The NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award is presented to the National Basketball Association (NBA) player in the NBA Finals that is seen as contributing the most to the series.
- 1969 -- Jerry West, Los Angeles Lakers
- 1970 -- Willis Reed, New York Knicks
- 1971 -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks
- 1972 -- Wilt Chamberlain, Los Angeles Lakers
- 1973 -- Willis Reed, New York Knicks
- 1974 -- John Havlicek, Boston Celtics
- 1975 -- Rick Barry, Golden State Warriors
- 1976 -- JoJo White, Boston Celtics
- 1977 -- Bill Walton, Portland Trail Blazers
- 1978 -- Wes Unseld, Washington Bullets
- 1979 -- Dennis Johnson, Seattle SuperSonics
- 1980 -- Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
- 1981 -- Cedric Maxwell, Boston Celtics
- 1982 -- Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
- 1983 -- Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers
- 1984 -- Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
- 1985 -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
- 1986 -- Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
- 1987 -- Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
- 1988 -- James Worthy, Los Angeles 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, Los Angeles Lakers
- 2001 -- Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
- 2002 -- Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
- 2003 -- Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
- 2004 -- Chauncey Billups, Detroit Pistons
- 2005 -- Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs