With his MVP this season, Kobe joins the elite company of other Lakers who have won the award. 3 other Lakers have been honored with the MVP award in NBA history, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson and Shaquille O'Neal.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar garnered the most MVP awards in NBA history with 6, 3 won with the Lakers. Kareem took home the honors with the Lakers in 1975-76, 1976-77 and 1979-80, making the 70's in the NBA undeniably Kareem's. No one who has seen a sky-hook can ever forget the grace and elegance of such a scoring weapon, but Kareem's game extended to every facet of the game. He dominated on the boards and patrolled the paint to be a force at both ends of the court.

In his MVP seasons with the Lakers, he was also voted All-NBA First Team all 3 times and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1976 and 1977 and the NBA All-Defensive First Team in 1980.

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MVP SEASON AVERAGES
								REBOUNDS PER GAME
YEAR	TEAM	G	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	OFF	DEF	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PF	PPG
75-76	LA	82	82	41.2	.529	.000	.703	3.30	13.50	16.90	5.0	1.45	4.12	-	3.60	27.7
76-77	LA	82	82	36.8	.579	.000	.701	3.20	10.00	13.30	3.9	1.23	3.18	-	3.20	26.2
79-80	LA	82	81	38.3	.604	.000	.765	2.30	8.50	10.80	4.5	.99	3.41	3.62	2.60	24.8

MVP SEASON TOTALS
						REBOUNDS
YEAR	TEAM	MIN	FGM-A	3M-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEF	TOT	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
75-76	LA	3,379	914-1,728	0-0	447-636	272	1,111	1,383	413	119	338	-	292	2,275
76-77	LA	3,016	888-1,533	0-0	376-536	266	824	1,090	319	101	261	-	262	2,152
79-80	LA	3,143	835-1,383	0-1	364-476	190	696	886	371	81	280	297	216	2,034

Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr.
Magic Johnson led the Lakers as they stormed through the 80's with Showtime. His peerless court vision and ability to play point guard at 6'9" brought a new dimension to the NBA. He won the MVP award for the 1986-87, the 1988-89 and the 1989-90 seasons.

In his MVP seasons with the Lakers, Magic was the NBA Finals MVP in 1987, voted All-NBA First Team all 3 times and was named the All-Star MVP in 1990.

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MVP SEASON AVERAGES

Year	Team	G	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	OFF	DEF	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PF	PPG
1986-87	L.A. Lakers	80	80	36.3	.522	.205	.848	1.5	4.8	6.3	12.2	1.7	0.4	3.75	2.10	23.9
1988-89	L.A. Lakers	77	77	37.5	.509	.314	.911	1.4	6.4	7.9	12.8	1.8	0.3	4.05	2.20	22.5
1989-90	L.A. Lakers	79	79	37.2	.480	.384	.890	1.6	5.0	6.6	11.5	1.7	0.4	3.66	2.10	22.3

MVP SEASON TOTALS

Year	Team	G	GS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEF	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1986-87	L.A. Lakers	80	80	2,904	683-1,308	8-39	535-631	122	382	504	977	138	36	300	168	1,909
1988-89	L.A. Lakers	77	77	2,886	579-1,137	59-188	513-563	111	496	607	988	138	22	312	172	1,730
1989-90	L.A. Lakers	79	79	2,937	546-1,138	106-276	567-637	128	394	522	907	132	34	289	167	1,765

Shaquille O'Neal
Shaq came to the Lakers in the prime of his career and transformed a successful team into one that challenged for the championship each season. Shaq personified power with his game, but it was his deft footwork and uncanny quickness that enabled him to from merely being big to being the self proclaimed MDE. Shaq won the MVP in 1999-2000 when the Lakers won their first of 3 consecutive championships.

In his MVP season with the Lakers, Shaq was voted All-NBA First Team, All-Star MVP, NBA Finals MVP, and NBA All-Defensive Second Team.

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MVP SEASON TOTALS

Year	Team	G	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	OFF	DEF	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PF	PPG
00-01	LAL	74	74	39.5	0.572	0.000	0.513	3.9	8.8	12.7	3.7	0.6	2.8	2.95	3.50	28.7

MVP SEASON TOTALS

Year	Team	G	GS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEF	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
99-00	LAL	79	79	3,163	956-1,665	0-1	432-824	336	742	1,078	299	36	239	223	255	2,344