List of players awarded with the NBA Player of the Month award in league history.

The NBA Player of the Month award was created in the 1979-80' season and Moses Malone was its first recipient. The award is reserved to the best performers of the best teams of the month. Initially, there was only one player awarded in the entire league, but since 2001-02' season, at least two players are selected, one from the Eastern Conference and another from the Western Conference. In several ocasions, the award has been shared by two or more players.

NBA players with most Player of the Month awards

PlayerAwardsSeasons
LeBron James39From 2005 to 2020
Kobe Bryant17From 2001 to 2013
Michael Jordan16From 1987 to 1998
Kevin Durant15From 2010 to 2022
Shaquille O'Neal12From 1994 to 2005
James Harden11From 2015 to 2021
Giannis Antetokounmpo10From 2017 to 2024
Stephen Curry9From 2013 to 2022
Kevin Garnett9From 2000 to 2005
Chris Paul8From 2008 to 2017
Russell Westbrook8From 2015 to 2021
Larry Bird7From 1980 to 1986
Joel Embiid7From 2019 to 2023
Nikola Jokic7From 2021 to 2024
Karl Malone7From 1988 to 2001
Dwight Howard6From 2006 to 2011
Magic Johnson6From 1981 to 1990
Dirk Nowitzki6From 2003 to 2009
Hakeem Olajuwon6From 1986 to 1995
Dwyane Wade6From 2005 to 2011
Carmelo Anthony5From 2006 to 2014
Patrick Ewing5From 1989 to 1995
Charles Barkley4From 1987 to 1996
DeMar DeRozan4From 2015 to 2022
Paul George4From 2014 to 2019
Allen Iverson4From 1999 to 2005
Moses Malone4From 1980 to 1983
Tracy McGrady4From 2001 to 2003
Paul Pierce4From 2001 to 2012
David Robinson4From 1991 to 1996
Devin Booker3From 2021 to 2024
Vince Carter3From 2005 to 2007
Anthony Davis3From 2018 to 2023
Luka Doncic3From 2020 to 2023
Tim Duncan3From 1999 to 2002
Alex English3From 1982 to 1985
Julius Erving3From 1980 to 1982
Jason Kidd3From 1999 to 2003
Steve Nash3From 2003 to 2007
Jermaine O'Neal3From 2003 to 2004
Jayson Tatum3From 2020 to 2024
Chris Webber3From 2002 to 2005
Dominique Wilkins3From 1986 to 1993
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar2From 1980 to 1984
Chauncey Billups2From 2006 to 2007
Carlos Boozer2From 2008 to 2010
Kevin Johnson2From 1989 to 1997
Bernard King2From 1981 to 1984
Kyle Lowry2From 2015 to 2016
Shawn Marion2From 2002 to 2006
Yao Ming2From 2007 to 2008
Donovan Mitchell2From 2022 to 2024
Chris Mullin2From 1989 to 1991
Scottie Pippen2From 1994 to 1996
Glen Rice2From 1992 to 1997
Derrick Rose2From 2010 to 2011
Jeff Ruland2From 1983 to 1984
Amar'e Stoudemire2From 2005 to 2010
John Wall2From 2016 to 2017
Mark Aguirre11984
LaMarcus Aldridge12011
Gilbert Arenas12007
Chris Bosh12007
Elton Brand12006
Jalen Brunson12023
Jimmy Butler12015
DeMarre Carroll12015
Cedric Ceballos11995
Terry Cummings11985
Baron Davis12004
Larry Drew11983
Clyde Drexler11992
Michael Finley12003
Pau Gasol12009
George Gervin11980
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander12024
Blake Griffin12014
Penny Hardaway11996
Tobias Harris12019
Grant Hill11997
Al Horford12015
Jeff Hornacek11992
Juwan Howard11996
Al Jefferson12014
Joe Johnson12008
Eddie Jones11998
Kyle Korver12015
Fat Lever11988
Damian Lillard12017
Jamaal Magloire12004
Kenyon Martin12004
Jamal Mashburn12003
Paul Millsap12015
Sidney Moncrief11982
Alonzo Mourning12000
Calvin Murphy11981
Larry Nance11988
Lamar Odom12004
Tony Parker12013
Gary Payton12000
Julius Randle12021
Zach Randolph12011
Kelvin Ransey11981
Michael Redd12004
Alvin Robertson11986
Dennis Rodman11992
Detlef Schrempf11992
John Stockton11988
Peja Stojakovic12004
Jeff Teague12015
Isaiah Thomas12017
Hedo Turkoglu12008
Antoine Walker12002
Ben Wallace12002
Deron Williams12011
Freeman Williams11981