Top 5 in NBA MVP voting by year since 1980

Guess the players in the top 5 of MVP voting every year, given the team they play for.

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Ranking	Team	Answer
2022-23
1	76ers	Joel Embiid
2	Nuggets	Nikola Jokic
3	Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo
4	Celtics	Jayson Tatum
5	Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2021-22
1	Nuggets	Nikola Jokic
2	76ers	Joel Embiid
3	Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo
4	Suns	Devin Booker
5	Mavericks	Luka Doncic
2020-21
1	Nuggets	Nikola Jokic
2	76ers	Joel Embiid
3	Warriors	Stephen Curry
4	Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo
5	Suns	Chris Paul
2019-20
1	Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo
2	Lakers	LeBron James
3	Rockets	James Harden
4	Mavericks	Luka Doncic
5	Clippers	Kawhi Leonard
2018-19
1	Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo
2	Rockets	James Harden
3	Thunder	Paul George
4	Nuggets	Nikola Jokic
5	Warriors	Stephen Curry
2017-18
1	Rockets	James Harden
2	Cavaliers	LeBron James
3	Pelicans	Anthony Davis
4	Trail Blazers	Damian Lillard
5	Thunder	Russell Westbrook
2016-17
1	Thunder	Russell Westbrook
2	Rockets	James Harden
3	Spurs	Kawhi Leonard
4	Cavaliers	LeBron James
5	Celtics	Isaiah Thomas
2015-16
1	Warriors	Stephen Curry
2	Spurs	Kawhi Leonard
3	Cavaliers	LeBron James
4	Thunder	Russell Westbrook
5	Thunder	Kevin Durant
2014-15
1	Warriors	Stephen Curry
2	Rockets	James Harden
3	Cavaliers	LeBron James
4	Thunder	Russell Westbrook
5	Pelicans	Anthony Davis
2013-14
1	Thunder	Kevin Durant
2	Heat	LeBron James
3	Clippers	Blake Griffin
4	Bulls	Joakim Noah
5	Rockets	James Harden
2012-13
1	Heat	LeBron James
2	Thunder	Kevin Durant
3	Knicks	Carmelo Anthony
4	Clippers	Chris Paul
5	Lakers	Kobe Bryant
2011-12
1	Heat	LeBron James
2	Thunder	Kevin Durant
3	Clippers	Chris Paul
4	Lakers	Kobe Bryant
5	Spurs	Tony Parker
2010-11
1	Bulls	Derrick Rose
2	Magic	Dwight Howard
3	Heat	LeBron James
4	Lakers	Kobe Bryant
5	Thunder	Kevin Durant
2009-10
1	Cavaliers	LeBron James
2	Thunder	Kevin Durant
3	Lakers	Kobe Bryant
4	Magic	Dwight Howard
5	Heat	Dwyane Wade
2008-09
1	Cavaliers	LeBron James
2	Lakers	Kobe Bryant
3	Heat	Dwyane Wade
4	Magic	Dwight Howard
5	Hornets	Chris Paul
2007-08
1	Lakers	Kobe Bryant
2	Hornets	Chris Paul
3	Celtics	Kevin Garnett
4	Cavaliers	LeBron James
5	Magic	Dwight Howard
2006-07
1	Mavericks	Dirk Nowitzki
2	Suns	Steve Nash
3	Lakers	Kobe Bryant
4	Spurs	Tim Duncan
5	Cavaliers	LeBron James
2005-06
1	Suns	Steve Nash
2	Cavaliers	LeBron James
3	Mavericks	Dirk Nowitzki
4	Lakers	Kobe Bryant
5	Pistons	Chauncey Billups
2004-05
1	Suns	Steve Nash
2	Heat	Shaquille O’Neal
3	Mavericks	Dirk Nowitzki
4	Spurs	Tim Duncan
5	76ers	Allen Iverson
2003-04
1	Timberwolves	Kevin Garnett
2	Spurs	Tim Duncan
3	Pacers	Jermaine O’Neal
4	Kings	Peja Stojakovic
5	Lakers	Kobe Bryant
2002-03
1	Spurs	Tim Duncan
2	Timberwolves	Kevin Garnett
3	Lakers	Kobe Bryant
