The Most Valuable Player (MVP) was an annual award first awarded in the 1967–68 season. Every player who has won the award has played for a team with at least 45 regular-season wins. The inaugural award winner was Hall of Famer Connie Hawkins. Hall of Famer Julius Erving won the award three times, all with the New York Nets. Mel Daniels won it twice with the Indiana Pacers. Erving and George McGinnis were joint winners in the 1974–75 season.
Two rookies won the award: Spencer Haywood in the 1969–70 season and Artis Gilmore in the 1971–72 season. All are in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
Season
Player
Position
Team
Playoff Finish
1967–68
Connie Hawkins* [1]
Forward/center
Pittsburgh Pipers
Won 1968 ABA Finals[2]
1968–69
Mel Daniels* [3]
Center
Indiana Pacers
Lost in ABA Finals[4]
1969–70
Spencer Haywood* [5]
Forward/center
Denver Rockets
Lost in Division finals[6]
1970–71
Mel Daniels* [3] (2)
Center
Indiana Pacers
Lost in Division finals[7]
1971–72
Artis Gilmore*[8]
Center
Kentucky Colonels
Lost in Division semifinals[9]
1972–73
Billy Cunningham* [10]
Guard/forward
Carolina Cougars
Lost in Division finals[11]
1973–74
Julius Erving*[12]
Forward
New York Nets
Won ABA Finals[13]
1974–75
Julius Erving*[12] (2)
Forward
New York Nets
Lost in Division semifinals[14]
1974–75
George McGinnis* [15]
Forward/center
Indiana Pacers
Lost in ABA Finals
1975–76
Julius Erving*[12] (3)
Forward
New York Nets
Won ABA Finals[16]
Erving and McGinnis both won the award for the 1974–75 season.
Daniels and Erving were the only multiple time winners.
Erving is the only player to also win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award.
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