most nba mvps before year 5

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has won the most career MVP awards, with 6.

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most NBA mvps by a player before year 5
NAMEMVPGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
6
1,560
36.8
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
57,446
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
5
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
3Bill Russell
B. Russell
5
963
42.3
15.1
22.5
4.3
5.9
13.4
44.0
3.3
5.8
56.1
47.1
40,726
14,522
21,620
4,100
2,592
4LeBron James
L. James
4
1,619
37.6
26.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
60,951
43,368
12,077
11,987
2,408
1,184
5,640
2,860
+7448
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
4
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
47,859
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
6Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
3
807
32.0
22.2
11.1
7.5
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.1
56.1
1.1
3.2
36.2
4.1
5.0
82.4
64.1
2.7
8.4
3.0
25,811
17,937
8,939
6,056
1,034
586
2,412
2,166
+4591
7Larry Bird
L. Bird
3
897
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
8Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
3
906
36.7
19.5
7.2
11.2
1.9
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
3.9
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
3,506
2,050
9Moses Malone
M. Malone
3
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
45,071
27,409
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
10Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
2
895
32.7
24.1
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.5
5.8
8.4
69.1
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
29,272
21,531
8,882
4,484
995
1,088
2,701
2,617
+3110
11Stephen Curry
S. Curry
2
1,066
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,222
26,476
4,959
6,733
1,598
281
3,299
2,385
+6251
12Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
2
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,368
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
13Steve Nash
S. Nash
2
1,217
31.3
14.3
3.0
8.5
0.7
0.1
5.2
10.6
49.0
1.4
3.2
42.8
2.5
2.8
90.4
60.5
0.5
2.5
2.9
38,069
17,387
3,642
10,335
899
102
3,478
1,982
+5043
14Karl Malone
K. Malone
2
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,852
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
15Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
2
792
38.8
26.4
16.2
3.0
9.3
21.3
43.6
7.8
10.3
76.1
51.1
30,690
20,880
12,849
2,369
2,529
16Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
1
528
33.1
25.3
4.7
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.4
50.8
1.4
3.8
35.9
6.3
7.3
86.5
61.6
0.7
4.0
2.3
17,492
13,366
2,501
2,791
758
421
1,217
1,180
+2020
17Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
1
489
31.8
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.1
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.2
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,570
13,510
5,268
1,807
432
780
1,652
1,448
+2652
18James Harden
J. Harden
1
1,219
34.8
24.0
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.4
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.7
4.8
3.7
42,390
29,298
6,804
8,864
1,792
683
4,498
2,991
+4742
19Derrick Rose
D. Rose
1
723
30.5
17.4
3.2
5.2
0.7
0.3
6.8
14.9
45.6
0.8
2.6
31.6
3.0
3.6
83.1
52.7
0.8
2.4
2.4
22,054
12,573
2,324
3,770
536
242
1,746
887
+449
20Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1
1,301
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
43,025
27,176
9,025
10,351
2,038
418
5,038
3,304
+2583
21Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1
1,198
36.7
27.1
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.1
39.1
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.6
6.2
3.2
43,964
32,511
8,236
5,265
1,234
1,342
3,791
2,273
+5065
22Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,368
31,560
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
23Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,637
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
24Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
1
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
25Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
50,418
26,071
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913

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PPG

33.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

RPG

8.1

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.3

8th

DRTG

116.9

20th

NETRTG

1.4

16th

3P%

35.6

18th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
62
16
.795
2
59
19
.756
3.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
28
.641
12.0
4
50
28
.641
12.0
5
49
29
.628
13.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
4/7
@
10:30 PM
Thu
4/9
@
10:00 PM
Fri
4/10
@
10:30 PM
Sun
4/12
@
8:30 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

50 - 28

128

Final

134

DAL Mavericks

25 - 53

Sun 5 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
57
21
.731
2
53
25
.679
4.0
3
50
28
.641
7.0
4
49
29
.628
8.0
5
45
33
.577
12.0
6
43
35
.551
14.0
7
43
35
.551
14.0
8
43
36
.544
14.5
9
42
36
.538
15.0
10
41
37
.526
16.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
31
47
.397
26.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
49
.372
28.0
13
Nets Nets - e
19
59
.244
38.0
14
18
60
.231
39.0
15
17
61
.218
40.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
62
16
.795
2
Spurs Spurs - x
59
19
.756
3.0
3
50
28
.641
12.0
4
50
28
.641
12.0
5
49
29
.628
13.0
6
46
32
.590
16.0
7
43
35
.551
19.0
8
40
38
.513
22.0
9
40
38
.513
22.0
10
36
42
.462
26.0
11
25
53
.321
37.0
12
25
53
.321
37.0
13
25
54
.316
37.5
14
Kings Kings - e
21
58
.266
41.5
15
Jazz Jazz - e
21
58
.266
41.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
3/9
@
130-124
Mon
3/9
@
106-120
Tue
3/10
@
122-128
Tue
3/10
@
111-122
Tue
3/10
@
134-117

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
4/6
@
7:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
7:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
8:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
8:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
9:00 PM