NBA History: 5 Players with the most individual honors 

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Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan

#2 LeBron James - 11 honors

LeBron James
LeBron James

LeBron James was a special player even before he stepped foot in the NBA. He is the most hyped first pick in the NBA history and he did full justice to the hype.

LeBron totally dominated the NBA for more than a decade. He reached 8 consecutive NBA finals from 2011 to 2018. He won his first title with the Miami Heat in 2012 and then went back to back in the following year. LeBron returned to Cleveland in the 2014-15 season and won the title for the Cavs in the historic 2016 NBA finals when they came from 3-1 down to beat the defending champions Golden State Warriors.

LeBron has won 4 regular season MVPs, 3 Finals MVPs, 3 All-Star MVPs and the Rookie of the Year award in 2003. He currently plays for the Los Angeles Lakers and will be looking to add to his list of accolades.


#1 Michael Jordan - 16 honors

Michael Jordan #23 playing for the Chicago Bulls
Michael Jordan #23 playing for the Chicago Bulls

Michael Jordan is the greatest player in the history of NBA. He won six NBA championships for the Chicago Bulls and went six out of six in the NBA finals.

Jordan was drafted as the third overall pick in the 1983 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. He averaged 28 points per game in his rookie year and went on to win the Rookie of the Year award. He threepeated twice with the Bulls, winning the title between 1991-1993 and then again between 1996-1998.

Jordan is also one of only two players in NBA history with a regular season MVP, FMVP and a Defensive Player of the year award. Overall, Jordan won 5 regular season MVPs, 6 Finals MVPs, 1 DPOY, ROTY and 3 All-Star MVPs.

Michael Jordan still remains the man standing at the pinnacle of the NBA.

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