NBA All - Star Game most Valuable player award - wikipedia NBA All - Star Game most Valuable player award National Basketball Association awards and honors Championship O'Brien Trophy Brown Trophy ( defunct ) Individual awards All - Star Game MVP Bill Russell Finals MVP Coach of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Executive of the Year J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Community Assist Award Most Improved Player Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year Sixth Man of the Year Sportsmanship Award Twyman -- Stokes Teammate of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award Honors All - NBA Team All - Rookie Team All - Defensive Team The National Basketball Association All - Star Game Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) is an annual National Basketball Association ( NBA ) award given to the player ( s ) voted best of the annual All - Star Game. The award was established in 1953 when NBA officials decided to designate an MVP for each year 's game. The league also re-honored players from the previous two All - Star Games. Ed Macauley and Paul Arizin were selected as the 1951 and 1952 MVP winners respectively. The voting is conducted by a panel of media members, who cast their vote after the conclusion of the game. The player ( s ) with the most votes or ties for the most votes wins the award. No All - Star Game MVP was named in 1999 since the game was canceled due to the league 's lockout. As of 2018, the most recent recipient is Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James. Bob Pettit and Kobe Bryant are the only two players to win the All - Star Game MVP four times. Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, and LeBron James have each won the award three times, while Bob Cousy, Julius Erving, Isiah Thomas, Magic Johnson, Karl Malone, Allen Iverson, and Russell Westbrook have all won the award twice. James ' first All - Star MVP in 2006 made him the youngest to have ever won the award at the age of 21 years, 1 month. Kyrie Irving, winner of the 2014 All - Star Game MVP, is the second - youngest at 21 years, 10 months. They are notable as being the two youngest to win the award, both as Cleveland Cavaliers. Four of the games had joint winners -- Elgin Baylor and Pettit in 1959, John Stockton and Malone in 1993, O'Neal and Tim Duncan in 2000, and O'Neal and Bryant in 2009. O'Neal became the first player in All - Star history to share two MVP awards as well as the first player to win the award with multiple teams. The Los Angeles Lakers have had eleven winners while the Boston Celtics have had eight. Duncan of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Irving of Australia are the only winners not born in the United States. Both Duncan and Irving are American citizens, but are considered `` international '' players by the NBA because they were not born in one of the fifty states or Washington, D.C. No player trained entirely outside the U.S. has won the award ; Irving lived in the U.S. since age two, and Duncan played U.S. college basketball at Wake Forest. Bob Pettit ( 1958, 1959 ) and Russell Westbrook ( 2015, 2016 ) are the only players to win consecutive awards. Pettit ( 1956 ), Bob Cousy ( 1957 ), Wilt Chamberlain ( 1960 ), Bill Russell ( 1963 ), Oscar Robertson ( 1964 ), Willis Reed ( 1970 ), Dave Cowens ( 1973 ), Michael Jordan ( 1988, 1996, 1998 ), Magic Johnson ( 1990 ), Shaquille O'Neal ( 2000 ), and Allen Iverson ( 2001 ) all won the All - Star Game MVP and the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in the same season ; Jordan is the only player to do this multiple times. 