NBA conference finals MVP awards

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NBA conference finals MVP awards
Awarded for Most valuable player of the NBA conference finals
Presented by National Basketball Association
History
First award 2022:
Most recent 2025:

The National Basketball Association (NBA) annually honors the most valuable players (MVPs) of both of its conference finals. [1] Presented since the 2022 playoffs, the awards are decided by a panel of media members, who cast votes after the conclusion of the conference finals. The person with the highest number of votes in each conference wins the award. The Larry Bird Trophy is awarded to the MVP from the Eastern Conference and the Earvin "Magic" Johnson Trophy for the Western Conference. [2] Their namesakes, Hall of Fame players Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, both made their NBA debuts in 1979, and their bi-coastal rivalry in the 1980s helped revive and popularize the league. [1] [3] [4] The inaugural recipients were Jayson Tatum (Eastern Conference), and Stephen Curry (Western Conference).

Contents

Winners

^Denotes player who is still active in the NBA

Eastern Conference

YearPlayerPositionNationalityTeam
2022 Jayson Tatum ^ Forward Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Boston Celtics
2023 Jimmy Butler ^ Forward Flag of the United States.svg United States Miami Heat
2024 Jaylen Brown ^ Forward Flag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics
2025 Pascal Siakam ^ Forward Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Indiana Pacers

Western Conference

YearPlayerPositionNationalityTeam
2022 Stephen Curry ^ Guard Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Golden State Warriors
2023 Nikola Jokić ^ Center Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Denver Nuggets
2024 Luka Dončić ^ Guard Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Dallas Mavericks
2025 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ^ Guard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Oklahoma City Thunder

Teams

AwardsTeamsYears
2 Boston Celtics 2022, 2024
1 Golden State Warriors 2022
Miami Heat 2023
Denver Nuggets 2023
Dallas Mavericks 2024
Oklahoma City Thunder 2025
Indiana Pacers 2025

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Feldman, Dan (May 12, 2022). "NBA to name conference finals MVPs". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  2. ↑ "NBA introduces new lineup of postseason hardware featuring an evolution of the Larry O'Brien Trophy" (Press release). NBA. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  3. ↑ Goldsberry, Kirk (May 12, 2022). "NBA unveils new trophies, awards honoring Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Bob Cousy, Oscar Robertson". ESPN. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  4. ↑ Lynch, Mike (May 26, 2022). "The NBA's Conference Finals MVP Award Is New This Year. But What If We Had Always Had It?". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
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