last time a center won nba finals mvp

Nikola Jokić won the Finals MVP award once in the 2023 NBA Finals.

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last time a center won NBA finals mvp in a season
NAMEFMVPSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
1
2022-23
NBA Finals
5
41.1
30.2
14.0
7.2
0.8
1.4
11.2
19.2
58.3
1.6
3.8
42.1
6.2
7.4
83.8
67.2
1.8
12.2
3.4
205
151
70
36
4
7
17
17
+39
2Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1
2001-02
NBA Finals
4
41.5
36.3
12.3
3.8
0.5
2.8
12.5
21.0
59.5
0.0
0.0
11.3
17.0
66.2
63.6
3.3
9.0
3.5
166
145
49
15
2
11
14
7
+45
3Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1
2000-01
NBA Finals
5
45.0
33.0
15.8
4.8
0.4
3.4
12.6
22.0
57.3
0.0
0.0
7.8
15.2
51.3
57.5
6.2
9.6
4.0
225
165
79
24
2
17
20
20
+40
4Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1
1999-00
NBA Finals
6
45.5
38.0
16.7
2.3
1.0
2.7
16.0
26.2
61.1
0.0
0.0
6.0
15.5
38.7
57.6
5.7
11.0
2.2
273
228
100
14
6
16
13
20
+8
5Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1
1994-95
NBA Finals
4
44.8
32.8
11.5
5.5
2.0
2.0
14.0
29.0
48.3
0.3
0.3
100.0
4.5
6.5
69.2
51.4
2.8
8.8
2.8
179
131
46
22
8
8
11
18
6Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1
1993-94
NBA Finals
7
43.1
26.9
9.1
3.6
1.6
3.9
10.7
21.4
50.0
0.1
0.1
100.0
5.3
6.1
86.0
55.6
1.9
7.3
3.6
302
188
64
25
11
27
25
26
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1
1984-85
NBA Finals
6
35.5
25.7
9.0
5.2
1.0
1.5
11.2
18.5
60.4
0.0
0.0
3.3
4.3
76.9
62.9
2.8
6.2
2.8
213
154
54
31
6
9
17
27
8Moses Malone
M. Malone
1
1982-83
NBA Finals
4
39.3
25.8
18.0
2.0
1.5
1.5
9.0
17.8
50.7
0.0
0.0
7.8
11.8
66.0
56.2
6.8
11.3
2.8
157
103
72
8
6
6
11
15
9Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
1
1977-78
NBA Finals
7
38.6
9.0
11.7
3.9
0.6
0.1
3.7
7.1
52.0
1.6
2.9
55.0
53.6
3.6
8.1
1.0
270
63
82
27
4
1
7
25
10Bill Walton
B. Walton
1
1976-77
NBA Finals
6
37.7
18.5
19.0
5.2
1.0
3.7
8.0
14.7
54.5
2.5
3.2
78.9
57.6
3.8
15.2
226
111
114
31
6
22
23
11Willis Reed
W. Reed
1
1972-73
NBA Finals
5
30.0
16.4
9.2
2.6
7.4
15.0
49.3
1.6
1.8
88.9
51.9
150
82
46
13
22
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1
1971-72
NBA Finals
5
47.2
19.4
23.2
2.6
7.8
13.0
60.0
3.8
7.0
54.3
60.3
236
97
116
13
18
13Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1
1970-71
NBA Finals
4
42.0
27.0
18.5
2.8
11.5
19.0
60.5
4.0
5.3
76.2
63.4
168
108
74
11
12
14Willis Reed
W. Reed
1
1969-70
NBA Finals
6
37.7
23.0
10.5
2.8
9.8
20.3
48.4
3.3
5.7
58.8
50.4
226
138
63
17
15

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.3

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

122.2

1st

DRTG

118.1

24th

NETRTG

4.1

8th

3P%

39.5

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
42
14
.750
2
38
16
.704
3.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
35
20
.636
6.5
4
33
20
.623
7.5
5
33
21
.611
8.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/19
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10:30 PM
Fri
2/20
@
10:00 PM
Sun
2/22
@
3:30 PM
Wed
2/25
@
10:00 PM
Fri
2/27
@
9:30 PM
Last Game
MEM Grizzlies

20 - 33

116

Final

122

DEN Nuggets

35 - 20

Wed 11 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
40
13
.755
2
35
19
.648
5.5
3
35
20
.636
6.0
4
34
21
.618
7.0
5
32
23
.582
9.0
6
30
24
.556
10.5
7
28
25
.528
12.0
8
29
27
.518
12.5
9
26
29
.473
15.0
10
26
30
.464
15.5
11
24
31
.436
17.0
12
23
30
.434
17.0
13
15
38
.283
25.0
14
15
40
.273
26.0
15
14
39
.264
26.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
42
14
.750
2
38
16
.704
3.0
3
35
20
.636
6.5
4
33
20
.623
7.5
5
33
21
.611
8.0
6
34
22
.607
8.0
7
32
23
.582
9.5
8
29
26
.527
12.5
9
27
29
.482
15.0
10
26
28
.481
15.0
11
20
33
.377
20.5
12
19
35
.352
22.0
13
18
38
.321
24.0
14
15
41
.268
27.0
15
12
44
.214
30.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
1/16
@
106-99
Fri
1/16
@
78-121
Fri
1/16
@
120-122
Fri
1/16
@
123-126
Fri
1/16
@
116-136

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:30 PM