Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award

Michael Jordan Leads All-Time NBA Finals MVP Wins

Award History and Notable Winners

The Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, formerly known as the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to the player deemed to have performed the best in the NBA Finals. The award was renamed in 2022 to honor the late Bill Russell, a legendary NBA player who won 11 championships with the Boston Celtics.

Michael Jordan has won the most career Finals MVP awards with 6, including two three-peats with the Chicago Bulls. Other notable winners include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (5 MVPs), Tim Duncan (3 MVPs), and LeBron James (4 MVPs).

A year-by-year list of the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP Award winners is available on the NBA website.