in his highlight-reel career. In 1980 as a rookie for the Los Angeles Lakers, he won his first Finals MVP award when he stepped in at center for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/198005160PHI.html\">delivered 42 points, 15 boards, and 7 assists in a close-out game at Philadelphia<\/a>. It may be his most clutch performance, and he was only 20 at the time. His 39.6 game score rating was his best in 190 career playoff games. Then in 1982 the Lakers bested the Sixers again to win the title, and #32 had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/198206080LAL.html\">triple-double in that close-out game<\/a>: 13 points, 13 rebounds, and 13 assists. But if you had to pick a singular Magic moment from the Finals, it would probably be from 1987 against the hated Boston Celtics. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/198706090BOS.html\">Game 4 at the Garden<\/a>, the Celtics were down 2-1 in the series leading by one point with seven seconds remaining. Magic took the inbound pass and drove towards the lane. He dropped a majestic baby hook over Hall of Famers Kevin McHale and Robert Parish. The Lakers won that game and the series in six, and the spectacular point guard won his third Finals MVP. In Finals history, Johnson still ranks first all time in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/ast_career_finals.html\">assists (584)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/stl_career_finals.html\">steals (102)<\/a>. Magic Johnson is one of the biggest names in league history, and he is near the top in most NBA Finals MVPs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tim Duncan (3 Finals MVPs &#8211; 1999, 2003, &amp; 2005)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/req\/202106291\/images\/headshots\/duncati01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Tim Duncan\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/duncati01.html\">Tim Duncan<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n  <!-- all other pages -->\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  <strong>Timothy Theodore Duncan<\/strong>\n  <\/strong>\n  \n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n(Timmy, The Big Fundamental, Groundhog Day, Old Man Riverwalk, The Stone Buddha)\n<\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Position:\n  <\/strong>\n  Center and Power Forward\n\n\n  \n  \u25aa\n  \n  <strong>\n  Shoots:\n  <\/strong>\n  Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><span>6-11<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>250lb<\/span>&nbsp;(211cm,&nbsp;113kg) <\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n    <p>\n  <strong>Born: <\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1976-04-25\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.fcgi?month=4&amp;day=25\">April 25<\/a>,\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.fcgi?year=1976\">1976<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;48-041d)<\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;St. Croix,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.fcgi?country=VI&amp;state=\">U.S. Virgin Islands<\/a><\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-vi\">vi<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n  <p>\n    <strong>\n    \n      College:\n    \n    <\/strong>\n    \n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/colleges.fcgi?college=wake\">Wake Forest<\/a>\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n  \n  <p>\n    <strong>\n    \n      High School:\n    \n    <\/strong>\n    \n      Saint Dunstan&#8217;s Episcopal in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Draft:\n  <\/strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/SAS\/draft.html\">San Antonio Spurs<\/a>, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/draft\/NBA_1997.html\">1997 NBA Draft<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>NBA Debut: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/199710310DEN.html\">October 31, 1997<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>Hall of Fame:<\/strong> Inducted as Player in 2020 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.html\">Full List<\/a>)\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  \n    <strong>Career Length:<\/strong>&nbsp;19 years\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n    \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star\"><a>15x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>5x NBA Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>15x All-NBA<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>15x All-Defensive<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>1997-98 All-Rookie<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>1997-98 ROY<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>3x Finals MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>1999-00 AS MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2x MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>NBA 75th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>1392<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>19.0<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TRB<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>10.8<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AST<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>3.0<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>50.6<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG3%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>17.9<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FT%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>69.6<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>eFG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>50.7<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PER<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>24.2<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>206.4<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Tim Duncan brought an era of greatness to the San Antonio Spurs. His Hall-of-Fame career gave that city five NBA championships as he collected three Finals MVP awards. This all-around post player won his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/playoffs\/1999-nba-finals-knicks-vs-spurs.html\">first Finals MVP in 1999<\/a> as a second-year player. In a defensive-minded series, Duncan averaged 27.4 ppg, 14 rpg, and 2.2 bpg to bring the franchise its first NBA title. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/playoffs\/2003-nba-finals-nets-vs-spurs.html\">Just four years later in 2003<\/a>, Timmy delivered again on the big stage. