nba player with most mvps in first 9 seasons

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Russell were tied for the most MVP awards in their first 9 seasons, with 5.

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	NAME	MVP	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	5	693	41.3	29.2	15.1	4.3	1.3	3.4	12.1	22.0	54.9				5.1	7.2	70.3	58.0	3.2	11.2	3.4	28,614	20,238	10,435	3,009	500	1,279	208	2,169
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	5	649	42.8	16.5	23.4	3.9			6.6	14.8	44.3				3.4	6.0	56.2	47.2				27,799	10,703	15,206	2,526				1,640
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	4	706	46.8	36.0	24.6	4.5			14.6	27.8	52.7				6.8	13.0	52.1	53.8				33,044	25,434	17,400	3,182				1,341
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	3	675	31.2	20.9	10.7	6.9	1.2	0.7	8.1	14.5	55.7	1.0	2.9	35.0	3.8	4.6	82.7	63.5	2.6	8.1	2.9	21,068	14,139	7,249	4,667	822	491	1,946	1,835	+3477
5	LeBron James L. James	3	689	39.9	27.6	7.2	6.9	1.7	0.8	9.9	20.4	48.3	1.3	4.0	33.1	6.6	8.8	74.6	56.9	1.2	5.9	3.3	27,497	19,045	4,943	4,751	1,194	582	2,299	1,329	+3409
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3	667	38.7	32.3	6.3	5.9	2.7	1.0	12.1	23.5	51.6	0.4	1.4	30.1	7.6	9.0	84.6	58.9	1.7	4.6	3.0	25,842	21,541	4,219	3,935	1,815	684	2,006	1,944
7	Larry Bird L. Bird	3	711	38.5	25.0	10.2	6.1	1.8	0.8	9.9	19.6	50.3	0.6	1.7	37.7	4.7	5.3	87.9	57.0	2.2	8.0	3.2	27,371	17,783	7,282	4,367	1,294	598	2,250	1,888
8	Moses Malone M. Malone	3	694	37.9	23.9	14.6	1.5	1.0	1.7	8.4	16.7	50.4	0.0	0.0	4.5	7.1	9.4	75.2	57.4	6.0	8.6	3.7	26,278	16,577	10,135	1,024	660	1,148	2,248	1,928
9	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	2	531	33.1	25.3	4.7	5.3	1.4	0.8	8.8	17.4	50.8	1.4	3.8	36.0	6.3	7.3	86.4	61.6	0.7	4.0	2.3	17,586	13,443	2,509	2,814	764	425	1,225	1,185	+2068
10	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	2	656	32.6	21.8	9.4	4.6	1.2	1.3	7.9	14.8	53.5	0.7	2.4	28.8	5.3	7.4	71.8	60.4	1.7	7.7	2.9	21,354	14,321	6,149	3,020	764	856	1,884	1,969	+2000
11	Stephen Curry S. Curry	2	625	34.4	23.1	4.4	6.8	1.8	0.2	8.0	16.8	47.7	3.4	7.8	43.6	3.6	4.0	90.3	62.1	0.7	3.7	3.2	21,528	14,434	2,763	4,227	1,108	129	1,971	1,555	+4026
12	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	2	666	37.9	22.1	12.0	3.1	0.8	2.5	8.4	16.7	50.5	0.0	0.2	20.4	5.2	7.5	68.5	55.1	3.2	8.8	2.9	25,240	14,689	8,020	2,092	529	1,650	1,928	1,833	+4841
13	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	2	662	38.7	26.5	16.6	3.0			9.3	21.5	43.3				7.9	10.5	75.5	50.8				25,640	17,566	11,004	1,982				2,062
14	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	1	452	31.9	27.7	11.0	3.7	0.9	1.6	9.1	18.2	50.1	1.2	3.5	33.9	8.3	10.0	82.8	61.3	2.2	8.8	3.4	14,406	12,523	4,987	1,658	411	738	1,547	1,369	+2491
15	James Harden J. Harden	1	687	33.8	23.0	5.1	6.1	1.5	0.5	6.8	15.3	44.3	2.4	6.6	36.4	7.1	8.3	85.4	60.8	0.8	4.3	3.5	23,239	15,809	3,482	4,157	1,031	325	2,383	1,733	+2779
16	Derrick Rose D. Rose	1	495	33.8	18.9	3.6	5.7	0.8	0.4	7.4	16.3	45.1	0.7	2.5	29.6	3.5	4.2	82.2	52.0	0.9	2.7	2.8	16,712	9,364	1,770	2,836	379	176	1,368	671	+334
17	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	1	668	34.1	22.7	6.2	7.9	1.7	0.3	7.8	18.1	43.3	1.1	3.4	31.3	5.9	7.2	82.3	53.3	1.7	4.5	3.9	22,785	15,156	4,149	5,293	1,153	197	2,620	1,616	+2478
18	Kevin Durant K. Durant	1	641	37.8	27.4	7.0	3.7	1.2	1.0	9.2	19.1	48.3	1.8	4.7	38.0	7.2	8.1	88.2	60.5	0.8	6.2	3.2	24,208	17,566	4,518	2,363	774	639	2,083	1,213	+1964
19	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	1	681	36.5	22.3	8.6	2.6	1.0	1.1	7.7	16.3	47.0	1.4	3.6	38.1	5.6	6.4	86.9	58.2	1.3	7.3	1.9	24,873	15,173	5,842	1,784	664	723	1,301	1,804	+3920
20	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	1	610	41.5	27.4	4.1	6.0	2.4	0.2	9.6	23.1	41.8	1.3	4.2	30.9	6.9	8.9	76.9	50.8	1.0	3.1	3.8	25,338	16,738	2,474	3,642	1,453	121	2,291	1,318	+538
21	Steve Nash S. Nash	1	624	29.3	12.8	2.6	6.7	0.8	0.1	4.6	9.8	47.0	1.2	2.9	41.8	2.4	2.6	89.2	58.4	0.6	2.0	2.3	18,269	8,006	1,650	4,180	508	38	1,426	1,188	+2354
22	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	1	693	38.2	20.0	10.8	4.4	1.4	1.8	8.1	16.6	48.8	0.2	0.7	30.3	3.6	4.7	76.1	53.5	2.8	8.0	2.6	26,462	13,864	7,493	3,059	968	1,231	1,780	1,758	+2264
23	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1	608	37.9	27.7	12.4	2.8	0.7	2.7	11.0	19.1	57.7	0.0	0.0	5.3	5.6	10.5	53.1	58.2	4.0	8.4	2.9	23,072	16,812	7,555	1,707	447	1,640	1,772	2,092	+2311
24	David Robinson D. Robinson	1	636	37.4	25.1	11.6	3.0	1.6	3.5	8.9	16.9	52.4	0.0	0.2	26.0	7.3	9.8	74.5	59.0	3.4	8.2	2.9	23,810	15,940	7,389	1,925	1,004	2,204	1,836	1,914	+377
25	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	1	686	37.3	23.5	11.7	3.9	1.6	1.0	8.4	14.7	56.9	0.4	1.6	25.4	6.4	8.6	73.6	63.5	4.3	7.4	3.4	25,620	16,128	8,007	2,661	1,126	680	2,360	2,241

