2020 NBA Finals MVP: LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)

The 2020 NBA Finals MVP was LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers. According to the NBA's official list of Finals MVP winners, the award for 2020 went to him — the 4th of his career.

Award at a Glance

Field	Detail
Year	2020
Award	NBA Finals MVP
Winner	LeBron James
Team	Los Angeles Lakers
Career wins	4th

Why It Mattered

The 2020 Finals MVP decided who owned the story of that year's championship. LeBron James was the central figure in the Los Angeles Lakers' title run, and the media panel voted him the series' most valuable player.

Notably, this was not a one-off. LeBron James appears on the NBA Finals MVP list 4 times, which is exactly why queries like "2020 LeBron James finals mvp" keep attracting search interest year after year.

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The Other Award That Year

Two individual prizes were handed out in 2020: the NBA Finals MVP and the regular season MVP.

• This page's award (NBA Finals MVP): LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)
• The same year's other award (regular season MVP): Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)

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 (2021): Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) → 2021 NBA Finals MVP
• Previous (2019): Kawhi Leonard (Toronto Raptors) → 2019 NBA Finals MVP

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?
• LeBron James honor timeline
• 2020 NBA MVP: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)

Sources

Year, winner and team data on this page were verified against the NBA's official Finals MVP winners list (NBA.com history finals-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.

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