Hakeem Olajuwaun did that feat two years in a row.
Lebron
Wes Unseld of the Baltimore Bullets was both MVP and Rookie of the Year of the 1968-69 NBA season.
no
Larry Bird won the NBA MVP award three times in 1984, 1985, and 1986. He also won the NBA Finals MVP twice in 1984 and 1986.
Hakeem Olajuwaun did that feat two years in a row.
No, he never won NBA MVP.
Hakeem Olajuwon - 1994
Kobe Bryant won the MVP award in the 2007-08 NBA season
yea this year
Kevin Garnett was the 2004 NBA MVP.
Lebron
LBJ-2011-12 NBA Season
Kevin Garnett was the 2004 NBA MVP.
Wilt Chamberlain
even if dirk won a title lebron still plays better than dirk. lebron won an mvp and dirk didn't. so lebron is probably better than dirk.
That would be Allen Iverson. He lead his team to the NBA finals that year. Thus, he deserved to win.