If the NBA Finals go as predicted, he'll be adding another MVP trophy to the case before the season is up. At BetMGM, SGA is a massive -625 favorite to win NBA Finals MVP, with the next closest ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokić and Giannis Antetokounmpo were the only players to appear on every MVP ballot this season. It only made sense that they would be unanimous All-NBA picks as well.

The closest any player had previously come to winning MVP during the Calipari era at Kentucky was Anthony Davis, who finished third behind LeBron James and James Harden during the 2016-17 season.

The MVP case for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was simple. He’s the best player on an Oklahoma City Thunder team that set an NBA record for average margin of victory.

International players to win Kia NBA MVP award. An international player wins the NBA’s top individual honor for the 7th straight season and the 13th time overall. Brian Martin, for NBA.com.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won the 2025 NBA MVP, a first for a former Kentucky player. Gilgeous-Alexander led the NBA with 32.7 points per game during the regular season.

International players who have won NBA MVP Canada: Steve Nash, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Steve Nash won back-to-back MVP awards, beating out Shaquille O'Neal in an incredibly close race in 2005 and ...

In finishing sixth in the MVP vote this season, LeBron James has beaten another Michael Jordan record, becoming the oldest player in NBA history to earn MVP votes. At 40 years old, he’s 13 ...

The case for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was simple. Gilgeous-Alexander was announced Wednesday as the NBA's Most Valuable Player, the Canadian's first time winning the award. “I don't think there's ...

There has not been an American-born player to win the NBA's MVP award since 2017-18 when James Harden averaged 30.4 points, 8.8 assists, and 5.4 rebounds per game for the Rockets to win the award.

The two-time winner congratulated Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on being named 2024-25 NBA MVP in an OKC video posted on social media. "To my favorite player, Shai ...

NBA MVP Straw Poll 3.0. In mid-February, the second of ESPN's three NBA most valuable player straw polls showed Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with a comfortable ...