Voting records are available from 1978 onwards. Courtesy of NBAstats.net.
| Year | Player | # of Votes | % of Votes | Result |
| 1978 | Wes Unseld | 3 | 60.0% | Winner |
| Elvin Hayes | 2 | 40.0% | ||
| 1979 | Dennis Johnson | 4 | 57.1% | Winner |
| Jack Sikma | 3 | 42.9% | ||
| 1980 | Magic Johnson | 4 | 57.1% | Winner |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 3 | 42.9% | ||
| 1981 | Cedric Maxwell | 6 | 85.7% | Winner |
| Larry Bird | 1 | 14.3% | ||
| 1982 | Magic Johnson | 5 | 55.6% | Winner |
| Bob McAdoo | 3 | 33.3% | ||
| Norm Nixon | 1 | 11.1% | ||
| 1983 | Moses Malone | N/A | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 1984 | Larry Bird | 11 | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 1985 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 13 | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 1986 | Larry Bird | 9 | 81.8% | Winner |
| Kevin McHale | 2 | 18.2% | ||
| 1987 | Magic Johnson | N/A | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 1988 | James Worthy | 7 | 63.6% | Winner |
| Magic Johnson | 4 | 36.4% | ||
| 1989 | Joe Dumars | 11 | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 1990 | Isiah Thomas | 11 | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 1991 | Michael Jordan | 11 | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 1992 | Michael Jordan | 11 | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 1993 | Michael Jordan | 11 | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 1994 | Hakeem Olajuwon | N/A | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 1995 | Hakeem Olajuwon | N/A | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 1996 | Michael Jordan | 6 | 54.5% | Winner |
| Shawn Kemp | 3 | 27.3% | ||
| Dennis Rodman | 2 | 18.2% | ||
| 1997 | Michael Jordan | N/A | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 1998 | Michael Jordan | 11 | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 1999 | Tim Duncan | N/A | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 2000 | Shaquille O’Neal | N/A | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 2001 | Shaquille O’Neal | N/A | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 2002 | Shaquille O’Neal | N/A | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 2003 | Tim Duncan | N/A | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 2004 | Chauncey Billups | N/A | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 2005 | Tim Duncan | 6 | 60.0% | Winner |
| Manu Ginobili | 4 | 40.0% | ||
| 2006 | Dwyane Wade | N/A | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 2007 | Tony Parker | 9 | 90.0% | Winner |
| Tim Duncan | 1 | 10.0% | ||
| 2008 | Paul Pierce | 9 | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 2009 | Kobe Bryant | 9 | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 2010 | Kobe Bryant | 7 | 77.8% | Winner |
| Pau Gasol | 2 | 22.2% | ||
| 2011 | Dirk Nowitzki | 9 | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 2012 | Lebron James | 9 | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 2013 | Lebron James | 11 | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 2014 | Kawhi Leonard | 10 | 90.9% | Winner |
| N/A | 1 | 9.1% | ||
| 2015 | Andre Igoudala | 7 | 63.6% | Winner |
| Lebron James | 4 | 36.4% | ||
| 2016 | Lebron James | 11 | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 2017 | Kevin Durant | 11 | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 2018 | Kevin Durant | 7 | 63.6% | Winner |
| Stephen Curry | 4 | 36.4% | ||
| 2019 | Kawhi Leonard | 10 | 90.9% | Winner |
| Fred Van Vleet | 1 | 9.1% | ||
| 2020 | Lebron James | 11 | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 2021 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | 11 | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 2022 | Stephen Curry | 11 | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 2023 | Nikola Jokic | 11 | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |
| 2024 | Jaylen Brown | 5 | 55.6% | Winner |
| Jayson Tatum | 4 | 44.4% | ||
| 2025 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 11 | 100.0% | Winner; unanimous choice |