14 players have won the award playing for the team that hosted the All - Star Game : Macauley ( 1951 ), Cousy ( 1957 ), Pettit ( 1958, 1962 ), Chamberlain ( 1960 ), Adrian Smith ( 1966 ), Rick Barry ( 1967 ), Jerry West ( 1972 ), Tom Chambers ( 1987 ), Jordan ( 1988 ), Karl Malone ( 1993 ), John Stockton ( 1993 ), O'Neal ( 2004, 2009 ), Bryant ( 2011 ) and Davis ( 2017 ) ; Pettit and O'Neal did this multiple times. Kareem Abdul - Jabbar has the distinction of playing in the most All - Star Games ( 18 ) without winning the All - Star Game MVP, while Adrian Smith won the MVP in his only All - Star Game. Contents 1 Winners 2 Multi-time winners 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References Winners Hall - of - Famer Bill Russell ( left ) won the award in the 1963 NBA All - Star Game. Hall - of - Famer Wilt Chamberlain ( center ) won the award in the 1960 NBA All - Star Game. Hall - of - Famer Michael Jordan won the award three times in his career. Hall - of - Famer Charles Barkley won the award in the 1991 NBA All - Star Game. Hall - of - Famer Shaquille O'Neal has won the award three times in his career. He is also the oldest MVP ever, at 36 years and 346 days old. Kobe Bryant has won the award a record four times in his career, a feat he shares with Bob Pettit. LeBron James was the youngest player to ever win the award at 21 years and 51 days old and is the all - time leader in points scored in NBA All - Star Game history. Kyrie Irving won the award in his second All - Star game in 2014 Denotes player who is still active in the NBA * Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Player ( X ) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the MVP award Team ( X ) Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won Season Player Position Nationality Team 1951 Macauley, Ed Ed Macauley * Center / Forward United States Boston Celtics 1952 Arizin, Paul Paul Arizin * Forward / Guard United States Philadelphia Warriors 1953 Mikan, George George Mikan * Center United States Minneapolis Lakers 1954 Cousy, Bob Bob Cousy * Guard United States Boston Celtics ( 2 ) 1955 Sharman, Bill Bill Sharman * Guard United States Boston Celtics ( 3 ) 1956 Pettit, Bob Bob Pettit * Forward / Center United States St. Louis Hawks 1957 Cousy, Bob Bob Cousy * ( 2 ) Guard United States Boston Celtics ( 4 ) 1958 Pettit, Bob Bob Pettit * ( 2 ) Forward / Center United States St. Louis Hawks ( 2 ) 1959 Baylor, Elgin Elgin Baylor * Forward United States Minneapolis Lakers ( 2 ) Pettit, Bob Bob Pettit * ( 3 ) Forward / Center United States St. Louis Hawks ( 3 ) 1960 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Center United States Philadelphia Warriors ( 2 ) 1961 Robertson, Oscar Oscar Robertson * Guard United States Cincinnati Royals 1962 Pettit, Bob Bob Pettit * ( 4 ) Forward / Center United States St. Louis Hawks ( 4 ) 1963 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * Center United States Boston Celtics ( 5 ) 1964 Robertson, Oscar Oscar Robertson * ( 2 ) Guard United States Cincinnati Royals ( 2 ) 1965 Lucas, Jerry Jerry Lucas * Forward / Center United States Cincinnati Royals ( 3 ) 1966 Smith, Adrian Adrian Smith Guard United States Cincinnati Royals ( 4 ) 1967 Barry, Rick Rick Barry * Forward United States San Francisco Warriors ( 3 ) 1968 Greer, Hal Hal Greer * Guard / Forward United States Philadelphia 76ers 1969 Robertson, Oscar Oscar Robertson * ( 3 ) Guard United States Cincinnati Royals ( 5 ) 1970 Reed, Willis Willis Reed * Center / Forward United States New York Knicks 1971 Wilkens, Lenny Lenny Wilkens * Guard United States Seattle SuperSonics 1972 West, Jerry Jerry West * Guard United States Los Angeles Lakers ( 3 ) 1973 Cowens, Dave Dave Cowens * Center / Forward United States Boston Celtics ( 6 ) Lanier, Bob Bob Lanier * Center United States Detroit Pistons Frazier, Walt Walt Frazier * Guard United States New York Knicks ( 2 ) 1976 