The National Basketball Association (NBA) is widely regarded as one of the most popular basketball leagues in the world, followed by millions of hardcore basketball aficionados from all over the world. The glorious history of the National Basketball Association (NBA), which spans over decades, has witnessed numerous legendary basketball players, including LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and many others, who have garnered enormous attention for their successful and unmatched exploits on the court against opposing teams.
While leading their teams to sensational victories earns overwhelming praise for these legendary basketball players, it also earns them the prestigious “Most Valuable Player” MVP award. Interestingly, a few of these basketball stalwarts have defied the odds of their age and have clinched the NBA finals MVP title just a few years before their retirement from the league.
In this article we will take a look at the top four legendary and oldest NBA players who have been awarded the prestigious NBA finals MVP title in the finals.
Top 4 Oldest Players to Win NBA Finals MVP
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The trailblazing American former professional basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is at the first spot in our list of the top four oldest NBA players who have clinched the coveted finals MVP title. Often regarded as one of the greatest NBA players of all-time, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played a total of twenty seasons in the National Basketball Association with two different teams, including the Milwaukee Bucks (1969-75) and the Los Angeles Lakers (1975-89).
Throughout his glorious National Basketball Association career, the legendary American former basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was honoured with the NBA Finals MVP title twice in the years 1971 and in 1985 at the age of thirty-seven, making him the oldest NBA player to receive the honour as of September 2025.
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LeBron James
At the second spot on our list of the top four oldest NBA players who have been awarded the NBA finals MVP titles, we have another American professional basketball player, LeBron James, who is often also popularly referred to as “King James” in the world of professional basketball. Often regarded as the NBA’s leading scorer of all-time, LeBron James made his debut in the National Basketball Association arena with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003 and also played for the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers in his glorious career so far.
The NBA sensation LeBron James was honoured with the NBA finals MVP title a record total of four times in the years 2012, 2013, 2016 and 2020. LeBron James received his recent NBA finals MVP title at the age of thirty-five and nine months in 2020, ranking him at the second spot on our list.
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Wilt Chamberlain
Next, at the third spot on our list of the top four oldest NBA players who have clinched the coveted NBA finals MVP title, we have the legendary American professional basketball player who played centre in the National Basketball Association for a record total of 14 seasons for numerous prominent teams.
Often regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all-time, Wilt Chamberlain was named the NBA finals MVP in 1972 while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of thirty-five and seven months, making him the third-oldest player to receive the honour as of September 2025. Unfortunately, the legendary basketball player Wilt Chamberlain passed away at the age of 63 at his home in Bel Air due to a cardiovascular disease.
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Michael Jordan
Finally, at the fourth spot on our list of the top four legendary NBA players who have been awarded the NBA finals MVP title, we have the iconic American former professional basketball player Michael Jordan, who played a record total of fifteen seasons in the National Basketball Association with two different teams, including the Chicago Bulls (1984-1993, 1995-1998) and Washington Wizards (2001-2003) as a shooting guard.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional basketball players of all-time, Michael Jordan was honoured with the prestigious NBA finals MVP title a record total of six times in the years 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997 and 1998. Michael Jordan received his career’s last NBA finals MVP title at the age of thirty-four, making him the fourth-oldest NBA player to receive the honour as of September 2025.
