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]

References

1. "Connie Hawkins". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
2. "Warren Jabali". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 9 September 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
3. "Roger Brown". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
4. "Zelmo Beaty". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
5. "Freddie Lewis". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
6. "George McGinnis". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 10 September 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
7. "Julius Erving". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
8. "Artis Gilmore". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.