Bing, Dave Dave Bing * Guard United States Washington Bullets 1977 Erving, Julius Julius Erving * Forward United States Philadelphia 76ers ( 2 ) 1978 Smith, Randy Randy Smith Guard / Forward United States Buffalo Braves 1979 Thompson, David David Thompson * Guard / Forward United States Denver Nuggets 1980 Gervin, George George Gervin * Guard / Forward United States San Antonio Spurs 1981 Archibald, Nate Nate Archibald * Guard United States Boston Celtics ( 7 ) 1982 Bird, Larry Larry Bird * Forward United States Boston Celtics ( 8 ) Erving, Julius Julius Erving * ( 2 ) Forward United States Philadelphia 76ers ( 3 ) 1984 Thomas, Isiah Isiah Thomas * Guard United States Detroit Pistons ( 2 ) 1985 Sampson, Ralph Ralph Sampson * Center / Forward United States Houston Rockets 1986 Thomas, Isiah Isiah Thomas * ( 2 ) Guard United States Detroit Pistons ( 3 ) Chambers, Tom Tom Chambers Forward / Center United States Seattle SuperSonics ( 2 ) 1988 Jordan, Michael Michael Jordan * Guard United States Chicago Bulls 1989 Malone, Karl Karl Malone * Forward United States Utah Jazz 1990 Johnson, Magic Magic Johnson * Guard United States Los Angeles Lakers ( 4 ) 1991 Barkley, Charles Charles Barkley * Forward United States Philadelphia 76ers ( 4 ) 1992 Johnson, Magic Magic Johnson * ( 2 ) Guard United States Los Angeles Lakers ( 5 ) 1993 Stockton, John John Stockton * Guard United States Utah Jazz ( 2 ) Malone, Karl Karl Malone * ( 2 ) Forward United States Utah Jazz ( 3 ) 1994 Pippen, Scottie Scottie Pippen * Forward United States Chicago Bulls ( 2 ) 1995 Richmond, Mitch Mitch Richmond * Guard United States Sacramento Kings ( 6 ) Jordan, Michael Michael Jordan * ( 2 ) Guard United States Chicago Bulls ( 3 ) 1997 Rice, Glen Glen Rice Forward United States Charlotte Hornets 1998 Jordan, Michael Michael Jordan * ( 3 ) Guard United States Chicago Bulls ( 4 ) 1999 Not awarded as the game was canceled due to the league 's lockout. 2000 O'Neal, Shaquille Shaquille O'Neal * Center United States Los Angeles Lakers ( 6 ) Duncan, Tim Tim Duncan Forward / Center United States San Antonio Spurs ( 2 ) 2001 Iverson, Allen Allen Iverson * Guard United States Philadelphia 76ers ( 5 ) 2002 Bryant, Kobe Kobe Bryant Guard United States Los Angeles Lakers ( 7 ) 2003 Garnett, Kevin Kevin Garnett Forward / Center United States Minnesota Timberwolves O'Neal, Shaquille Shaquille O'Neal * ( 2 ) Center United States Los Angeles Lakers ( 8 ) 2005 Iverson, Allen Allen Iverson * ( 2 ) Guard United States Philadelphia 76ers ( 6 ) 2006 James, LeBron LeBron James ^ Forward United States Cleveland Cavaliers 2007 Bryant, Kobe Kobe Bryant ( 2 ) Guard United States Los Angeles Lakers ( 9 ) 2008 James, LeBron LeBron James ^ ( 2 ) Forward United States Cleveland Cavaliers ( 2 ) 2009 Bryant, Kobe Kobe Bryant ( 3 ) Guard United States Los Angeles Lakers ( 10 ) O'Neal, Shaquille Shaquille O'Neal * ( 3 ) Center United States Phoenix Suns Wade, Dwyane Dwyane Wade ^ Guard United States Miami Heat 2011 Bryant, Kobe Kobe Bryant ( 4 ) Guard United States Los Angeles Lakers ( 11 ) 2012 Durant, Kevin Kevin Durant ^ Forward United States Oklahoma City Thunder ( 3 ) 2013 Paul, Chris Chris Paul ^ Guard United States Los Angeles Clippers ( 2 ) 2014 Irving, Kyrie Kyrie Irving ^ Guard United States Cleveland Cavaliers ( 3 ) 2015 Westbrook, Russell Russell Westbrook ^ Guard United States Oklahoma City Thunder ( 4 ) 2016 Westbrook, Russell Russell Westbrook ^ ( 2 ) Guard United States Oklahoma City Thunder ( 5 ) 2017 Davis, Anthony Anthony Davis ^ Forward / Center United States New Orleans Pelicans 2018 James, LeBron LeBron James ^ ( 3 ) Forward United States Cleveland Cavaliers ( 4 ) Multi-time winners Player Team No. Years Pettit, Bob Bob Pettit St. Louis Hawks 1956, 1958, 1959, 1962 