NBA Most Valuable Player Award

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The NBA Most Valuable Player Award is an annual honor given to the player judged to be the most outstanding during the National Basketball Association’s regular season.

Aliases (4)

2018–19 NBA Most Valuable Player Award ×1
2019–20 NBA Most Valuable Player Award ×1
NBA MVP ×1
NBA Most Valuable Player ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annual award → basketball award → sports award →
appliesToCompetition	NBA regular season games →
competitionPhase	regular season →
country	United States →
criterion	most outstanding performance during regular season → most valuable player →
excludesPhase	NBA playoffs →
firstSeasonAwarded	1955–56 →
formerTrophyName	Maurice Podoloff Trophy →
frequency	annual →
governingBody	NBA Board of Governors →
hasGenderRestriction	male league context →
inception	1955–56 NBA season →
languageOfName	English →
league	National Basketball Association →
mediaCoverage	national television →
mostAwardsCount	6 →
mostAwardsHolder	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar →
namedAfter	Maurice Podoloff →
notableMultipleWinners	Bill Russell → Giannis Antetokounmpo → Kareem Abdul-Jabbar → Larry Bird → LeBron James → Magic Johnson → Michael Jordan → Stephen Curry → Tim Duncan → Wilt Chamberlain →
partOf	NBA regular season honors →
presentedBy	National Basketball Association →
relatedAward	NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award → NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award → NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award → NBA Rookie of the Year Award → NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award →
selectionProcess	voting →
shortName	NBA MVP →
significance	one of the most prestigious individual awards in basketball →
sport	basketball →
trophyName	Michael Jordan Trophy →
trophyRenamedAfter	Michael Jordan →
trophyRenamingSeason	2022–23 NBA season →
votingBody	panel of sportswriters and broadcasters → selected media members →
votingSystem	points-based system → ranked voting →

Referenced by (38)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bill Walton → Bob Pettit → Dave Cowens → David William Cowens → Derrick Rose → James Harden → Joel Embiid → Larry Bird → Steve Nash → Willis Reed →	awardReceived
All-NBA Second Team → Earvin "Magic" Johnson Trophy → NBA Coach of the Year → NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award → NBA Rookie of the Year Award → NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award → WNBA Most Valuable Player Award →	relatedAward
All-NBA First Team → All-NBA Third Team → NBA COTY → NBA Conference Finals Most Valuable Player Award → NBA Most Improved Player Award →	relatedTo
David William Cowens → Kevin Garnett → Westley Unseld →	notableAchievement
NBA Executive of the Year Award → Oscar Robertson Trophy →	isDifferentFrom
Giannis Antetokounmpo ("2018–19 NBA Most Valuable Player Award") → Giannis Antetokounmpo ("2019–20 NBA Most Valuable Player Award") →	MVPaward
Kevin Garnett ("NBA Most Valuable Player") →	achievement
Durantula →	associatedWithAchievement
The Beard →	associatedWithAward
Wes Unseld →	honor
NBA Awards →	includes
NBA Awards →	notableAward
NBA Most Valuable Player Award ("NBA MVP") →	shortName
Moses Malone →	wonAward
Derrick Rose →	youngestToWin