When Do We Find Out the NBA MVP?

We’re just a few weeks away from the NBA playoffs, and the MVP race is heating up. Who will take home the hardware this year?

Introduction

The National Basketball Association (NBA) Most Valuable Player Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to the best performing player of the regular season. The winner receive the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, which is named in honor of the first commissioner (then president) of the NBA, who served from 1946 until 1963. Since its inception, only one rookie has ever won the award, Wilt Chamberlain in 1959. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has won the most MVP Awards with six.

Moses Malone, Bill Walton and LeBron James share the record for winning the award three times in a row. James became the first player to win the award four times in five seasons when he was awarded his third trophy on May 10, 2013. Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash are the only players to win consecutive awards while playing on different teams. Bob Pettit and Russell Westbrook are the only players to win MVP awards while playing for losing teams; Pettit did so in 1958 with St. Louis Hawks and Westbrook accomplished this feat in 2017 with Oklahoma City Thunder

The history of the NBA MVP

The National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award is an annual award given since the 1955–56 season to the best performing player of the regular season. The winner receives the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, which is named in honor of the first commissioner (then president) of the NBA, who served from 1946 until 1963. Until 2011, the MVP was selected by a vote of NBA players. Since 2012, it has been awarded by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada.

The most recent winner of the award is Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks. He is also a two-time winner, having won it in 2019 and 2020.

The criteria for the NBA MVP

The criteria for the NBA MVP is that the person should be valuable to his team and also should be outstanding in the regular season. There are other factors that are considered such as the player’s leadership role on the team and his contribution to the team’s success. The media voting panel consists of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. Each member of the panel casts a vote for first, second and third place choices, with five points awarded for a first place vote, three points for a second place vote and one point for a third place vote. The player who receives the most total points wins the award.

The process of voting for the NBA MVP

The National Basketball Association (NBA) Most Valuable Player Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1955–56 season to the best performing player of the regular season. The winner receives the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, which is named in honor of the first commissioner (then president) of the NBA, who served from 1946 until his retirement in 1963.

Until 2011, the MVP was selected by a vote of NBA players. Since 2012, a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada has appointed by the NBA to cast their votes. Each member of the voting panel casts a vote for first to fifth place selections. Each first-place vote is worth 10 points; each second-place vote is worth seven; each third-place vote is worth five; each fourth-place vote is worth three and each fifth-place vote is worth one. Ballots are due at the end of the regular season, and the trophy is awarded at the NBA Awards ceremony after the playoffs.

The most recent recipient of the award is Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks.

The announcement of the NBA MVP

The announcement of the NBA MVP is usually made at the end of the regular season, but it can also be made during the playoffs. The winner is selected by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters from across the United States.