For players, the best honor in the NBA is to win the championship and also get the Finals MVP. But since the NBA Finals set up the Finals MVP in 1969, we've only seen a handful of players win the honor of Finals MVP, after all, there are still many outstanding stars in all five positions on the court. Therefore, Bital, the author of the US media "Fadeawayworld", also sorted out the MVPs of the five finals of the league, listing the MVPs in the five positions of the NBA Finals.
Point Guard - Seven players have won the NBA Finals MVP trophy nine times
1969 Jerry West, 1976 Joe Joe White, 1979 Dennis Johnson, 1980 Magic Johnson, 1982 Magic Johnson, 1987 Magic Johnson, 1990 Isaiah Thomas, 2004 Changsi Billups, 2007 Tony Parker.
It's a bit difficult to get the Finals MVP in the point guard position because they have to perform better on the defensive and offensive ends in addition to being the team's organizational offense, Jerry West is the first player in the point guard position to win the Finals MVP, Tony Parker is the last, and Magic Johnson alone has won three times.
Scoring Guard - Four players have won the NBA Finals MVP trophy 10 times
1989 Jodumas, 1991 Michael Jordan, 1992 Michael Jordan, 1993 Michael Jordan, 1996 Michael Jordan, 1997 Michael Jordan, 1998 Michael Jordan, 2006 Wade, 2009 Kobe Bryant, 2010 Kobe Bryant.
The point guard was the best of the five positions in the '90s, all because of Michael Jordan. Jodumus, one of the leaders of the Bad Boys, was the first player in the scoring guard to win the Finals MVP, while Kobe Bryant was the last. Among them, Michael Jordan has exclusively 6 times, Kobe Bryant has twice, and the top two point guards in the history of the league have a total of 8 times.
Small Forward - 11 players have won the NBA Finals MVP trophy 16 times
1974 John Harwitchek, 1975 Rike Barry, 1981 Maxwell, 1984 Larry Bird, 1986 Larry Bird, 1988 James Worthy, 2008 Paul Pierce, 2012 LeBron James, 2013 LeBron James, Kawaii Leonard 2014, Iguodala 2015, LeBron James 2016, Kevin Durant 2017, Kevin Durant 2018, Kawaii Leonard in 2019, LeBron James in 2020.
The league has become an era of small forwards over the years, and LeBron James is the most brilliant Finals MVP of this era. The first Majors MVP in history in the small forward position is John Harvey Czek, and the last one is LeBron James, and if the Nets or Lakers win the championship this season, LeBron James and Kevin Durant are both popular candidates for the Finals MVP.
Big Forward - 5 players have won NBA Finals MVP trophies 8 times in total
1970 Willis Reed, 1973 Willis Reed, 1987 Unseld, 1999 Tim Duncan, 2003 Tim Duncan, 2005 Tim Duncan, 2011 Nowitzki, 2021 Alphabet Brother. The big forward has fewer players who get the Finals MVP, we can see that the first to get the Finals MVP is Willis Reed, and the last one is the alphabet brother who led the Bucks to win the championship last season, of which Tim Duncan 3 times, Willis Reed 2 times, I don't know if the young alphabet brother can make his own number of times to become the first place in this list in the future.
Center - Six players have won the NBA Finals MVP trophy 10 times
1971 Jabbar, 1972 Chamberlain, 1977 Bill Walton, 1983 Moses Malone, 1985 Jabbar, 1994 Olajuwon, 1995 Olajuwon, 2000 O'Neill, 2001 O'Neill, 2002 O'Neill.
In this era of center forwards withering, we dare not expect the center to get the finals MVP. Abdul-Jabbar was the first centre-forward to win the Finals MVP, and the last one is O'Neal in 2002, and if Embiid or Jokic reach the Finals to win the title, it may help the center position to break the MVP drought in the Finals.