Kareem Abdul-Jabbar earned the most MVP awards in the history of the NBA with six.
Michael Jordan and Bill Russell were not far off, as they won five MVPs. LeBron James and Wilt Chamberlain were each named MVPs four times.
Which Players Have Won 3 NBA MVP Awards in a Row?
Bill Russell (1960-63), Wilt Chamberlain (1965-68) and Larry Bird (1983-86) are the only three players to have won MVPs three straight times.
Nikola Jokic could join that group. He's among the leaders in the NBA MVP race this season and won the last two awards in 2020-21 and 2021-22.