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Every NBA team craves to have multiple superstars on their roster. More often than not, star power proves to be the key to championship success.
Forming superteams seems like a hot trend in the NBA currently. Several franchises have done exactly that this offseason. The LA Lakers and Brooklyn Nets are the primary examples of that.
There have been plenty of instances in the past where a team in pursuit of superstar-level talent has ended up with two MVP award winners on their rosters.
On that note, let's take a look at the last five teams to have at least two MVP award winners on their rosters in the NBA.
#5 LA Lakers - Russell Westbrook and LeBron James
The LA Lakers have always been in championship mode. It has led them to form several superteams throughout their history. The 2021-22 NBA season is no different.
They signed former MVP Russell Westbrook this offseason to form the latest 'big-threes' in the NBA. He will be paired up alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis. This makes the LA Lakers the latest team to have two MVP award winners on their roster. The other player to win MVP honors on the team is LeBron James.
Westbrook claimed the award back in 2017 when he had his first of four triple-double seasons in the NBA. LeBron, meanwhile, has won the award four times in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013.
#4 Brooklyn Nets - Kevin Durant and James Harden
The Brooklyn Nets formed one of the greatest offensive teams in NBA history last season. They added former MVP James Harden to a roster that already boasted the likes of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
They were the favorites to lift the NBA title last season, and nothing much has changed in that regard. The presence of Durant and Harden on the team saw them have the only roster with two former MVP award winners.
Harden won the honors in 2018 after averaging 30ppg for the first time in his career. Meanwhile, Durant was named the regular-season MVP in 2014, when he recorded his second 30ppg season in the NBA.
#3 Houston Rockets - Russell Westbrook and James Harden
The Houston Rockets were one of the best regular-season teams between 2015 and 2020 in the Western Conference. James Harden teamed up with some of the most formidable players in the league during his time there.
In 2019, Houston managed to add Harden's former teammate, Russell Westbrook, to their squad. By doing so, they had two of the last three MVPs on their roster. Harden claimed the honors in 2018, while Westbrook achieved the feat in 2017.
Unfortunately, the Rockets couldn't get past the eventual champion LA Lakers in the second round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs. The duo of Westbrook and Harden failed to win the NBA title and decided to go their separate ways after their campaign ended.
#2 Cleveland Cavaliers - LeBron James and Derrick Rose
It's no secret that LeBron James has always enjoyed playing alongside some of the best players in the NBA. In the 2017-18 season, the Cavs' star power declined after the departure of Kyrie Irving.
They tried several options at point guard during the season and former Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose was among them. After battling each other for years in the Eastern Conference, James and Rose joined forces during the 2017-18 campaign.
That partnership did not last long, though, as the two former MVPs played only 16 games together. The 2011 MVP, Rose, had been heavily plagued by injuries, which eventually saw him get traded to another team. It was the second time James had paired up alongside a league MVP winner after Shaquille O'Neal (2009).
#1 Golden State Warriors - Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant
The Golden State Warriors were the most dangerous team in the NBA between 2014 and 2020. The talent they had at their disposal was simply exceptional and the Dubs only improved their squad with each passing year.
In 2016, they acquired Kevin Durant from the OKC Thunder. KD paired up alongside three All-Stars - Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green as the Warriors had the best superteam at the time.
Durant's addition meant they had two former MVPs in their ranks, with Curry having won the award in 2015 and 2016. That Warriors team comprising Durant, Curry, Thompson and Green won two NBA titles together in 2017 and 2018 and made the Finals for three consecutive seasons between 2017 and 2019.
