ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player Award

Julius Erving won the award in the 1974 and 1976 Playoffs.

The ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player Award was an annual American Basketball Association (ABA) given in the ABA Playoffs. The award was first awarded in the 1968 ABA Playoffs, and was retired as part of the ABA–NBA merger. In sports, the player judged to be the most important to the team is the most valuable player (MVP).

The inaugural award winner was Pittsburgh Pipers' player Connie Hawkins. On all occasions, the player who wins the Playoffs MVP award is from the team that won the ABA championship. Julius Erving, who led the New York Nets to two ABA championships in 1974 and 1976, is the only player to win the award twice.

Winners

*	Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player has received the Playoffs MVP award

Year	Player	Positions	Team	Note
1968	Hawkins, ConnieConnie Hawkins*	Forward/Center	Pittsburgh Pipers	^[1]
1969	Jabali, WarrenWarren Jabali	Guard/Forward	Oakland Oaks	^[2]
1970	Brown, RogerRoger Brown*	Forward/Guard	Indiana Pacers	^[3]
1971	Beaty, ZelmoZelmo Beaty	Center	Utah Stars	^[4]
1972	Lewis, FreddieFreddie Lewis	Guard	Indiana Pacers	^[5]
1973	McGinnis, GeorgeGeorge McGinnis	Forward/Center	Indiana Pacers	^[6]
1974	Erving, JuliusJulius Erving*	Forward	New York Nets	^[7]
1975	Gilmore, ArtisArtis Gilmore*	Center	Kentucky Colonels	^[8]
1976	Erving, JuliusJulius Erving* (2)	Forward	New York Nets	^[7]

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ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player Award

1968: Hawkins 1969: Jabali 1970: Brown 1971: Beaty 1972: Lewis 1973: McGinnis 1974: Erving 1975: Gilmore 1976: Erving

American Basketball Association awards and honors

Champions

Individual awards	All-Star Game MVP Executive of the Year Most Valuable Player Coach of the Year Playoffs MVP Rookie of the Year

Honors	All-ABA Team All-Defensive Team All-Rookie Team

American Basketball Association seasons

Seasons	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76

Playoffs	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

All-Star Games	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

Champions Awards and honors ABA–NBA merger (1976 ABA Dispersal Draft)

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ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player Award