The Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1969 NBA Finals. The award is decided by a panel of eleven media members, who cast v
Paul Pierce with his 2008 NBA Finals MVP trophy
Jerry West, the inaugural recipient, is the only player to win the award while being on the losing team.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who won twice in 1971 and 1985, holds the record for the longest gap between awards
Magic Johnson is the only player to win the award as a rookie.
Andre Iguodala
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Andre Tyler Iguodala is an American former professional basketball player who played for 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association. A swingman, he was an NBA All-Star in 2012 and was named to
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player
…win the award, as well as the youngest at 20 years and 276 days old. In 1985, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the oldest to win at 38 years and 54 days old. Andre Iguodala is the only winner to have not started every game in the series. Jerry West, the first awardee (1969), is the only person to win the award while being…
Iguodala with the Miami Heat in 2020
Iguodala warming up prior to a game for the 76ers
Iguodala competed in the 2006 Slam Dunk Contest.
Iguodala pulls up for a jumper while being defended by Mikki Moore.