After all, Olajuwon already snagged the 1994 NBA Championship. Winning a second consecutive ring would seal his place among ...

Seven international players – including every winner since 2019 – have captured the award a combined 11 times.

(x-active) 1 x-LeBron James 42,184 2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 3 Karl Malone 36,928 4 Kobe Bryant 33,643 5 Michael Jordan 32,292 6 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 7 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 8 x-Kevin Duran ...

Sampson and Hakeem were only teammates for two years and change before Sampson was traded to the Warriors less than two months into the 1987-88 season. They did reach the NBA Finals in 1986, where ...