NBA Lifetime Achievement Award
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The NBA's Lifetime Achievement Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to a player who exemplified extraordinary success on and off the court in the NBA.
The inaugural recipient of the award was Bill Russell: a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer and 11-time NBA Champion with the Boston Celtics.[1] The 2019 award was shared between two players: Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. Every recipient of the award has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame prior to receiving the award. As of 2019[update], all winners have been American.
Winners
| * | Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Season | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Bill Russell* | Center |  United States |
Boston Celtics | [1] |
| 2017–18 | Oscar Robertson* | Guard | United States |
Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks | [2] |
| 2018–19 | Larry Bird* | Forward | United States |
Boston Celtics | [3] |
| Magic Johnson* | Guard | United States |
Los Angeles Lakers | [3] |