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2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	GB
10	Pacers	0.5
11	Heat	0.5
12	Bucks	0.5
13	Magic	0.5
14	Raptors	0.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	4:00 PM
Sat 10/24	MIL	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	IND	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	HOU	@	MIL	8:00 PM

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.0

George

32.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

14.0

Drummond

13.0

Wembanyama

12.0

Towns

APG Leaders

11.0

Tatum

8.0

White

8.0

Cunningham

SPG Leaders

5.0

George

3.0

Maxey

3.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

BPG Leaders

6.0

Wembanyama

4.0

Holmgren

3.0

Maxey

3PM Leaders

7.0

George

6.0

McCain

5.0

Castle

TS% Leaders

111.1

McCain

92.2

Caruso

80.8

Green

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

123.5

115.4

111.2

102.2

99.7

96.4

DRtg Rankings

96.4

99.7

102.2

111.2

115.4

123.5

NetRtg Rankings

11.5

8.2

5.8

-5.8

-8.2

-11.5

Tank Leaderboard

0-1

1-0

Embiid

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

1-0

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	1	0	1.000
2	76ers	1	0	1.000
3	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.0
4	Celtics	0	1	.000	1.0
5	Hawks	0	0		0.5
6	Nets	0	0		0.5
7	Hornets	0	0		0.5
8	Bulls	0	0		0.5
9	Cavaliers	0	0		0.5
10	Pacers	0	0		0.5
11	Heat	0	0		0.5
12	Bucks	0	0		0.5
13	Magic	0	0		0.5
14	Raptors	0	0		0.5
15	Wizards	0	0		0.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	1	0	1.000
2	Spurs	0	1	.000	1.0
3	Warriors	0	0		0.5
4	Mavericks	0	0		0.5
5	Nuggets	0	0		0.5
6	Rockets	0	0		0.5
7	Clippers	0	0		0.5
8	Lakers	0	0		0.5
9	Grizzlies	0	0		0.5
10	Timberwolves	0	0		0.5
11	Pelicans	0	0		0.5
12	Suns	0	0		0.5
13	Trail Blazers	0	0		0.5
14	Kings	0	0		0.5
15	Jazz	0	0		0.5