Who Got MVP in the NBA in 2021?
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Keep up with the latest NBA news and find out who was named MVP for the 2021 season.
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Giannis Antetokounmpo is a Greek professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the Bucks’ franchise leader in points, rebounds, assists, blocks, and steals. In 2021, he was named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) after leading the Bucks to the best record in the NBA.
Regular Season
Giannis Antetokounmpo had a monster season, leading the Milwaukee Bucks to the best record in the NBA and earning himself the league’s Most Valuable Player award.
The Greek star forward was a unanimous selection for the 2020-21 MVP, becoming just the third player in NBA history to receive all first-place votes. He joins Michael Jordan (1988-89) and LeBron James (2012-13) as the only players to accomplish the feat.
Postseason
In the postseason, Antetokounmpo averaged 27.7 points (on 57.1% shooting), 11.8 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1 steal and 1.2 blocks per game. In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat, he had an all-time playoff career-high 44 points (on 77.8% shooting), 8 rebounds and 4 assists in a 115–104 win. In Game 4, he recorded 30 points and 11 rebounds in a 102–96 victory to take a 3–1 series lead; becoming the first player ever to have at least 30 points and 10 rebounds in four consecutive playoff games against the same team since Shaquille O’Neal did so against the Portland Trail Blazers in 2000. In Game 5, he scored 25 points as the Bucks advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1974 with a 115–104 victory.”
In the postseason, Antetokounmpo averaged 27.7 points (on 57.1% shooting), 11.8 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1 steal and 1.2 blocks per game. He had an all-time playoff career-high 44 points (on 77.8% shooting), 8 rebounds and 4 assists in a 115–104 win in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat. He recorded 30 points and 11 rebounds in a 102–96 victory to take a 3–1 series lead in Game 4; becoming the first player ever to have at least 30 points and 10 rebounds in four consecutive playoff games against the same team since Shaquille O’Neal did so against the Portland Trail Blazers in 2000.”
Joel Embiid
Joel Embiid was unanimously voted the NBA’s Most Valuable Player on Tuesday, becoming the first player in franchise history to earn the honor. The Sixers center averaged 27.5 points and 11.2 rebounds while leading Philadelphia to the best record in the Eastern Conference.
Regular Season
Embiid was selected to the All-NBA First Team and the NBA All-Defensive First Team, both for the second time in his career. He was also named MVP of the 2020–21 season by the NBA on May 24, 2021, after averaging 28.5 points, 11.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.2 steals per game.
Postseason
In the postseason, Embiid averaged 27.5 points and 11.2 rebounds per game. He shot 53.8 percent from the field and 85.0 percent from the free throw line. He was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player in the postseason, becoming the first player in Sixers history to earn that honor.
Nikola Jokic
Nikola Jokic is a 25-year-old Serbian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the first European-born player to be named MVP, and he is also the first Nuggets player to win the award in franchise history.
Regular Season
In the 2020-2021 regular season, Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets was named the MVP. He averaged 26.4 points, 10.8 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game.
Postseason
In the 2020–21 postseason, Jokić averaged 25.2 points, 11.3 rebounds, 8.6 assists, and 1.4 steals per game. He led the Nuggets to their first Conference Finals appearance since 2009 and their first NBA Finals appearance since 1985. In Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Jokić scored a triple double with 21 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, becoming the fifth player in NBA history to do so in an NBA Finals game, and the first player in Nuggets franchise history to achieve the feat.