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/200306150SAS.html\">close-out game<\/a> against the New Jersey Nets, Old Man Riverwalk put up a triple-double: 21 points, 20 boards, and 10 assists (8 blocks also). The Big Fundamental came up huge again in 2005 as the Spurs dethroned the defending champion Detroit Pistons in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/playoffs\/2005-nba-finals-pistons-vs-spurs.html\">epic seven-game battle<\/a>. He just averaged his ho-hum 20 and 15 for the series to nab his third Finals MVP trophy. Even though he didn\u2019t win any more Finals MVP honors, he did help the Spurs to titles in 2007 and 2014. This native of the US Virgin Islands sits <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/blk_career_finals.html\">second all time in Finals history with 81 blocks<\/a>. Tim Duncan was an excellently efficient presence in San Antonio for two decades, and he has among the most Finals MVP awards in NBA history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shaquille O\u2019Neal (3 Finals MVPs &#8211; 2000, 2001, &amp; 2002)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/req\/202106291\/images\/headshots\/onealsh01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Shaquille O\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/o\/onealsh01.html\">Shaquille O&#8217;Neal<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n  <!-- all other pages -->\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  <strong>Shaquille Rashaun O&#8217;Neal<\/strong>\n  <\/strong>\n    \n  \u25aa\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/twitter.html\">Twitter<\/a>:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SHAQ\">SHAQ<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n(Shaq, Diesel, The Big Aristotle, Superman, Shaq Fu, Shaq Daddy, Warrior)\n<\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Position:\n  <\/strong>\n  Center\n\n\n  \n  \u25aa\n  \n  <strong>\n  Shoots:\n  <\/strong>\n  Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><span>7-1<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>325lb<\/span>&nbsp;(216cm,&nbsp;147kg) <\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n    <p>\n  <strong>Born: <\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1972-03-06\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.fcgi?month=3&amp;day=6\">March 6<\/a>,\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.fcgi?year=1972\">1972<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Newark,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.fcgi?country=US&amp;state=NJ\">New Jersey<\/a><\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-us\">us<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  <p><strong>Relatives<\/strong>: Son&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/o\/onealsh02.html\">Shareef&nbsp;O&#8217;Neal<\/a> <\/p>\n  \n  <p>\n    <strong>\n    \n      College:\n    \n    <\/strong>\n    \n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/colleges.fcgi?college=lsu\">LSU<\/a>\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n  \n  <p>\n    <strong>\n    \n      High School:\n    \n    <\/strong>\n    \n      Cole in San Antonio, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/high_schools.fcgi?country=US&amp;state=TX\">Texas<\/a>\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Draft:\n  <\/strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/ORL\/draft.html\">Orlando Magic<\/a>, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/draft\/NBA_1992.html\">1992 NBA Draft<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>NBA Debut: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/199211060ORL.html\">November 6, 1992<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>Hall of Fame:<\/strong> Inducted as Player in 2016 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.html\">Full List<\/a>)\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  \n    <strong>Career Length:<\/strong>&nbsp;19 years\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n    \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star\"><a>15x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x Scoring Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>4x NBA Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>14x All-NBA<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>1992-93 All-Rookie<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>1992-93 ROY<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>3x All-Defensive<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>3x AS MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>3x Finals MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>1999-00 MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>NBA 75th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>1207<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>23.7<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TRB<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>10.9<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AST<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>2.5<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>58.2<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG3%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>4.5<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FT%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>52.7<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>eFG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>58.2<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PER<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>26.4<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>181.7<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>How do you start the new millennium in style? Shaquille O\u2019Neal did it with three-straight NBA Finals MVPs. The Diesel and the Lakers three-peated to welcome in the new century. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/playoffs\/2000-nba-finals-pacers-vs-lakers.html\">2000 Finals<\/a> against the Indiana Pacers, Shaq averaged 38 ppg, 16.7 rpg, and 2.3 bpg as the Lakers won the title in six; that included three 40+ point games. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/playoffs\/2001-nba-finals-76ers-vs-lakers.html\">The following year versus the Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> the Lakers big man continued his dominance over Dikembe Mutombo. #34 almost had a quadruple-double in a Game 2 win: 28 points, 20 rebounds, 9 assists, and 8 blocks. The Lakers won the series in five as O\u2019Neal won another Finals MVP award. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/playoffs\/2002-nba-finals-nets-vs-lakers.html\">In 2002 battling the New Jersey Nets<\/a>, Shaquille and the Lakers completed the trifecta \u2026 three consecutive Finals MVPs and three consecutive Larry O\u2019Brien Trophies. A Lakers sweep was fueled by the stout center\u2019s Finals averages of 36.3 ppg, 12.3 rpg, and 2.8 bpg. In NBA Finals history, this irresistible force ranks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/blk_career_finals.html\">third all time in blocks (81)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/pts_per_g_career_finals.html\">fifth all time in ppg (28.8)<\/a>. Shaquille O\u2019Neal was one of the most dominant players ever, and being the Finals MVP three times states that claim loudly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LeBron James (4 Finals MVPs &#8211; 2012, 2013, 2016, &amp; 2020)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/req\/202106291\/images\/headshots\/jamesle01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of LeBron James\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html\">LeBron James<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n  <!