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Who is the greatest basketball player of all time?

Multiple time MVP winners:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6
Bill Russell 5
Michael Jordan 5
Wilt Chamberlain 4
Lebron James 4
Moses Malone 3
Larry Bird 3
Magic Johnson 3
Bob Pettit 2
Karl Malone 2
Tim Duncan 2
Steve Nash 2
Steph Curry 2
Giannis Antetokounmpo 2

Multiple time Finals MVP winners (1969-present):

Michael Jordan 6
Lebron James 4
Magic Johnson 3
Shaquille O’Neal 3
Tim Duncan 3
Willis Reed 2
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2
Larry Bird 2
Hakeem Olajuwon 2
Kobe Bryant 2
Kevin Durant 2
Kawhi Leonard 2

Based on these accolades, adding up combined MVPs and Finals MVPs, it seems like Jordan is clear with 11, while Kareem and Lebron have 8 each. The catch is that since the Finals MVP award was only introduced in 1969, we don’t know how many Bill Russell would have won in his day.