Tytuł MVP finałów przyznawany jest od 1969 roku. Najwięcej - sześć - ma ich Michael Jordan, który tyle samo razy poprowadził Chicago Bulls do mistrzostwa NBA. Najlepsi koszykarze finałów NBA (MVP): 1969 - Jerry West, L.A. Lakers 1970 - Willis Reed, New York Knicks 1971 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks 1972 - Wilt Chamberlain, L.A. Lakers 1973 - Willis Reed, New York Knicks 1974 - John Havlicek, Boston Celtics 1975 - Rick Barry, Golden State Warriors 1976 - Jo Jo White, Boston Celtics 1977 - Bill Walton, Portland Trail Blazers 1978 - Wes Unseld, Washington Bullets 1979 - Dennis Johnson, Seattle SuperSonics 1980 - Magic Johnson, L.A. Lakers 1981 - Cedric Maxwell, Boston Celtics 1982 - Magic Johnson, L.A. Lakers 1983 - Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers 1984 - Larry Bird, Boston Celtics 1985 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA Lakers 1986 - Larry Bird, Boston Celtics 1987 - Magic Johnson, LA Lakers 1988 - James Worthy, LA Lakers 1989 - Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons 1990 - Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons 1991 - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls 1992 - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls 1993 - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls 1994 - Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets 1995 - Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets 1996 - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls 1997 - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls 1998 - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls 1999 - Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs 2000 - Shaquille O'Neal, LA Lakers 2001 - Shaquille O'Neal, LA Lakers 2002 - Shaquille O'Neal, LA Lakers 2003 - Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs 2004 - Chauncey Billups, Detroit Pistons 2005 - Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs 2006 - Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat 2007 - Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs 2008 - Paul Pierce, Boston Celtics 2009 - Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers 2010 - Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers 2011 - Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks 2012 - LeBron James, Miami Heat 2013 - LeBron James, Miami Heat 2014 - Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs 2015 - Andre Iguodala, Golden State Warriors 2016 - LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers 2017 - Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors 2018 - Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors