Moses Malone won Most Valuable Player.
Moses Malone . The center was named the NBA Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) three times and was a 12-time NBA All-Star and an eight-time All-NBA selection . Malone won his only NBA championship in 1983 , when he was both the league and Finals MVP with the Philadelphia 76ers . After leading the NBA in rebounding in 1979 , he was named league MVP for the first time . Malone was traded to Philadelphia the following season , when he repeated as MVP and led the 76ers to a championship in his first year .