Curry becomes the first unanimous winner in the award’s 61-year history after a record-breaking contribution to the Warriors’ historic season.

Curry, who returned from injury on Monday to score 40 points in Golden State’s overtime win over the Portland Trail Blazers, won in a landslide, sweeping all 131 first place votes to earn 1,310 points, a statement said.

It is the first time in the National Basketball Association’s history that a player has been the blanket first pick for the award, the league said. No player, not even Michael Jordan in his pomp, has been a unanimous choice for MVP.

The award is chosen by a panel of 130 sportswriters and broadcasters in the United States and Canada with one vote going to fans.

Under a preferential voting system, players receive 10 points for a first choice vote, seven points for each second place vote, five points for third, three points for fourth and one point for fifth.

San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard was a distant second with 634 points while the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James was third with 631 points.

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook (486 points) and Kevin Durant (147) rounded out the top five.

Curry is the 11th person to win back-to-back MVP awards and joins an illustrious club which includes the likes of James, Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.