Since the NBA Finals MVP award was created in 1969, only 32 players have earned the honor. Here’s a look at every winner in league history.
NBA Finals MVPs
Jerry West (1969)
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The first player to earn the title of NBA Finals MVP, West is also the only player to win the award while playing on the losing team. West averaged 37.9 points per game for the Lakers in their seven-game series loss to the Celtics in ’69—the final championship of the Bill Russell dynasty in Boston.