{"id":1571693,"date":"2023-06-12T14:56:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T18:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1571693"},"modified":"2023-06-13T11:06:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T15:06:58","slug":"who-won-most-nba-finals-mvp-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/who-won-most-nba-finals-mvp-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Has Won the Most NBA Finals MVP Awards?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Initially established in 1969, the NBA<\/a> Finals MVP trophy has been awarded to 34 different players over the years, the most recent being Stephen Curry in 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first NBA Finals MVP was Los Angeles Lakers guard Jerry West<\/a>, who remains the only player from the losing team to receive the award. West averaged 37.9 points, 7.4 assists, and 4.7 rebounds in the title series that year for the Lakers, who lost to the Boston Celtics in seven games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And speaking of the Celtics, the trophy is now known as the Bill Russell<\/a> NBA Finals MVP Award, which some may think doesn't make sense given that the Boston legend never won it. But the only reason that's the case is due to the fact that Russell got just one shot at it, as those '69 Finals marked his final NBA games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Had the award been established during his prime, Russell easily would have won it on multiple occasions as he led the Celtics to 10 additional championships during his Hall of Fame career, including eight in a row from 1959 to 1966. In reality, Russell could easily be sitting atop the all-time list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So who exactly does hold the record for the most NBA Finals MVP Awards?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Jordan won NBA Finals MVP a record six times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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