Bryant, Kobe Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011 Robertson, Oscar Oscar Robertson Cincinnati Royals 1961, 1964, 1969 Jordan, Michael Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 1988, 1996, 1998 O'Neal, Shaquille Shaquille O'Neal Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns 2000, 2004, 2009 James, LeBron LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers 2006, 2008, 2018 Cousy, Bob Bob Cousy Boston Celtics 1954, 1957 Erving, Julius Julius Erving Philadelphia 76ers 1977, 1983 Thomas, Isiah Isiah Thomas Detroit Pistons 1984, 1986 Malone, Karl Karl Malone Utah Jazz 1989, 1993 Johnson, Magic Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers 1990, 1992 Iverson, Allen Allen Iverson Philadelphia 76ers 2001, 2005 Westbrook, Russell Russell Westbrook Oklahoma City Thunder 2015, 2016 See also National Basketball Association portal NBA Most Valuable Player Award Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award List of NBA All - Stars Notes ^ Jump up to : Kyrie Irving was born in Australia to American parents who returned to the U.S. when he was two years old. He has dual U.S. and Australian citizenship, but has represented the United States internationally. ^ Jump up to : Denotes All - Star Games in which joint winners were named Jump up ^ Because Tim Duncan is a United States citizen by birth, as are all natives of the U.S. Virgin Islands, he was able to play for the U.S. internationally. Jump up ^ James, at 21 years and 51 days old, is the youngest All - Star Game MVP in NBA history. Jump up ^ O'Neal, at 36 years and 346 days old, is the oldest All - Star Game MVP in NBA history. References General `` All - Star Game : Year - by - Year Results ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 23, 2008. Specific Jump up ^ Steve Popper ( February 5, 1998 ). `` N.B.A. All - Star Weekend ; Macauley 's ' 51 All - Star Honors Came Late ( but He 's Not Complaining ) ''. The New York Times. Retrieved July 23, 2008. Jump up ^ Howard - Cooper, Scott ( February 12, 1990 ). `` East Stars Put It Together, but Magic Has Hardware Pro basketball : Laker guard earns MVP in losing effort as rest of his West teammates are shut down, 130 - 113 ''. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Steele, David ( December 9, 1998 ). `` NBA Drops All - Stars -- What 's Left ? February game in Philly latest casualty of lockout ''. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 17, 2008. Jump up ^ `` King - Sized Rally Propels East to Victory ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved April 25, 2009. Jump up ^ Boyer, Mary ( February 17, 2014 ). `` Cleveland Cavaliers All - Star MVP Kyrie Irving has his moment -- with advice from LeBron James ''. The Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 17, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Bargnani becomes first European top NBA draft pick ''. People 's Daily Online. June 29, 2006. Retrieved June 16, 2008. Jump up ^ `` NBA & ABA Most Valuable Player Award Winners ''. Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014 - 11 - 04. Jump up ^ NBA All - Star Game Career Leaders Basketball-Reference.com Jump up ^ `` Virgin Islands ''. CIA World Factbook. Retrieved August 12, 2008. Jump up ^ `` All - Time USA Basketball Men 's Roster : D ''. USA Basketball. Archived from the original on August 28, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2008. Jump up ^ Ward, Roy ( July 3, 2013 ). `` Irving a must for Boomers in Rio : Bogut ''. The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on February 17, 2014. NBA All - Star Game Most Valuable Player Award 1951 : Macauley 1952 : Arizin 1953 : Mikan 1954 : Cousy 1955 : Sharman 1956 : Pettit 1957 : Cousy 1958 : Pettit 1959 : Baylor & Pettit 1960 : Chamberlain 1961 : Robertson 