When Will the NBA MVP Be Announced?
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The NBA MVP will be announced on June 24th. Stay tuned to find out who will take home the title!
Introduction
The National Basketball Association (NBA) 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 1968, the MVP was selected by a vote of NBA players. Since 1969, the award has been awarded by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada.
Players are not eligible to win until they have turned 24 years old during the calendar year of his or her first selection. In recent years, young players such as LeBron James (20 in 2004), Dwyane Wade (21 in 2005), Kevin Durant (22 in 2014) and Derrick Rose (22 in 2011) have been selected MVP in their respective debut seasons. Karl-Anthony Towns was 20 when he won it in 2016, becoming the youngest player to win since Rose in 2011 and one of only five players ever to win in their debut season.
When is the announcement?
The announcement for the NBA MVP will be made on June 24th during the NBA Awards Show.
Who are the finalists?
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 named in honor of the first commissioner (then president) of the NBA, who served from 1946 until 1963. Until the 1979–80 season, the MVP was selected by a vote of NBA players. Since 1980, it has been awarded by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada.
Who is the favorite?
The leading candidate for the 2019-20 NBA MVP is Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks. Antetokounmpo is averaging 29.6 points, 13.7 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game while shooting 53.5 percent from the field and 30.6 percent from three-point range. The Bucks have the best record in the NBA at 53-12, and Antetokounmpo is a leading candidate to win Defensive Player of the Year as well.
How have previous winners done?
In the past, the NBA MVP has been announced at the end of the regular season. However, this year there has been no clear-cut winner, and the decision has been delayed until after the NBA Finals.
So far, LeBron James and Russell Westbrook are the leading contenders. James has been instrumental in leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Finals, while Westbrook has had a record-breaking season with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
It is still anyone’s guess who will take home the MVP trophy, but we will find out soon enough!
Conclusion
The most likely time for the announcement is during the NBA Finals, which is set to conclude on October 12th. However, it is also possible that the announcement will come during the playoffs, or even after the playoffs have concluded.
