Just as a qualifier, we’re going to exclude role players from being a part of this (like Michael Cooper, Robert Horry, etc) and condense the list to just stars who were clearly the leaders of their team

1980-89

  1. Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabaar (110)

  2. Larry Bird and Robert Parish (86)

1990-99

  1. Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen (104)

  2. Karl Malone and John Stockton (68)

2000-09

  1. Tim Duncan and Tony Parker (75)

  2. Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant (64)

2010-19

  1. Steph Curry and Klay Thompson/Draymond Green (77)

  2. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade (58)

And the current decade so far, 2020-24

  1. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown (51)

  2. Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo (36)

  3. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray (32)

  4. LeBron James and Anthony Davis (27)