2015 NBA Most Valuable Player: Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)

The 2015 NBA Most Valuable Player was Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors. According to the NBA's official list of MVP winners, the award for 2015 went to him — the 2nd of his career.

Award at a Glance

Field	Detail
Year	2015
Award	NBA Most Valuable Player
Winner	Stephen Curry
Team	Golden State Warriors
Career wins	2nd

Why It Mattered

The 2015 MVP honored the most dominant and consistent player across the full 82-game regular season. Stephen Curry earned it on the strength of his season-long body of work with the Golden State Warriors.

Notably, this was not a one-off. Stephen Curry appears on the NBA Most Valuable Player list 2 times, which is exactly why queries like "2015 Stephen Curry mvp" keep attracting search interest year after year.

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The Other Award That Year

Two individual prizes were handed out in 2015: the NBA Most Valuable Player and the Finals MVP.

• This page's award (NBA Most Valuable Player): Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
• The same year's other award (Finals MVP): Andre Iguodala (Golden State Warriors)

They went to different players — a clean reminder that "best over a whole season" and "most decisive when it mattered most" are two separate questions.

For the distinction between the two awards, see Finals MVP vs MVP.

Year-by-Year Timeline

• Next (2016): Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors) → 2016 NBA Most Valuable Player
• Previous (2014): Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) → 2014 NBA Most Valuable Player

Related Reading

• Complete List of NBA Finals MVPs (1969–2026)
• The History of the Finals MVP Award
• What Is the NBA Finals MVP Award?
• NBA MVP vs Finals MVP: What's the Difference?
• Stephen Curry honor timeline
• 2015 NBA Finals MVP: Andre Iguodala (Golden State Warriors)

Sources

Year, winner and team data on this page were verified against the NBA's official MVP winners list (NBA.com history mvp-winners) and Basketball-Reference public records, cross-checked against this site's two internal reference lists (last verified 2026-08-15).

FMVP Club — Independent fan site, not affiliated with the NBA.

Related Reading

• 2016 NBA MVP: Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
• Stephen Curry: Glory and Idol— When Unanimity Became a Monument
• 2022 NBA Finals MVP: Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
• Back Up the Mountain: A Deep Dive Into the 2022 Championship
• Stephen Curry: Most Valuable and Legacy— The Real Weight of an MVP