The National Basketball Association established the Podoloff Cup, named for Maurice Podoloff, the league's first commissioner, as the its Most Valuable Player award for the 1955-56 season.
The winner was originally chosen by the NBA players. Since 1981, it has been based on a poll of professional basketball broadcasters and writers.
During its nine seasons, the American Baskeball Association also presented an MVP award based on a poll of players.
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Winners
| Year | Player, Team, Pos | Avg |
| 1956 | Bob Pettit, St. Louis, F | 25.7 |
| 1957 | Bob Cousy, Boston, G | 20.6 |
| 1958 | Bill Russell, Boston, C | 16.6 |
| 1959 | Bob Pettit, St. Louis, F | 29.2 |
| 1960 | Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, C | 37.6 |
| 1961 | Bill Russell, Boston, C | 16.9 |
| 1962 | Bill Russell, Boston, C | 18.9 |
| 1963 | Bill Russell, Boston, C | 16.8 |
| 1964 | Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati, G | 31.4 |
| 1965 | Bill Russell, Boston, C | 14.1 |
| 1966 | Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, C | 33.5 |
| 1967 | Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, C | 24.1 |
| 1968 | Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, C | 24.3 |
| 1969 | Wes Unseld, Baltimore, C | 13.8 |
| 1970 | Willis Reed, New York, C | 21.7 |
| 1971 | Lew Alcindor, Milwaukee, C | 31.7 |
| 1972 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee, C | 34.8 |
| 1973 | Dave Cowens, Boston, C | 20.5 |
| 1974 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee, C | 27.0 |
| 1975 | Bob McAdoo, Buffalo, F | 34.5 |
| 1976 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA, C | 27.7 |
| 1977 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA, C | 26.2 |
| 1978 | Bill Walton, Portland, C | 18.9 |
| 1979 | Moses Malone, Houston, C | 24.8 |
| 1980 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA, C | 24.8 |
| 1981 | Julius Erving, Philadelphia, F | 24.6 |
| 1982 | Moses Malone, Houston, C | 31.1 |
| 1983 | Moses Malone, Philadelphia, C | 24.5 |
| 1984 | Larry Bird, Boston, F | 24.2 |
| 1985 | Larry Bird, Boston, F | 28.7 |
| 1986 | Larry Bird, Boston, F | 25.8 |
| 1987 | Magic Johnson, LA Lakers, G | 23.9 |
| 1988 | Michael Jordan, Chicago, G | 35.0 |
| 1989 | Magic Johnson, LA Lakers, G | 22.5 |
| 1990 | Magic Johnson, LA Lakers, G | 22.3 |
| 1991 | Michael Jordan, Chicago, G | 31.5 |
| 1992 | Michael Jordan, Chicago, G | 30.1 |
| 1993 | Charles Barkley, Phoenix, F | 25.6 |
| 1994 | Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston, C | 27.3 |
| 1995 | David Robinson, San Antonio, C | 27.6 |
| 1996 | Michael Jordan, Chicago, G | 30.4 |
| 1997 | Karl Malone, Utah, F | 27.4 |
| 1998 | Michael Jordan, Chicago, G | 28.7 |
| 1999 | Karl Malone, Utah, F | 23.8 |
| 2000 | Shaquille O'Neal, LA Lakers, C | 29.7 |
| 2001 | Allen Iverson, Philadelphia, G | 31.1 |
| 2002 | Tim Duncan, San Antonio, F | 25.5 |
| 2003 | Tim Duncan, San Antonio, F | 25.5 |
| 2004 | Kevin Garnett, Minnesota, F | 24.2 |
| 2005 | Steve Nash, Phoenix, G | 15.5 |
| 2006 | Steve Nash, Phoenix, G | 18.8 |
| 2007 | Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas, F | 24.6 |
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| Year | Player, Team, Pos | Avg |
| 1968 | Connie Hawkins, Pittsburgh, C | 26.8 |
| 1969 | Mel Daniels, Indiana, C | 24.0 |
| 1970 | Spencer Haywood, Denver, C | 30.0 |
| 1971 | Mel Daniels, Indiana, C | 21.0 |
| 1972 | Artis Gilmore, Kentucky, C | 23.8 |
| 1973 | Billy Cunningham, Carolina, F | 24.1 |
| 1974 | Julius Erving, New York, F | 27.4 |
| 1975 | George McGinnis, Indiana, F | 29.8 |
| TIE | Julius Erving, New York, F | 27.9 |
| 1976 | Julius Erving, New York, F | 29.3 |
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