Complete List of NBA All-Star Game MVP Winners (1951–2026)
Full list of NBA All-Star Game MVP winners from 1951 to 2026, featuring legends like Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.
By Edem Kwame
Published 5 min read
The NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is one of basketball’s most exclusive individual honours — a distinction reserved for only the game’s elite.
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To even contend for the accolade, a player must first earn selection to the prestigious NBA All-Star Game. That process alone requires recognition from fans, media, fellow players and coaches. From there, the challenge intensifies: the selected star must then outshine the league’s finest performers on a weekend when global attention is fixed solely on the NBA, with regular-season action temporarily suspended.
Two legends share the record for the most All-Star Game MVP awards — Bob Pettit and Kobe Bryant, who each claimed the honour four times. Close behind are Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, and LeBron James, all of whom have earned the award on three occasions.
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Beyond his three MVP trophies, LeBron James also holds a unique place in All-Star history as the youngest recipient of the award. The three-time Olympic champion was just 21 years and 51 days old when he captured MVP honours at the 2006 All-Star Game in Houston — a milestone that underscored his early dominance.
Below is the complete list of every NBA All-Star Game MVP from 1951 to the present, chronicling decades of standout performances from the sport’s greatest icons.
Year | Player (Team) | Location |
|---|---|---|
2026 | Anthony Edwards (Memphis Grizzlies) | Los Angeles |
2025 | Steph Curry (Golden State Warriors) | San Francisco |
2024 | Damian Lillard (Milwaukee Bucks) | Indianapolis |
2023 | Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics) | Salt Lake City |
2022 | Steph Curry (Golden State Warriors) | Cleveland |
2021 | Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) | Atlanta |
2020 | Kawhi Leonard (LA Clippers) | Chicago |
2019 | Kevin Durant (Golden State Warriors) | Charlotte |
2018 | LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) | Los Angeles |
2017 | Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans) | New Orleans |
2016 | Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) | Toronto |
2015 | Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) | New York City |
2014 | Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers) | New Orleans |
2013 | Chris Paul (LA Clippers) | Houston |
2012 | Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) | Orlando |
2011 | Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) | Los Angeles |
2010 | Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat) | Arlington |
2009 | Shaquille O’Neal (Phoenix Suns) & Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) | Phoenix |
2008 | LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) | New Orleans |
2007 | Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) | Paradise |
2006 | LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) | Houston |
2005 | Allen Iverson (Philadelphia 76ers) | Denver |
2004 | Shaquille O'Neal (LA Lakers) | Los Angeles |
2003 | Kevin Garnett (Minnesota Timberwolves) | Atlanta |
2002 | Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) | Philadelphia |
2001 | Allen Iverson (Philadelphia 76ers) | Washington, D.C. |
2000 | Shaquille O'Neal (LA Lakers) & Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs) | Oakland |
1998 | Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls) | New York City |
1997 | Glen Rice (Charlotte Hornets) | Cleveland |
1996 | Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls) | San Antonio |
1995 | Mitch Richmond (Sacramento Kings) | Phoenix |
1994 | Scottie Pippen (Chicago Bulls) | Minneapolis |
1993 | John Stockton & Karl Malone (Utah Jazz) | Salt Lake City |
1992 | Magic Johnson (LA Lakers) | Orlando |
1991 | Charles Barkley (Philadelphia 76ers) | Charlotte |
1990 | Magic Johnson (LA Lakers) | Miami |
1989 | Karl Malone (Utah Jazz) | Houston |
1988 | Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls) | Chicago |
1987 | Tom Chambers (Seattle SuperSonics) | Seattle |
1986 | Isiah Thomas (Detroit Pistons) | Dallas |
1985 | Ralph Sampson (Houston Rockets) | Indianapolis |
1984 | Isiah Thomas (Detroit Pistons) | Denver |
1983 | Julius Erving (Philadelphia 76ers) | Inglewood |
1982 | Larry Bird (Boston Celtics) | East Rutherford |
1981 | Tiny Archibald (Boston Celtics) | Richfield |
1980 | George Gervin (San Antonio Spurs) | Landover |
1979 | David Thompson (Denver Nuggets) | Pontiac |
1978 | Randy Smith (Buffalo Braves) | Atlanta |
1977 | Julius Erving (Philadelphia 76ers) | Milwaukee |
1976 | Dave Bing (Washington Bullets) | Philadelphia |
1975 | Walt Frazier (New York Knicks) | Phoenix |
1974 | Bob Lanier (Detroit Pistons) | Seattle |
1973 | Dave Cowens (Boston Celtics) | Chicago |
1972 | Jerry West (LA Lakers) | Inglewood |
1971 | Lenny Wilkens (Seattle SuperSonics) | San Diego |
1970 | Willis Reed (New York Knicks) | Philadelphia |
1969 | Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati Royals) | Baltimore |
1968 | Hal Greer (Philadelphia 76ers) | New York City |
1967 | Rick Barry (Golden State Warriors) | Daly City |
1966 | Adrian Smith (Cincinnati Royals) | Cincinnati |
1965 | Jerry Lucas (Cincinnati Royals) | St. Louis |
1964 | Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati Royals) | Boston |
1963 | Bill Russell (Boston Celtics) | Los Angeles |
1962 | Bob Pettit (St. Louis Hawks) | St. Louis |
1961 | Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati Royals) | Syracuse |
1960 | Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia Warriors) | Philadelphia |
1959 | Bob Pettit (St. Louis Hawks) | Detroit |
1958 | Bob Pettit (St. Louis Hawks) | St. Louis |
1957 | Bob Cousy (Boston Celtics) | Boston |
1956 | Bob Pettit (St. Louis Hawks) | Rochester |
1955 | Bill Sharman (Boston Celtics) | New York City |
1954 | Bob Cousy (Boston Celtics) | New York City |
1953 | George Mikan (Minneapolis Lakers) | Fort Wayne |
1952 | Paul Arizin (Philadelphia Warriors) | Boston |
1951 | Ed Macauley (Boston Celtics) | Boston |
Edem Kwame
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Edem Kwame is a staff journalist at GH News Media, where he covers news, sports, politics and current affairs with a sharp focus on Ghanaian and African football.
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