Iconic NBA Seasons

High-Usage ScorerRebound Machine

Averaged 50.4 PPG and 48.5 MPG — both untouched records. Dropped 100 in a single game.

Do-It-All WingElite Passer

1961-62CIN

Oscar Robertson

PPG

30.8

RPG

12.5

APG

11.4

First triple-double season average in NBA history.

Rim ProtectorRebound Machine

1968-69BOS

Bill Russell

PPG

9.9

RPG

19.3

APG

4.9

🏆

Player-coach. Last title of his 11. Beat the Lakers in 7 with Wilt on the other side.

/ 70s →2 seasons

1971-72LAL

Wilt Chamberlain

PPG

14.8

RPG

19.2

APG

4.0

Rebound MachineRim Protector

Lakers won 33 in a row + the title. Wilt won FMVP at 35 as the defensive anchor.

1977-78POR

Bill Walton

PPG

18.9

RPG

13.2

APG

5.0

Rim ProtectorPlaymaking Big

MVP. Foot injury cut the season short; otherwise would've been a likely repeat title.

/ 80s →4 seasons

1984-85BOS

Larry Bird

PPG

28.7

RPG

10.5

APG

6.6

Do-It-All WingOff-Ball Shooter

Second straight MVP. Boston reached the Finals; lost to Magic's Lakers.

Do-It-All WingOff-Ball Shooter

1985-86BOS

Larry Bird

PPG

25.8

RPG

9.8

APG

6.8

MVP🏆

Third straight MVP. Boston won 67 games and the title.

1986-87LAL

Magic Johnson

PPG

23.9

RPG

6.3

APG

12.2

Elite PasserPace Setter

First MVP at age 27, Lakers' 'Showtime' title run, Finals MVP.

1987-88CHI

Michael Jordan

PPG

35.0

RPG

5.5

APG

5.9

MVPDPOYScoring

MVP + DPOY in the same year — still the only player to win both.

/ 90s →5 seasons

1992-93PHX

Charles Barkley

PPG

25.6

RPG

12.2

APG

5.1

Post ScorerRebound Machine

MVP. Suns won 62 games and reached the Finals — lost to Jordan's Bulls.

1993-94HOU

Hakeem Olajuwon

PPG

27.3

RPG

11.9

APG

3.6

MVPFMVP🏆DPOY

MVP, DPOY, and Finals MVP — sweep of the major awards.

1995-96CHI

Michael Jordan

PPG

30.4

RPG

6.6

APG

4.3

MVPFMVP🏆Scoring

Bulls' 72-10 record-setting season. MVP, Finals MVP, scoring title.

1996-97UTA

Karl Malone

PPG

27.4

RPG

9.9

APG

4.5

Post ScorerHigh-Usage Scorer

First MVP — over Jordan in the voting. Lost the Finals to that same Jordan.

1999-00LAL

Shaquille O'Neal

PPG

29.7

RPG

13.6

APG

3.8

MVPFMVP🏆Scoring

MVP + Finals MVP + scoring title — peak Shaq, peak fear.

/ 2000s →11 seasons

2000-01PHI

Allen Iverson

PPG

31.1

RPG

3.8

APG

4.6

MVP at 6 feet flat. Stepped over Tyronn Lue in Game 1 of the Finals before LAL took the next four.

2001-02LAL

Kobe Bryant

PPG

25.2

RPG

5.5

APG

5.5

🏆

Three-peat completed. Kobe's first All-NBA First Team selection.

2002-03SAS

Tim Duncan

PPG

23.3

RPG

12.9

APG

3.9

Second MVP + Finals MVP. The Big Fundamental at his apex.

2003-04MIN

Kevin Garnett

PPG

24.2

RPG

13.9

APG

5.0

Do-It-All WingSwitchable Big

Lone MVP — carried the Wolves to a 58-win season and West Finals.

2005-06LAL

Kobe Bryant

PPG

35.4

RPG

5.3

APG

4.5

Scored 81 vs Toronto. Career-high PPG. Mamba peak.

2006-07DAL

Dirk Nowitzki

PPG

24.6

RPG

8.9

APG

3.4

Off-Ball ShooterPost Scorer

First European MVP. Mavs won 67 — lost in Round 1.

2007-08LAL

Kobe Bryant

PPG

28.3

RPG

6.3

APG

5.4

Lone MVP. Lakers reached the Finals but fell to KG's Celtics.

