Updated August 28, 2020 |
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Most Valuable Player
The Maurice Podoloff Trophy; voting by 115-member panel of local and national pro basketball writers and broadcasters. Each ballot has five entries; points awarded on 10-7-5-3-1 basis.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Pts | |
| Karl Malone, Utah | 63 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 986 |
| Michael Jordan, Chicago | 52 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 957 |
| Grant Hill, Detroit | 0 | 3 | 54 | 23 | 16 | 376 |
| Tim Hardaway, Miami | 0 | 1 | 17 | 43 | 17 | 238 |
| Glen Rice, Charlotte | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 134 |
| Gary Payton, Seattle | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 105 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon, Hou. | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 95 |
| Patrick Ewing, New York | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 57 |
| Anthony Mason, Charlotte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Shaquille O'Neal, LA Lakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Scottie Pippen, Chicago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Alonzo Mourning, Miami | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Mitch Richmond, Sacramento | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| John Stockton, Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Charles Barkley, Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Allen Iverson, Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Gugliotta, Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Johnson, Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Smith, Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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