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Who are the Boston Celtics with the most MVP votes of all time?

There are a number of ways to measure greatness when it comes to NBA basketball, and when it comes to the Boston Celtics, the storied franchise is usually at the forefront of any such accounting. So it should not surprise one to see a very healthy contingent of Celtics alumni in HoopsHype’s ranking of every player who ever received a vote for the coveted seasonal hardware that has most recently been renamed the Michael Jordan Most Valuable Player award.

In fact, there are 36 players who have donned the green and white on the list of NBA icons ranked by the number of seasons they received votes for MVP for at least two seasons.

Let’s take a look at who came in where in the assessment.

No. 182 - Rasheed Wallace - two seasons

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14th: 2008
16th: 1999

No. 181 - Paul Silas - two seasons

Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports

14th: 1972, 1976

No. 171 - WIllie Naulls - two seasons

C/O Bryna Jones

12th: 1960
16th: 1961

No. 170 - Joe Johnson - two seasons

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12th: 2010
15th: 2012

No. 169 - Clyde Lovellette - two seasons

(AP Photo)

12th: 1958
13th: 1961

No. 168 - Jo Jo White - two seasons

(Photo by Frank O’Brien/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

11th: 1977
20th: 1976

No. 161 - Ray Allen - two seasons

(AP Photo/John Raoux)

9th: 2005
11th: 2001

No. 153 - Rajon Rondo - two seasons

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8th: 2012
10th: 2011

No. 149 - Tom Heinsohn - two seasons

(AP Photo).

7th: 1961
10th: 1960

No. 145 - Paul Westphal - two seasons

(AP Photo)

6th: 1978
24th: 1976

No. 141 - Jayson Tatum - two seasons

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6th: 2022
12th: 2020

No. 136 - Bill Sharman - two seasons

(AP Photo)

5th: 1956
7th: 1958

No. 128 - Michael Finley - three seasons

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13th: 2000
15th: 2001
18th: 1998

No. 127 - Sidney Wicks - three seasons

(AP Photo)

12th: 1975
16th: 1973
17th: 1972

No. 105 - Sam Jones - three seasons

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4th: 1965
5th: 1966
9th: 1964

No. 104 - Kevin McHale - three seasons

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4th: 1987
13th: 1986
19th: 1991

No. 100 - Blake Griffin - three seasons

(Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

3rd: 2014
8th: 2015
10th: 2011

No. 97 - Bill Walton - three seasons

(AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)

1st: 1978
2nd: 1977
24th: 1976

No. 90 - Artis Gilmore - four seasons

(AP Photo/Jim Gerberich)

8th: 1978, 1983
10th: 1977
22nd: 1981

No. 82 - Dennis Johnson - four seasons

(Dick Raphael-USA TODAY Sports)

5th: 1980
8th: 1981
18th: 1986
21st: 1982

No. 82 - Chauncey Billups - four seasons

(AP Photo/Scott Audette)

5th: 2006
6th: 2009
11th: 2007
12th: 2010

No. 75 - Bob McAdoo - four seasons

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1st: 1975
2nd: 1974, 1976
10th: 1978

No. 73 - Paul Pierce - five seasons

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

7th: 2009
11th: 2002, 2003
13th: 2001
14th: 2008

No. 66 - Robert Parish - five seasons

(Photo by Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images)

4th: 1982
7th: 1981
11th: 1989
12th: 1987
14th: 1991

No. 62 - Pete Maravich - five seasons

(AP Photo)

3rd: 1977
15th: 1976
17th: 1974
19th: 1973
21st: 1972

No. 60 - Dave Bing - five seasons

(AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

3rd: 1971
4th: 1968
6th: 1976
11th: 1974
19th: 1973

No. 56 - Dave Cowens - five seasons

Dick Raphael/NBAE/Getty Images)

1st: 1973
2nd: 1975
3rd: 1976
4th: 1974
7th: 1972

No. 51 - Tiny Archibald - six seasons

(AP Photo/Files)

3rd: 1973
5th: 1980
6th: 1975
9th: 1976, 1981
15th: 1972

No. 39 - Dominique Wilkins - seven seasons

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2nd: 1986
5th: 1987, 1993
6th: 1988
8th: 1991
11th: 1994
17th: 1985

No. 36 - John Havlicek - eight seasons

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4th: 1972
5th: 1973
6th: 1971
7th: 1975
9th: 1974
10th: 1963, 1970
24th: 1976

No. 35 - Gary Payton - eight seasons

(AP Photo/Gregory Smith)

3rd: 1998
6th: 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002
9th: 1995, 1999

No. 31 - Bob Cousy - eight seasons

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1st: 1957
3rd: 1956
4th: 1959, 1960
6th: 1958, 1961
8th: 1962, 1963

No. 21 - Kevin Garnett - 10 seasons

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1st: 2004
2nd: 2000, 2003
3rd: 2008
5th: 2001
9th: 2007
10th: 1999
11th: 2005
12th: 2002, 2013

No. 10 - Larry Bird - 12 seasons

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1st: 1984, 1985, 1986
2nd: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988
3rd: 1987
4th: 1980
9th: 1991
10th: 1990
14th: 1992

No. 9 - Bill Russell - 12 seasons

(Charles Hoff/NY Daily News via Getty Images)

1st: 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965
2nd: 1959, 1960
3rd: 1964, 1967
4th: 1966, 1969
7th: 1957

No. 5 - Shaquille O'Neal: 14 seasons

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1st: 2000
2nd: 1995, 2005
3rd: 2001, 2002
4th: 1994, 1998
5th: 2003
6th: 1999, 2004
7th: 1993
9th: 1996, 1997
12th: 2007

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