Season Player Position Nationality Team 1951 Ed Macauley * Center / Forward United States Boston Celtics 1952 Paul Arizin * Forward / Guard United States Philadelphia Warriors 1953 George Mikan * Center United States Minneapolis Lakers 1954 Bob Cousy * Guard United States Boston Celtics (2) 1955 Bill Sharman * Guard United States Boston Celtics (3) 1956 Bob Pettit * Forward / Center United States St. Louis Hawks 1957 Bob Cousy * (2) Guard United States Boston Celtics (4) 1958 Bob Pettit * (2) Forward / Center United States St. Louis Hawks (2) 1959 Elgin Baylor * Forward United States Minneapolis Lakers (2) Bob Pettit * (3) Forward / Center United States St. Louis Hawks (3) 1960 Wilt Chamberlain * Center United States Philadelphia Warriors (2) 1961 Oscar Robertson * Guard United States Cincinnati Royals 1962 Bob Pettit * (4) Forward / Center United States St. Louis Hawks (4) 1963 Bill Russell * Center United States Boston Celtics (5) 1964 Oscar Robertson * (2) Guard United States Cincinnati Royals (2) 1965 Jerry Lucas * Forward / Center United States Cincinnati Royals (3) 1966 Adrian Smith Guard United States Cincinnati Royals (4) 1967 Rick Barry * Forward United States San Francisco Warriors (3) 1968 Hal Greer * Guard / Forward United States Philadelphia 76ers 1969 Oscar Robertson * (3) Guard United States Cincinnati Royals (5) 1970 Willis Reed * Center / Forward United States New York Knicks 1971 Lenny Wilkens * Guard United States Seattle SuperSonics 1972 Jerry West * Guard United States Los Angeles Lakers (3) 1973 Dave Cowens * Center / Forward United States Boston Celtics (6) Bob Lanier * Center United States Detroit Pistons Walt Frazier * Guard United States New York Knicks (2) 1976 Dave Bing * Guard United States Washington Bullets 1977 Julius Erving * Forward United States Philadelphia 76ers (2) 1978 Randy Smith Guard / Forward United States Buffalo Braves 1979 David Thompson * Guard / Forward United States Denver Nuggets 1980 George Gervin * Guard / Forward United States San Antonio Spurs 1981 Nate Archibald * Guard United States Boston Celtics (7) 1982 Larry Bird * Forward United States Boston Celtics (8) Julius Erving * (2) Forward United States Philadelphia 76ers (3) 1984 Isiah Thomas * Guard United States Detroit Pistons (2) 1985 Ralph Sampson * Center / Forward United States Houston Rockets 1986 Isiah Thomas * (2) Guard United States Detroit Pistons (3) Tom Chambers Forward / Center United States Seattle SuperSonics (2) 1988 Michael Jordan * Guard United States Chicago Bulls 1989 Karl Malone * Forward United States Utah Jazz 1990 Magic Johnson * Guard United States Los Angeles Lakers (4) 1991 Charles Barkley * Forward United States Philadelphia 76ers (4) 1992 Magic Johnson * (2) Guard United States Los Angeles Lakers (5) 1993 John Stockton * Guard United States Utah Jazz (2) Karl Malone * (2) Forward United States Utah Jazz (3) 1994 Scottie Pippen * Forward United States Chicago Bulls (2) 1995 Mitch Richmond * Guard United States Sacramento Kings (6) Michael Jordan * (2) Guard United States Chicago Bulls (3) 1997 Glen Rice Forward United States Charlotte Hornets 1998 Michael Jordan * (3) Guard United States Chicago Bulls (4) 1999 Not awarded as the game was canceled due to the league 's lockout. 2000 Shaquille O'Neal * Center United States Los Angeles Lakers (6) Tim Duncan Forward / Center United States San Antonio Spurs (2) 2001 Allen Iverson * Guard United States Philadelphia 76ers (5) 2002 Kobe Bryant Guard United States Los Angeles Lakers (7) 2003 Kevin Garnett Forward / Center United States Minnesota Timberwolves Shaquille O'Neal * (2) Center United States Los Angeles Lakers (8) 2005 Allen Iverson * (2) Guard United States Philadelphia 76ers (6) 2006 LeBron James ^ Forward United States Cleveland Cavaliers 2007 Kobe Bryant (2) Guard United States Los Angeles Lakers (9) 2008 LeBron James ^ (2) Forward United States Cleveland Cavaliers (2) 2009 Kobe Bryant (3) Guard United States Los Angeles Lakers (10) Shaquille O'Neal * (3) Center United States Phoenix Suns Dwyane Wade ^ Guard United States Miami Heat 2011 Kobe Bryant (4) Guard United States Los Angeles Lakers (11) 2012 Kevin Durant ^ Forward United States Oklahoma City Thunder (3) 2013 Chris Paul ^ Guard United States Los Angeles Clippers (2) 2014 Kyrie Irving ^ Guard United States Cleveland Cavaliers (3) 2015 Russell Westbrook ^ Guard United States Oklahoma City Thunder (4) 2016 Russell Westbrook ^ (2) Guard United States Oklahoma City Thunder (5) 2017 Anthony Davis ^ Forward / Center United States New Orleans Pelicans 2018 LeBron James ^ (3) Forward United States Cleveland Cavaliers (4)
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