4	Magic	Tracy McGrady
5	Lakers	Shaquille O’Neal
2001-02
1	Spurs	Tim Duncan
2	Nets	Jason Kidd
3	Lakers	Shaquille O’Neal
4	Magic	Tracy McGrady
5	Lakers	Kobe Bryant
2000-01
1	76ers	Allen Iverson
2	Spurs	Tim Duncan
3	Lakers	Shaquille O’Neal
4	Kings	Chris Webber
5	Timberwolves	Kevin Garnett
1999-00
1	Lakers	Shaquille O’Neal
2	Timberwolves	Kevin Garnett
3	Heat	Alonzo Mourning
4	Jazz	Karl Malone
5	Spurs	Tim Duncan
1998-99
1	Jazz	Karl Malone
2	Heat	Alonzo Mourning
3	Spurs	Tim Duncan
4	76ers	Allen Iverson
5	Suns	Jason Kidd
1997-98
1	Bulls	Michael Jordan
2	Jazz	Karl Malone
3	SuperSonics	Gary Payton
4	Lakers	Shaquille O’Neal
5	Spurs	Tim Duncan
1996-97
1	Jazz	Karl Malone
2	Bulls	Michael Jordan
3	Pistons	Grant Hill
4	Heat	Tim Hardaway
5	Hornets	Glen Rice
1995-96
1	Bulls	Michael Jordan
2	Spurs	David Robinson
3	Magic	Penny Hardaway
4	Rockets	Hakeem Olajuwon
5	Bulls	Scottie Pippen
1994-95
1	Spurs	David Robinson
2	Magic	Shaquille O’Neal
3	Jazz	Karl Malone
4	Knicks	Patrick Ewing
5	Rockets	Hakeem Olajuwon
1993-94
1	Rockets	Hakeem Olajuwon
2	Spurs	David Robinson
3	Bulls	Scottie Pippen
4	Magic	Shaquille O’Neal
5	Knicks	Patrick Ewing
1992-93
1	Suns	Charles Barkley
2	Rockets	Hakeem Olajuwon
3	Bulls	Michael Jordan
4	Knicks	Patrick Ewing
5	Hawks	Dominique Wilkins
1991-92
1	Bulls	Michael Jordan
2	Trail Blazers	Clyde Drexler
3	Spurs	David Robinson
4	Jazz	Karl Malone
5	Knicks	Patrick Ewing
1990-91
1	Bulls	Michael Jordan
2	Lakers	Magic Johnson
3	Spurs	David Robinson
4	76ers	Charles Barkley
5	Jazz	Karl Malone
1989-90
1	Lakers	Magic Johnson
2	76ers	Charles Barkley
3	Bulls	Michael Jordan
4	Jazz	Karl Malone
5	Knicks	Patrick Ewing
1988-89
1	Lakers	Magic Johnson
2	Bulls	Michael Jordan
3	Jazz	Karl Malone
4	Knicks	Patrick Ewing
5	Rockets	Hakeem Olajuwon
1987-88
1	Bulls	Michael Jordan
2	Celtics	Larry Bird
3	Lakers	Magic Johnson
4	76ers	Charles Barkley
5	Trail Blazers	Clyde Drexler
1986-87
1	Lakers	Magic Johnson
2	Bulls	Michael Jordan
3	Celtics	Larry Bird
4	Celtics	Kevin McHale
5	Hawks	Dominique Wilkins
1985-86
1	Celtics	Larry Bird
2	Hawks	Dominique Wilkins
3	Lakers	Magic Johnson
4	Rockets	Hakeem Olajuwon
5	Lakers	Kareem Abdul-jabbar
1984-85
1	Celtics	Larry Bird
2	Lakers	Magic Johnson
3	76ers	Moses Malone
4	Lakers	Kareem Abdul-jabbar
5	Bucks	Terry Cummings
1983-84
1	Celtics	Larry Bird
2	Knicks	Bernard King
3	Lakers	Magic Johnson
4	Lakers	Kareem Abdul-jabbar
5	Pistons	Isiah Thomas
1982-83
1	76ers	Moses Malone
2	Celtics	Larry Bird
3	Lakers	Magic Johnson
4	Bucks	Sidney Moncrief
5	76ers	Julius Erving
1981-82
1	Rockets	Moses Malone
2	Celtics	Larry Bird
3	76ers	Julius Erving
4	Celtics	Robert Parish
5	SuperSonics	Gus Williams
1980-81
1	76ers	Julius Erving
2	Celtics	Larry Bird
3	Lakers	Kareem Abdul-jabbar
4	Rockets	Moses Malone
5	Spurs	George Gervin
1979-80
1	Lakers	Kareem Abdul-jabbar
2	76ers	Julius Erving
3	Spurs	George Gervin
4	Celtics	Larry Bird
5	Celtics	Nate Archibald

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