Since the 1980–81 NBA seasonthe award is decided by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canadathough we hear that Eva Longoria is trying to get on the panel.
Only one player has one this award six times and only one player has won it while being on the losing team. Now that we got you startedcan you name these MVPs?
The NBA released this list of the 50 greatest players in the first 50 years of the league back in 1996. For you non-sports fansthat's what we call the pre-Google era.