who was the youngest player to win the finals mvp award

Magic Johnson is the youngest Finals MVP in an NBA Finals. He was 20 years old in his rookie season.

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Who was the youngest player to win the finals mvp award in a season?
NAMEAgeFMVPSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
20
1
1979-80
NBA Finals
6
42.7
21.5
11.2
8.7
2.7
0.3
7.8
13.7
57.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
5.8
6.7
87.5
64.8
2.8
8.3
5.0
256
129
67
52
16
2
30
17
2Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
22
1
2013-14
NBA Finals
5
33.4
17.8
6.4
2.0
1.6
1.2
6.0
9.8
61.2
2.2
3.8
57.9
3.6
4.6
78.3
75.3
1.6
4.8
1.8
167
89
32
10
8
6
9
22
+62
3Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
22
1
1998-99
NBA Finals
5
45.8
27.4
14.0
2.4
1.0
2.2
10.2
19.0
53.7
0.0
0.4
0.0
7.0
8.8
79.5
59.9
2.8
11.2
3.4
229
137
70
12
5
11
17
12
+24
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
22
1
1981-82
NBA Finals
6
41.7
16.2
10.8
8.0
2.5
0.3
5.3
10.0
53.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
5.5
6.5
84.6
62.9
3.3
7.5
4.3
250
97
65
48
15
2
26
23
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
23
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
6Tony Parker
T. Parker
24
1
2006-07
NBA Finals
4
37.8
24.5
5.0
3.3
0.8
0.0
10.5
18.5
56.8
1.0
1.8
57.1
2.5
4.8
52.6
59.5
0.8
4.3
3.0
151
98
20
13
3
0
12
5
+16
7Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
24
1
2005-06
NBA Finals
6
43.5
34.7
7.8
3.8
2.7
1.0
10.8
23.2
46.8
0.5
1.8
27.3
12.5
16.2
77.3
57.2
2.0
5.8
3.7
261
208
47
23
16
6
22
22
+22
8Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
24
1
1978-79
NBA Finals
5
44.8
22.6
6.0
6.0
1.8
2.2
9.0
19.6
45.9
4.6
6.4
71.9
50.4
1.8
4.2
3.0
224
113
30
30
9
11
15
19
9Bill Walton
B. Walton
24
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
10Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
25
1
1988-89
NBA Finals
4
36.8
27.3
1.8
6.0
0.5
0.3
9.5
16.5
57.6
0.0
0.5
0.0
8.3
9.5
86.8
65.9
0.3
1.5
1.8
147
109
7
24
2
1
7
4
11Cedric Maxwell
C. Maxwell
25
1
1980-81
NBA Finals
6
37.8
17.7
9.5
2.8
0.2
1.0
7.0
12.3
56.8
0.0
0.0
3.7
4.8
75.9
61.1
5.7
3.8
3.2
227
106
57
17
1
6
19
21
12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
26
1
2024-25
NBA Finals
7
38.2
30.3
4.6
5.6
1.9
1.6
10.0
22.6
44.3
1.1
4.7
24.2
9.1
10.0
91.4
56.1
0.3
4.3
3.4
267
212
32
39
13
11
24
22
+8
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
26
1
2020-21
NBA Finals
6
39.8
35.2
13.2
5.0
1.2
1.8
12.7
20.5
61.8
0.5
2.5
20.0
9.3
14.2
65.9
65.8
4.0
9.2
2.3
239
211
79
30
7
11
14
18
+30
14Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
26
1
2002-03
NBA Finals
6
43.8
24.2
17.0
5.3
1.0
5.3
9.0
18.2
49.5
0.0
0.3
0.0
6.2
9.0
68.5
54.6
3.8
13.2
3.8
263
145
102
32
6
32
23
16
+42
15James Worthy
J. Worthy
26
1
1987-88
NBA Finals
7
38.0
22.0
7.4
4.4
0.7
0.6
8.4
17.1
49.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
5.1
7.0
73.5
54.4
2.7
4.7
2.6
266
154
52
31
5
4
18
18
16Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
27
1
2023-24
NBA Finals
5
38.5
20.8
5.4
5.0
1.6
0.8
7.4
16.8
44.0
1.6
6.8
23.5
4.4
6.0
73.3
53.5
0.8
4.6
2.8
193
104
27
25
8
4
14
16
+14
17Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
27
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
18Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
27
1
2018-19
NBA Finals
6
40.5
28.5
9.8
4.2
2.0
1.2
8.2
18.8
43.4
2.5
7.0
35.7
9.7
10.7
90.6
60.6
2.7
7.2
3.0
243
171
59
25
12
7
18
15
+15
19LeBron James
L. James
27
1
2011-12
NBA Finals
5
44.1
28.6
10.2
7.4
1.6
0.4
10.2
21.6
47.2
0.6
3.2
18.8
7.6
9.2
82.6
55.8
3.0
7.2
3.8
220
143
51
37
8
2
19
10
+31
20Chauncey Billups
C. Billups
27
1
2003-04
NBA Finals
5
38.4
21.0
3.2
5.2
1.2
0.0
5.8
11.4
50.9
1.6
3.4
47.1
7.8
8.4
92.9
69.6
0.6
2.6
2.6
192
105
16
26
6
0
13
8
+45
21Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
27
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
22Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
27
1
1990-91
NBA Finals
5
44.0
31.2
6.6
11.4
2.8
1.4
12.6
22.6
55.8
0.4
0.8
50.0
5.6
6.6
84.8
61.2
1.6
5.0
3.6
220
156
33
57
14
7
18
18
23Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
27
1
1986-87
NBA Finals
6
39.3
26.2
8.0
13.0
2.3
0.3
11.0
20.3
54.1
0.2
0.3
50.0
4.0
4.2
96.0
59.0
2.0
6.0
2.2
236
157
48
78
14
2
13
10
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
27
1
1983-84
NBA Finals
7
43.6
27.4
14.0
3.6
2.1
1.1
8.9
18.3
48.4
0.6
0.9
66.7
9.1
10.9
84.2
59.5
3.7
10.3
3.6
305
192
98
25
15
8
25
24
25Moses Malone
M. Malone
27
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
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