Switchable BigRim Protector

2007-08BOS

Kevin Garnett

PPG

18.8

RPG

9.2

APG

3.4

🏆DPOY

First year with the Big Three. DPOY + title. ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!!!

2008-09CLE

LeBron James

PPG

28.4

RPG

7.6

APG

7.2

First MVP. Cleveland's 66-win regular season; ended in a Magic upset in the East Finals.

2009-10LAL

Kobe Bryant

PPG

27.0

RPG

5.4

APG

5.0

Back-to-back Finals MVP — beat Boston in 7.

2009-10OKC

Kevin Durant

PPG

30.1

RPG

7.6

APG

2.8

High-Usage ScorerOff-Ball Shooter

First scoring title at age 21 — youngest scoring champion ever.

/ 2010s →10 seasons

2011-12MIA

LeBron James

PPG

27.1

RPG

7.9

APG

6.2

Lockout season. First ring + MVP + FMVP after the G6 Boston classic.

2012-13MIA

LeBron James

PPG

26.8

RPG

8.0

APG

7.3

Heatles peak. 27-game win streak. MVP + Finals MVP, beat Spurs in 7.

Off-Ball ShooterPace Setter

2014-15GSW

Stephen Curry

PPG

23.8

RPG

4.3

APG

7.7

MVP🏆

First MVP. Warriors finally hoist after 40 years.

2015-16GSW

Stephen Curry

PPG

30.1

RPG

5.4

APG

6.7

Off-Ball ShooterPace Setter

Unanimous MVP. 73-9 season. 402 threes — both records.

2015-16CLE

LeBron James

PPG

25.3

RPG

7.4

APG

6.8

Down 3-1 to the 73-win Warriors, won three straight. Cleveland's first title.

2016-17OKC

Russell Westbrook

PPG

31.6

RPG

10.7

APG

10.4

Triple-double season average — first to do it since Oscar in 1962.

2017-18HOU

James Harden

PPG

30.4

RPG

5.4

APG

8.8

First MVP. Rockets pushed Golden State to a 7th game in the WCF.

2018-19MIL

Giannis Antetokounmpo

PPG

27.7

RPG

12.5

APG

5.9

Do-It-All WingRim Protector

First MVP. Bucks finished with the league's best record.

2018-19TOR

Kawhi Leonard

PPG

26.6

RPG

7.3

APG

3.3

Carried Toronto to its first title. Finals MVP, playoff 30.5 PPG.

2019-20LAL

LeBron James

PPG

25.3

RPG

7.8

APG

10.2

Do-It-All WingElite Passer

Bubble champion. Fourth Finals MVP — with a fourth franchise.

/ 2020s →9 seasons

2020-21DEN

Nikola Jokić

PPG

26.4

RPG

10.8

APG

8.3

First non-American MVP since Dirk. Did it as a #41 pick.

2021-22DEN

Nikola Jokić

PPG

27.1

RPG

13.8

APG

7.9

Back-to-back MVP — same year his All-Star teammates both injured-out for the year.

2022-23PHI

Joel Embiid

PPG

33.1

RPG

10.2

APG

4.2

First MVP. Led the league in scoring as a center — first since Shaq.

2022-23PHI

Joel Embiid

PPG

33.1

RPG

10.2

APG

4.2

First MVP. Led the league in scoring for a second straight year — uncommon for a center.

2022-23DEN

Nikola Jokić

PPG

24.5

RPG

11.8

APG

9.8

Championship + Finals MVP. The playoff run included a 5-game sweep of LeBron's Lakers in the WCF.

2023-24OKC

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

PPG

30.1

RPG

5.5

APG

6.2

Carried OKC's young core to a 1 seed. Top-3 MVP finish.

2023-24DEN

Nikola Jokić

PPG

26.4

RPG

12.4

APG

9.0

Third MVP in four years. Cemented his place in the all-time pantheon of big men.

2023-24DAL

Luka Dončić

PPG

33.9

RPG

9.2

APG

9.8

Scoring title and a Finals run that ended against Boston. 25-year-old Luka entered superstar tier.

2024-25OKC

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

PPG

32.7

RPG

5.0

APG

6.4

MVPFMVP🏆Scoring

MVP + scoring title + Finals MVP. Led OKC to the 2025 championship — first ever for the franchise's OKC era.