NBA Eastern Conference Finals MVP: Odds, winners, trophy, when is it awarded?

The NBA Eastern Conference Finals MVP Award goes to the best player in the series that determines the East's representative in the NBA Finals.

We have all you need to know about the award, including past winners and trophy information. The award has only been given out three times, with the first time being in 2022.

2025 Eastern Conference Finals MVP Odds

Tyrese Haliburton	-340
Jalen Brunson	+320
Karl-Anthony Towns	+2000
Pascal Siakam	+5000
Aaron Nesmith	+15000

The Indiana Pacers have a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals, and star point guard Tyrese Haliburton (-340) is the heavy favorite to win the series MVP Award.

Haliburton has been the driving force for Indiana in its bid to reach a first NBA Finals since 2000. The 25-year-old sent Game 1 to overtime with a buzzer-beating two-pointer and dropped a triple-double with 32 points, 12 rebounds, 15 assists to no turnovers in Indiana's Game 4 win. Despite a down Game 5 (8 PTS, 2/7 FG, 6 AST), Haliburton is remains a strong favorite to win this award.

Second in the Eastern Conference Finals MVP odds is New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson (+320). Brunson entered the series as the -130 favorite, while Haliburton was +190 before Game 1.

Brunson is having another sensational series, dropping 30+ points in four of five games including a stellar Game 5 performance (32 PTS, 12/18 FG) to keep the Knicks' season alive.

Karl-Anthony Towns is +2000 to win ECF MVP following New York's Game 5 win. Towns scored 20 points in the fourth quarter of Game 3 as the Knicks came back from 20 down to win their first game of the series, then added his fourth 20-point double-double of the series, along with a game-best +26, in Game 5.

Pascal Siakam (+5000) has two 30+ point games this series, including 39 in Indiana's Game 2 win. Game 1 hero Aaron Nesmith (+15000) is a long shot to win the series MVP.

NBA Eastern Conference Finals MVP Winners by Year

Year	Player	Position	Team
2024	Jaylen Brown	Forward	Boston Celtics
2023	Jimmy Butler	Forward	Miami Heat
2022	Jayson Tatum	Forward	Boston Celtics

NBA Eastern Conference Finals MVP announcement

The NBA Eastern Conference Finals MVP Award is announced shortly after the conclusion of the final game of an Eastern Conference Finals series.

In 2024, Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown was announced as the winner shortly after the Celtics sealed the series win in Game 4 of their series against the Indiana Pacers.

NBA Eastern Conference Finals MVP voting

Nine members of the media voted on the Eastern Conference Finals MVP Award, and the player with the most votes won the award.

National media members Tim Bontemps, Doris Burke, PJ Carlesimo, John Schuhmann, Dennis Scott, Joe Vardon and Jeff Zillgitt voted, as did one media member from each team's local market - Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star and Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe.

Brown won the voting with five votes, while Jayson Tatum received the other four votes.

NBA Eastern Conference Finals MVP trophy

The winner of the Eastern Conference Finals MVP Award earns the Larry Bird Trophy. The Western Conference Finals MVP trophy is named after Bird's Western Conference rival, Magic Johnson.

Both Conference Finals MVP trophies are silver with a basketball at the top of a pedestal, and the NBA says they are made to look similar to the league's conference championship trophies.

Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.