1962 : Pettit 1963 : Russell 1964 : Robertson 1965 : Lucas 1966 : A. Smith 1967 : Barry 1968 : Greer 1969 : Robertson 1970 : Reed 1971 : Wilkens 1972 : West 1973 : Cowens 1974 : Lanier 1975 : Frazier 1976 : Bing 1977 : Erving 1978 : R. Smith 1979 : Thompson 1980 : Gervin 1981 : Archibald 1982 : Bird 1983 : Erving 1984 : Thomas 1985 : Sampson 1986 : Thomas 1987 : Chambers 1988 : Jordan 1989 : Malone 1990 : Johnson 1991 : Barkley 1992 : Johnson 1993 : Stockton & Malone 1994 : Pippen 1995 : Richmond 1996 : Jordan 1997 : Rice 1998 : Jordan 1999 : No game played 2000 : O'Neal & Duncan 2001 : Iverson 2002 : Bryant 2003 : Garnett 2004 : O'Neal 2005 : Iverson 2006 : James 2007 : Bryant 2008 : James 2009 : Bryant & O'Neal 2010 : Wade 2011 : Bryant 2012 : Durant 2013 : Paul 2014 : Irving 2015 : Westbrook 2016 : Westbrook 2017 : Davis NBA All - Star Games All - Star Weekend Rising Stars Challenge Shooting Stars Competition Skills Challenge Three - Point Contest Slam Dunk Contest H-O-R-S-E Competition Celebrity Game Legends Classic All - Star Game MVP Award Records List of NBA All - Stars Vote leaders Head coaches Broadcasters TV ratings G League All - Star Game WNBA All - Star Game 1950s 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020s 2020 2021 National Basketball Association Eastern Conference Atlantic Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers Toronto Raptors Central Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers Detroit Pistons Indiana Pacers Milwaukee Bucks Southeast Atlanta Hawks Charlotte Hornets Miami Heat Orlando Magic Washington Wizards Western Conference Northwest Denver Nuggets Minnesota Timberwolves Oklahoma City Thunder Portland Trail Blazers Utah Jazz Pacific Golden State Warriors Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns Sacramento Kings Southwest Dallas Mavericks Houston Rockets Memphis Grizzlies New Orleans Pelicans San Antonio Spurs Annual events Draft Eligibility Summer League Christmas Day All - Star Weekend Game Global Games Africa 2015, Africa 2017 Playoffs List Finals Champions History Predecessors BAA NBL ABA Merger Criticisms and controversies 2007 Tim Donaghy betting scandal Lockouts Seasons Records regular season post-season All - Star Game Win - loss records Personalities Players Current rosters Foreign players Race and ethnicity First overall draft picks Highest paid Retired numbers Banned or suspended NBPA Head coaches Current Player - coaches Champions Foreign coaches NBCA Owners Referees Awards and honors Larry O'Brien Trophy NBA Awards NBA MVP Finals MVP All - Star Game MVP Hall of Fame Members NBA Silver Anniversary Team NBA 35th Anniversary Team 50 Greatest Players Others Arenas Business Collective bargaining agreement Salary cap NBA Store Culture Cheerleading Mascots Dress code G League Midwest Division Media TV NBA TV Rivalries Teams Defunct Expansion Relocated Timeline WNBA Basketball in the United States Portal 2017 -- 18 season Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NBA_All-Star_Game_Most_Valuable_Player_Award&oldid=831162386 '' Categories : National Basketball Association awards National Basketball Association lists National Basketball Association All - Star Game Awards established in 1953 Most valuable player awards Hidden categories : Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2018 All articles containing potentially dated statements Articles with hCards Featured lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Azərbaycanca Català Deutsch Español Euskara فارسی Français Hrvatski Italiano עברית ქართული Latviešu 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Русский Suomi Türkçe Українська 中文 12 more Edit links This page was last edited on 19 March 2018, at 02 : 49. 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