Ranking the last 10 winners of the NBA Finals MVP

With the Golden State Warriors winning their 4th title in 8 years — Steph Curry got the icing on the cake to what was already an all-time resume, by picking up his first NBA Finals MVP trophy.

But how does his finals performance stack up against the last ten winners of the award. I’ve ranked each Finals MVP over the last decade and came up with my rankings.

The criteria: Focusing on a player’s all-around performance, how the player performed in the finals, using a combination of, eye-test, box score statistics, advanced statistics, and iconic performances.

We are trying to answer the question of which player, raised the ceiling of his team most on route to the Championship?

• 2022 — Steph Curry
• 2021 — Giannis Antetokounmpo
• 2020 — LeBron James
• 2019 — Kawhi Leonard
• 2018 — Kevin Durant
• 2017 — Kevin Durant
• 2016 — LeBron James
• 2015 — Andre Iguodala
• 2014 — Kawhi Leonard
• 2013 — LeBron James

10.) Andre Iguodala, 2015, Golden State Warriors

Final Stats: 16.3 PPG / 5.8 RPG / 4.0 APG — 52.1% FG / 40% 3PT / 35.7% FT

Iguodala has had an incredible career, winning four NBA championships and being named finals MVP in 2015.