-- all other pages -->\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  <strong>LeBron Raymone James<\/strong>\n  <\/strong>\n  \n  \u25aa\n  Instagram:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/kingjames\">kingjames<\/a>\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n(King James, LBJ, Chosen One, Bron-Bron, The Little Emperor, The Akron Hammer, L-Train, Benjamin Buckets, Captain LeMerica)\n<\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Position:\n  <\/strong>\n  Small Forward, Power Forward, Point Guard, Center, and Shooting Guard\n\n\n  \n  \u25aa\n  \n  <strong>\n  Shoots:\n  <\/strong>\n  Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><span>6-9<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>250lb<\/span>&nbsp;(206cm,&nbsp;113kg) <\/p>\n\n  \n    <p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/LAL\/2026.html\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a><\/p>\n  \n\n  \n    <p>\n  <strong>Born: <\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1984-12-30\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.fcgi?month=12&amp;day=30\">December 30<\/a>,\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.fcgi?year=1984\">1984<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;40-293d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Akron,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.fcgi?country=US&amp;state=OH\">Ohio<\/a><\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-us\" style=\"\">us<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  <p><strong>Relatives<\/strong>: Son&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesbr02.html\">Bronny&nbsp;James<\/a> <\/p>\n  \n\n  \n  <p>\n    <strong>\n    \n      High School:\n    \n    <\/strong>\n    \n      St. Vincent-St. Mary in Akron, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/high_schools.fcgi?country=US&amp;state=OH\">Ohio<\/a>\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>Recruiting Rank: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/recruit_rankings_2003.html\">2003<\/a> (1)\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Draft:\n  <\/strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/CLE\/draft.html\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a>, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/draft\/NBA_2003.html\">2003 NBA Draft<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>NBA Debut: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/200310290SAC.html\">October 29, 2003<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  \n    <strong>Experience:<\/strong>&nbsp;22 years\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n    \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"all_star\"><a>21x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2007-08 Scoring Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2019-20 AST Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>4x NBA Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>21x All-NBA<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2003-04 All-Rookie<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2003-04 ROY<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>3x AS MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>6x All-Defensive<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>4x MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>4x Finals MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NBA 75th Anniv. 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class=\"poptip\"><strong>AST<\/strong><\/span><p>8.2<\/p>\n<p>7.4<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG%<\/strong><\/span><p>51.3<\/p>\n<p>50.6<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG3%<\/strong><\/span><p>37.6<\/p>\n<p>34.9<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FT%<\/strong><\/span><p>78.2<\/p>\n<p>73.7<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>eFG%<\/strong><\/span><p>57.1<\/p>\n<p>54.8<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PER<\/strong><\/span><p>22.7<\/p>\n<p>26.9<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WS<\/strong><\/span><p>7.7<\/p>\n<p>271.4<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As you would expect, the two players with the most NBA Finals MVP awards are the two players most relevant in the GOAT conversation. LeBron James has the second most Finals MVPs with four; he has done that with three different teams. When James took his talents to South Beach, he took the Miami Heat to the Finals all four of his years there. Two of those trips resulted in LeBron\u2019s first two Finals MVP trophies. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/playoffs\/2012-nba-finals-heat-vs-thunder.html\">2012<\/a>, LeBron led the Heat over the Oklahoma City Thunder with a triple-double in the close-out game: 26 points, 13 assists, and 11 rebounds. He repeated the next year in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/playoffs\/2013-nba-finals-spurs-vs-heat.html\">seven-game battle against the San Antonio Spurs<\/a> as he averaged 25.3 ppg, 10.9 rpg, and 7 apg for the series. Then in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/playoffs\/2016-nba-finals-cavaliers-vs-warriors.html\">2016<\/a> was his epic Finals performance as his Cavs came back from a 3-1 deficit to dethrone the 73-9 Golden State Warriors. The climactic moment was the unforgettable chase-down block of Andre Iguodala in Game 7. James\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/playoffs\/2020-nba-finals-heat-vs-lakers.html\">most recent Finals MVP<\/a> was in the Pandemic Playoffs of 2020. He amazingly put up four triple-doubles on the Miami Heat to bring championship glory back to the Lakers. As far as all-time Finals rankings, LBJ is high up on many lists: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/g_career_finals.html\">fourth in games (55)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/pts_career_finals.html\">second in points (1,562)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/trb_career_finals.html\">fourth in rebounds (561)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/ast_career_finals.html\">second in assists (430)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/stl_career_finals.html\">second in steals (93)<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/blk_career_finals.html\">sixth in blocks (46)<\/a>. Whether you have LeBron James as the GOAT or the second GOAT on your list, his four Finals MVP awards are only less than one man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Michael Jordan (6 Finals MVPs &#8211; 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, &amp; 1998)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/req\/202106291\/images\/headshots\/jordami01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Michael Jordan\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jordami01.html\">Michael Jordan<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n  <!