what nba player had the most mvps in first ten seasons

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Russell were tied for the most MVP awards in their first 10 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	773	41.1	28.6	14.8	4.5	1.3	3.5	11.8	21.5	55.1				5.0	7.1	70.6	58.3	3.1	11.0	3.5	31,771	22,141	11,460	3,440	576	1,595	490	2,399
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	5	727	42.9	16.1	23.4	4.0			6.4	14.5	44.0				3.3	5.9	56.1	47.0				31,185	11,708	16,985	2,897				1,861
3	LeBron James L. James	4	765	39.7	27.6	7.3	6.9	1.7	0.8	9.9	20.1	49.0	1.3	4.0	33.7	6.5	8.6	74.7	57.5	1.2	6.0	3.3	30,374	21,081	5,553	5,302	1,323	649	2,525	1,439	+4129
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	4	787	46.6	34.4	24.3	4.5			13.9	26.3	53.0				6.6	12.8	51.4	53.9				36,713	27,098	19,112	3,548				1,483
5	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	3	745	31.7	21.8	10.9	7.2	1.3	0.7	8.4	15.0	56.0	1.1	3.0	36.0	3.9	4.8	82.4	63.8	2.7	8.3	2.9	23,639	16,210	8,141	5,383	949	536	2,176	1,995	+4071
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3	684	38.8	32.2	6.3	5.9	2.7	1.0	12.1	23.5	51.4	0.4	1.4	30.7	7.6	9.0	84.5	58.6	1.7	4.6	3.0	26,510	21,998	4,336	4,025	1,845	697	2,041	1,991
7	Larry Bird L. Bird	3	717	38.4	25.0	10.2	6.1	1.8	0.8	9.8	19.6	50.3	0.6	1.7	37.7	4.6	5.3	88.0	57.0	2.2	8.0	3.2	27,560	17,899	7,319	4,396	1,300	603	2,261	1,906
8	Moses Malone M. Malone	3	768	37.7	23.9	14.3	1.5	0.9	1.6	8.3	16.7	50.0	0.0	0.0	4.3	7.2	9.5	75.5	57.2	5.9	8.4	3.7	28,984	18,336	11,007	1,114	727	1,219	2,509	2,122
9	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	2	530	33.1	25.3	4.7	5.3	1.4	0.8	8.8	17.3	50.8	1.4	3.8	36.0	6.3	7.3	86.4	61.6	0.7	4.0	2.3	17,550	13,411	2,503	2,810	761	422	1,223	1,183	+2062
10	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	2	719	32.5	22.6	9.6	4.7	1.1	1.3	8.2	15.3	53.7	0.7	2.4	28.7	5.6	7.9	70.8	60.5	1.7	7.8	3.0	23,377	16,280	6,891	3,379	816	907	2,130	2,166	+2341
11	Stephen Curry S. Curry	2	694	34.4	23.5	4.5	6.6	1.7	0.2	8.1	17.1	47.7	3.6	8.2	43.6	3.7	4.0	90.5	62.4	0.7	3.8	3.1	23,859	16,315	3,132	4,588	1,200	154	2,163	1,721	+4715
12	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	2	746	37.5	21.8	11.9	3.2	0.8	2.5	8.4	16.4	50.9	0.0	0.2	19.7	5.1	7.5	68.0	55.4	3.2	8.7	2.9	27,966	16,288	8,866	2,365	595	1,840	2,152	2,036	+5589
13	Steve Nash S. Nash	2	703	30.0	13.5	2.8	7.1	0.8	0.1	4.9	10.2	47.7	1.3	3.1	42.1	2.5	2.7	89.6	59.1	0.6	2.2	2.4	21,065	9,495	1,983	5,006	569	50	1,702	1,308	+2826
14	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2	716	36.9	19.5	7.4	11.2	2.0	0.4	7.1	13.3	53.0	0.2	0.7	23.9	5.2	6.2	83.4	60.6	1.9	5.6	3.9	26,417	13,943	5,303	8,025	1,464	310	2,800	1,685
15	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	2	742	39.0	26.6	16.5	3.0			9.4	21.5	43.6				7.9	10.4	75.8	51.1				28,936	19,756	12,228	2,241				2,362
16	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	1	490	31.9	27.6	10.8	3.7	0.9	1.6	9.1	18.2	50.0	1.2	3.5	33.9	8.3	9.9	83.0	61.3	2.2	8.6	3.4	15,609	13,544	5,280	1,808	432	784	1,656	1,451	+2645
17	James Harden J. Harden	1	765	34.1	24.3	5.2	6.2	1.6	0.5	7.2	16.2	44.3	2.6	7.3	36.5	7.3	8.5	85.7	60.9	0.8	4.5	3.6	26,106	18,627	4,000	4,743	1,189	383	2,770	1,977	+3136
18	Derrick Rose D. Rose	1	546	33.2	18.8	3.5	5.6	0.8	0.3	7.3	16.2	45.3	0.8	2.6	30.4	3.4	4.1	82.4	52.3	0.9	2.6	2.7	18,104	10,281	1,910	3,056	410	188	1,450	728	+370
19	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	1	748	34.4	23.0	6.6	8.2	1.7	0.3	8.0	18.4	43.5	1.1	3.5	31.1	5.9	7.2	81.4	53.2	1.7	4.9	4.0	25,699	17,184	4,953	6,113	1,300	217	3,001	1,816	+2861
20	Kevin Durant K. Durant	1	703	37.4	27.2	7.2	3.8	1.2	1.0	9.2	18.9	48.8	1.8	4.7	37.9	7.0	8.0	88.2	60.8	0.8	6.4	3.2	26,278	19,121	5,031	2,663	840	738	2,221	1,330	+2675
21	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	1	758	36.5	22.4	8.6	2.7	0.9	1.0	7.7	16.4	47.1	1.3	3.5	37.9	5.6	6.5	87.0	58.3	1.3	7.3	1.9	27,642	16,990	6,501	2,050	715	794	1,461	2,002	+4402
22	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	1	682	41.7	28.0	4.0	6.1	2.3	0.2	9.8	23.3	42.1	1.3	4.1	31.0	7.1	9.2	77.5	51.2	0.9	3.0	3.7	28,441	19,115	2,706	4,174	1,593	131	2,539	1,439	+535
23	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	1	775	38.2	20.2	11.1	4.5	1.4	1.7	8.1	16.6	49.0	0.2	0.6	29.9	3.8	4.9	76.8	53.9	2.8	8.3	2.6	29,583	15,681	8,601	3,525	1,089	1,343	2,002	1,965	+2406
24	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1	675	37.8	27.6	12.3	2.8	0.7	2.6	11.0	19.1	57.7	0.0	0.0	5.0	5.6	10.5	53.3	58.3	4.0	8.3	2.9	25,494	18,634	8,270	1,907	488	1,777	1,943	2,291	+2877
25	David Robinson D. Robinson	1	685	37.0	24.4	11.5	3.0	1.6	3.4	8.6	16.5	52.3	0.0	0.1	25.8	7.1	9.7	74.0	58.9	3.4	8.1	2.8	25,364	16,715	7,881	2,028	1,073	2,323	1,944	2,057	+708

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RPG

6.4

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APG

5.6

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Team Rankings

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112.9

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DRTG

119.3

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NETRTG

-6.3

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38.7

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	8:00 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

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Final

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76ers

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33.5

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31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

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APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

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8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

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19-63

20-62

22-60

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

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38.0

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Jokić

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Dončić

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1.71

Dončić

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
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8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0