NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award

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The award was presented in 2020 by Kobe Bryant named

The NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Kobe Bryant Award every year in February to the best player of the NBA All-Star Games awarded. The prize has been awarded since 1953 . The winners of the first two years were elected retrospectively.

In light of the tragic death of 18-time All-Star Kobe Bryant in January 2020, the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award was dedicated to its four-time winner the following month and renamed the NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant MVP Award . Bryant was nominated for the game 18 times, played in 15 All-Star Games and was the youngest NBA All-Star of all time at the age of 19. He shares the record as a four-time award winner with Bob Pettit .

The winners

(*) denotes members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . The number in brackets indicates how often the award was won at that point in time.
- Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player
- Active player

NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award winner
year player nationality team
1951 Ed Macauley * United StatesUnited States United States Boston Celtics
1952 Paul Arizin * United StatesUnited States United States Philadelphia Warriors
1953 George Mikan * United StatesUnited States United States Minneapolis Lakers
1954 Bob cousy * United StatesUnited States United States Boston Celtics
1955 Bill Sharman * United StatesUnited States United States Boston Celtics
1956 Bob Pettit * United StatesUnited States United States St. Louis Hawks
1957 Bob Cousy * (2) United StatesUnited States United States Boston Celtics
1958 Bob Pettit * (2) United StatesUnited States United States St. Louis Hawks
1959 Elgin Baylor *
and
Bob Pettit * (3)
United StatesUnited States United States United States
 
United StatesUnited States 
Minneapolis Lakers
 
St. Louis Hawks
1960 Wilt Chamberlain * United StatesUnited States United States Philadelphia Warriors
1961 Oscar Robertson * United StatesUnited States United States Cincinnati Royals
1962 Bob Pettit * (4) United StatesUnited States United States St. Louis Hawks
1963 Bill Russell * United StatesUnited States United States Boston Celtics
1964 Oscar Robertson * (2) United StatesUnited States United States Cincinnati Royals
1965 Jerry Lucas * United StatesUnited States United States Cincinnati Royals
1966 Adrian Smith United StatesUnited States United States Cincinnati Royals
1967 Rick Barry * United StatesUnited States United States San Francisco Warriors
1968 Hal Greer * United StatesUnited States United States Philadelphia 76ers
1969 Oscar Robertson * (3) United StatesUnited States United States Cincinnati Royals
1970 Willis Reed * United StatesUnited States United States New York Knicks
1971 Lenny Wilkens * United StatesUnited States United States Seattle SuperSonics
1972 Jerry West * United StatesUnited States United States Los Angeles Lakers
1973 Dave Cowens * United StatesUnited States United States Boston Celtics
1974 Bob Lanier * United StatesUnited States United States Detroit Pistons
1975 Walt Frazier * United StatesUnited States United States New York Knicks
1976 Dave Bing * United StatesUnited States United States Washington Bullets
1977 Julius Erving * United StatesUnited States United States Philadelphia 76ers
1978 Randy Smith United StatesUnited States United States Buffalo Braves
1979 David Thompson * United StatesUnited States United States Denver nuggets
1980 George Gervin * United StatesUnited States United States San Antonio Spurs
1981 Nate Archibald * United StatesUnited States United States Boston Celtics
1982 Larry Bird * United StatesUnited States United States Boston Celtics
1983 Julius Erving * (2) United StatesUnited States United States Philadelphia 76ers
1984 Isiah Thomas * United StatesUnited States United States Detroit Pistons
1985 Ralph Sampson * United StatesUnited States United States Houston Rockets
1986 Isiah Thomas * (2) United StatesUnited States United States Detroit Pistons
1987 Tom Chambers United StatesUnited States United States Seattle SuperSonics
1988 Michael Jordan * United StatesUnited States United States Chicago Bulls
1989 Karl Malone * United StatesUnited States United States Utah Jazz
1990 Magic Johnson * United StatesUnited States United States Los Angeles Lakers
1991 Charles Barkley * United StatesUnited States United States Philadelphia 76ers
1992 Magic Johnson * (2) United StatesUnited States United States Los Angeles Lakers
1993 John Stockton * and Karl Malone * (2) United StatesUnited States United States Utah Jazz (both)
1994 Scottie Pippen * United StatesUnited States United States Chicago Bulls
1995 Mitch Richmond * United StatesUnited States United States Sacramento Kings
1996 Michael Jordan * (2) United StatesUnited States United States Chicago Bulls
1997 Glen Rice United StatesUnited States United States Charlotte Hornets
1998 Michael Jordan * (3) United StatesUnited States United States Chicago Bulls
1999 not forgiven - -
2000 Shaquille O'Neal *
and
Tim Duncan *
United StatesUnited States United States United States
 
United StatesUnited States 
Los Angeles Lakers
 
San Antonio Spurs
2001 Allen Iverson * United StatesUnited States United States Philadelphia 76ers
2002 Kobe Bryant * United StatesUnited States United States Los Angeles Lakers
2003 Kevin Garnett * United StatesUnited States United States Minnesota Timberwolves
2004 Shaquille O'Neal * (2) United StatesUnited States United States Los Angeles Lakers
2005 Allen Iverson * (2) United StatesUnited States United States Philadelphia 76ers
2006 LeBron James United StatesUnited States United States Cleveland Cavaliers
2007 Kobe Bryant * (2) United StatesUnited States United States Los Angeles Lakers
2008 LeBron James (2) United StatesUnited States United States Cleveland Cavaliers
2009 Shaquille O'Neal * (3)
and
Kobe Bryant * (3)
United StatesUnited States United States United States
 
United StatesUnited States 
Phoenix Suns
 
Los Angeles Lakers
2010 Dwyane Wade United StatesUnited States United States Miami Heat
2011 Kobe Bryant * (4) United StatesUnited States United States Los Angeles Lakers
2012 Kevin Durant United StatesUnited States United States Oklahoma City Thunder
2013 Chris Paul United StatesUnited States United States Los Angeles Clippers
2014 Kyrie Irving AustraliaAustralia Australia United States
United StatesUnited States 
Cleveland Cavaliers
2015 Russell Westbrook United StatesUnited States United States Oklahoma City Thunder
2016 Russell Westbrook (2) United StatesUnited States United States Oklahoma City Thunder
2017 Anthony Davis United StatesUnited States United States New Orleans Pelicans
2018 LeBron James (3) United StatesUnited States United States Cleveland Cavaliers
2019 Kevin Durant (2) United StatesUnited States United States Golden State Warriors
2020 Kawhi Leonard United StatesUnited States United States Los Angeles Clippers

Remarks

  1. Official release: Kia NBA All-Star Game MVP Award named for Kobe Bryant. In: nba.com. Retrieved June 10, 2020 .
  2. Amir Vera: NBA All-Star Game MVP Award is now the Kobe Bryant MVP Award. With contributions by Kevin Dotson on: Cable News Network website; Atlanta, GA, February 16, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020 (in English).
  3. The All-Star Game 1999 was canceled because of the lockout , the lockout of the players by the owners of the NBA franchises.