We cover all you need to know about the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award, including the latest odds, past winners, when the award is announced, and more.
2024/25 NBA MVP Odds
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | -500 |
Nikola Jokic | +350 |
Giannis Antetokounmpo | +7500 |
Jayson Tatum | +25000 |
Victor Wembanyama | +30000 |
Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has separated himself as the heavy favorite (-500) to win the 2024/25 NBA MVP Award as of the All-Star break.
A finalist for the award in 2023/24, SGA is averaging a career-high 32.5 points with 5.1 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.0 block while shooting 52.3 percent from the field and 35.9 percent from three. He has scored less than 20 points in just one game this season, and he has eight games with 40+ points including a season-high 54 points against the Utah Jazz in January.
Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic is the +350 second-favorite as he's averaging 29.8 points, 12.6 rebounds, 10.2 assists, and 1.8 steals. His points, assists, and steals averages are career-highs. His 45.0 percent three-point rate, and his 4.5 three-point attempts per game, are also career-highs.
The Joker has 25 triple-doubles in 49 games, and his team is 36-19 overall but 2-4 in games he missed. He also has seven games of 40+ points.
The only other player shorter than 100/1 is Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (+7500), who already has two NBA MVP Awards. The Greek Freak is averaging a career-high 31.8 points with 12.2 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.3 blocks, and he has 37 double-doubles, five triple-doubles, and five 40+ point games.
No other player is shorter than 200/1 to win the MVP Award. Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum is +25000 and San Antonio Spurs forward/center Victor Wembanyama is +30000.
NBA MVP Winners by Year
Year | Player | Position | Team |
2023/24 | Nikola Jokić | Center | Denver Nuggets |
2022/23 | Joel Embiid | Center | Philadelphia 76ers |
2021/22 | Nikola Jokić | Center | Denver Nuggets |
2020/21 | Nikola Jokić | Center | Denver Nuggets |
2019/20 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Power forward | Milwaukee Bucks |
2018/19 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Power forward | Milwaukee Bucks |
2017/18 | James Harden | Shooting guard | Houston Rockets |
2016/17 | Russell Westbrook | Point guard | Oklahoma City Thunder |
2015/16 | Stephen Curry | Point guard | Golden State Warriors |
2014/15 | Stephen Curry | Point guard | Golden State Warriors |
2013/14 | Kevin Durant | Small forward | Oklahoma City Thunder |
2012/13 | LeBron James | Small forward | Miami Heat |
2011/12 | LeBron James | Small forward | Miami Heat |
2010/11 | Derrick Rose | Point guard | Chicago Bulls |
2009/10 | LeBron James | Small forward | Cleveland Cavaliers |
2008/09 | LeBron James | Small forward | Cleveland Cavaliers |
2007/08 | Kobe Bryant | Shooting guard | Los Angeles Lakers |
2006/07 | Dirk Nowitzki | Power forward | Dallas Mavericks |
2005/06 | Steve Nash | Point guard | Phoenix Suns |
2004/05 | Steve Nash | Point guard | Phoenix Suns |
2003/04 | Kevin Garnett | Power forward | Minnesota Timberwolves |
2002/03 | Tim Duncan | Power forward | San Antonio Spurs |
2001/02 | Tim Duncan | Power forward | San Antonio Spurs |
2000/01 | Allen Iverson | Shooting guard | Philadelphia 76ers |
1999/00 | Shaquille O'Neal | Center | Los Angeles Lakers |
1998/99 | Karl Malone | Power forward | Utah Jazz |
1997/98 | Michael Jordan | Shooting guard | Chicago Bulls |
1996/97 | Karl Malone | Power forward | Utah Jazz |
1995/96 | Michael Jordan | Shooting guard | Chicago Bulls |
1994/95 | David Robinson | Center | San Antonio Spurs |
1993/94 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Center | Houston Rockets |
1992/93 | Charles Barkley | Power forward | Phoenix Suns |
1991/92 | Michael Jordan | Shooting guard | Chicago Bulls |
1990/91 | Michael Jordan | Shooting guard | Chicago Bulls |
1989/90 | Magic Johnson | Point guard | Los Angeles Lakers |
1988/89 | Magic Johnson | Point guard | Los Angeles Lakers |
1987/88 | Michael Jordan | Shooting guard | Chicago Bulls |
1986/87 | Magic Johnson | Point guard | Los Angeles Lakers |
1985/86 | Larry Bird | Small forward | Boston Celtics |
1984/85 | Larry Bird | Small forward | Boston Celtics |
1983/84 | Larry Bird | Small forward | Boston Celtics |
1982/83 | Moses Malone | Center | Philadelphia 76ers |
1981/82 | Moses Malone | Center | Houston Rockets |
1980/81 | Julius Erving | Small forward | Philadelphia 76ers |
1979/80 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Center | Los Angeles Lakers |
1978/79 | Moses Malone | Center | Houston Rockets |
1977/78 | Bill Walton | Center | Portland Trail Blazers |
1976/77 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Center | Los Angeles Lakers |
1975/76 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Center | Los Angeles Lakers |
1974/75 | Bob McAdoo | Center | Buffalo Braves |
1973/74 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Center | Milwaukee Bucks |
1972/73 | Dave Cowens | Center | Boston Celtics |
1971/72 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Center | Milwaukee Bucks |
1970/71 | Lew Alcindor | Center | Milwaukee Bucks |
1969/70 | Willis Reed | Center | New York Knicks |
1968/69 | Wes Unseld | Center | Baltimore Bullets |
1967/68 | Wilt Chamberlain | Center | Philadelphia 76ers |
1966/67 | Wilt Chamberlain | Center | Philadelphia 76ers |
1965/66 | Wilt Chamberlain | Center | Philadelphia 76ers |
1964/65 | Bill Russell | Center | Boston Celtics |
1963/64 | Oscar Robertson | Point guard | Cincinnati Royals |
1962/63 | Bill Russell | Center | Boston Celtics |
1961/62 | Bill Russell | Center | Boston Celtics |
1960/61 | Bill Russell | Center | Boston Celtics |
1959/60 | Wilt Chamberlain | Center | Philadelphia Warriors |
1958/59 | Bob Pettit | Power forward | St. Louis Hawks |
1957/58 | Bill Russell | Center | Boston Celtics |
1956/57 | Bob Cousy | Point guard | Boston Celtics |
1955/56 | Bob Pettit | Power forward | St. Louis Hawks |
NBA MVP announcement
The NBA MVP award is typically announced in May, after the regular season has ended and the playoffs have begun. However, there is no set date for the announcement, and the NBA may change the date each year.
For example, in 2023, the MVP award was announced on May 2 and in 2024, it was announced on May 8.
NBA MVP voting
The NBA MVP award is voted on by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Each voter casts a first-place ballot for their choice for MVP, a second-place ballot, and so on. The player with the most first-place votes wins the award.
NBA MVP trophy
The NBA's Most Valuable Player receives the Michael Jordan Trophy. Named after five-time MVP Michael Jordan, the trophy was newly designed and named in 2022.
The bronze trophy stands 23.6 inches tall and weighs 23.6 pounds, representing Jordan’s jersey number (23) and the number of NBA titles he won (6).
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Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.
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