-- all other pages -->\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  <strong>Michael Jeffrey Jordan<\/strong>\n  <\/strong>\n  \n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n(Mike, Air Jordan, M.J., His Airness, Money, Black Cat, Mr. June, G.O.A.T., Superman, Captain Marvel, Black Jesus)\n<\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Position:\n  <\/strong>\n  Shooting Guard and Small Forward\n\n\n  \n  \u25aa\n  \n  <strong>\n  Shoots:\n  <\/strong>\n  Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><span>6-6<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>198lb<\/span>&nbsp;(198cm,&nbsp;89kg) <\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n    <p>\n  <strong>Born: <\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1963-02-17\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.fcgi?month=2&amp;day=17\">February 17<\/a>,\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.fcgi?year=1963\">1963<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;61-109d)<\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Brooklyn,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.fcgi?country=US&amp;state=NY\">New York<\/a><\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-us\">us<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n  <p>\n    <strong>\n    \n      College:\n    \n    <\/strong>\n    \n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/colleges.fcgi?college=unc\">UNC<\/a>\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n  \n  <p>\n    <strong>\n    \n      High School:\n    \n    <\/strong>\n    \n      Emsley A. Laney in Wilmington, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/high_schools.fcgi?country=US&amp;state=NC\">North Carolina<\/a>\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Draft:\n  <\/strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/CHI\/draft.html\">Chicago Bulls<\/a>, 1st round (3rd pick, 3rd overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/draft\/NBA_1984.html\">1984 NBA Draft<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>NBA Debut: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/198410260CHI.html\">October 26, 1984<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>Hall of Fame:<\/strong> Inducted as Player in 2009 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.html\">Full List<\/a>)\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  \n    <strong>Career Length:<\/strong>&nbsp;15 years\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n    \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star\"><a>14x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>10x Scoring Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>3x STL Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>6x NBA Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>11x All-NBA<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>1984-85 All-Rookie<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>1984-85 ROY<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>9x All-Defensive<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>3x AS MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>1987-88 Def. POY<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>5x MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>6x Finals MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>NBA 75th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>1072<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>30.1<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TRB<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>6.2<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AST<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>5.3<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>49.7<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG3%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>32.7<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FT%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>83.5<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>eFG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>50.9<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PER<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>27.9<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>214.0<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Everybody knows the guy with the most Finals MVP awards in NBA history: Michael Jordan (6). MJ appeared in six NBA Finals, and he won the MVP in each series. His Finals averages are 33.6 ppg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/pts_per_g_career_finals.html\">(second all time)<\/a>, 6 rpg, 6 apg, and 1.8 spg. Each Finals appearance with the Chicago Bulls had at least one of those signature Air Jordan moments. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/playoffs\/1991-nba-finals-lakers-vs-bulls.html\">\u201891<\/a>, he had that <em>switch-the-ball-to-the-other-hand-in-mid-air<\/em> layup against the Lakers. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/playoffs\/1992-nba-finals-trail-blazers-vs-bulls.html\">following year<\/a> he hit all those treys on the Trail Blazers and did the shrug. To complete the first three-peat in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/playoffs\/1993-nba-finals-bulls-vs-suns.html\">\u201893<\/a>, #23 had a 55-point game on Sir Charles and the Suns. Flash forward to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/playoffs\/1996-nba-finals-supersonics-vs-bulls.html\">\u201896<\/a> when His Airness reclaimed the throne by eliminating the Sonics and completing the record-setting season (72-10 and 15-3). The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/playoffs\/1997-nba-finals-jazz-vs-bulls.html\">next year<\/a> he had the legendary \u201cFlu Game\u201d against the Jazz. To close the second three-peat in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/playoffs\/1998-nba-finals-bulls-vs-jazz.html\">\u201898<\/a> at Utah, Mike had a huge steal and hit the game-winning shot in the last minute of the close-out game. The Finals are all about the special moments, and the face of Nike had more of them than anyone. Many people debate whether Michael Jordan is the greatest player of all time, but it\u2019s indisputable that he has the most Finals MVP awards in NBA history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1717593362298\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How many Finals MVPs does LeBron have?<br\/><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">LeBron James has won four Finals MVPs with three different teams (2012 &amp; 2013 with the Miami Heat, 2016 with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and 2020 with the Los Angeles Lakers).<br\/><\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1717593392057\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who has the most NBA Finals MVPs?<br\/><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Michael Jordan has the most NBA Finals MVPs with six. 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Every player on this list has at least three MVPs on the NBA\u2019s biggest stage, and each [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[3,20,30,39,40],"class_list":["post-696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-top-10-lists","tag-basketball","tag-lebron-james","tag-michael-jordan","tag-nba","tag-nba-history"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Who has the Most Finals MVP Awards? - Basketball Reference Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out who has the most NBA Finals MVP Awards on basketball-reference.com.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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