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Awards Voting

NBA regular-season awards, by the ballot

Since 2015 the NBA has published full voting results as PDFs tabulated by Ernst & Young. Here they are as data — the final order of finish for every major individual award, 2015–2026.

100 voters
#1
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Oklahoma City
#2
Nikola Jokic
Denver
#3
Victor Wembanyama
San Antonio
RankPlayerTeam
4Luka DoncicLos Angeles Lakers
5Cade CunninghamDetroit
6Jaylen BrownBoston
7Donovan MitchellCleveland
8Kawhi LeonardLA Clippers

Every ballot

How each voter ranked the field, and how closely that matched the result. Similarity is rank-biased overlap: 1.00 is the consensus order exactly, 0.00 shares no name with it. Browse all voters →

VoterBallotSimilarity
David Aldridge
The Athletic
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.96
Sam Amick
The Athletic
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.90
Jason Anderson
Sacramento Bee
  1. 1 Nikola Jokic,
  2. 2 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.76
Steve Aschburner
NBA.com
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.96
Maxime Aubin
L'Equipe
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.90
Brent Barry
NBA on Prime
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
1.00
Howard Beck
The Ringer
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.96
Jason Beede
Orlando Sentinel
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.90
Tim Bontemps
ESPN
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
1.00
Rod Boone
Charlotte Observer
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Luka Doncic,
  4. 4 Jaylen Brown,
  5. 5 Victor Wembanyama
0.84
Chris Broussard
Fox Sports
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.86
Ric Bucher
FS1
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Cade Cunningham,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.95
Miguel Candeias
A Bola
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.96
Anthony Chiang
Miami Herald
  1. 1 Victor Wembanyama,
  2. 2 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.66
Davide Chinellato
La Gazzetta dello Sport
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
1.00
Damichael Cole
Memphis Commercial Appeal
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Luka Doncic,
  4. 4 Victor Wembanyama,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.93
Mike Curtis
Dallas Morning News
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Cade Cunningham,
  4. 4 Nikola Jokic,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.78
Antoni Daimiel
Movistar+
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
1.00
Coty Davis
Detroit News
  1. 1 Cade Cunningham,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Jaylen Brown,
  4. 4 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  5. 5 Nikola Jokic
0.33
Claire de Lune
The Guardian
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Luka Doncic,
  4. 4 Victor Wembanyama,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.93
Dan Devine
Yahoo! Sports
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.90
Bennett Durando
Denver Post
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
1.00
James Edwards III
The Athletic
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Cade Cunningham,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.95
Chris Fedor
Cleveland.com
  1. 1 Nikola Jokic,
  2. 2 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Donovan Mitchell
0.76
Brian Geltzeiler
SiriusXM NBA Radio
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Jaylen Brown,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.91
Katie George
ESPN/ABC
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.96
Kirk Goldsberry
The Ringer
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.86
Ben Golliver
Greatest of All Talk
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Cade Cunningham,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.95
Vince Goodwill
ESPN
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Cade Cunningham,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.85
Michael Grange
Rogers Sportsnet
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
1.00
Robin Gremmel
AFP
  1. 1 Victor Wembanyama,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.70
Will Guillory
The Athletic
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.90
Zach Harper
The Athletic
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Jaylen Brown,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.81
Chris Haynes
NBA TV
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Jaylen Brown,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.81
Kurt Helin
NBCSports.com
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.90
James Herbert
CBSSports.com
  1. 1 Nikola Jokic,
  2. 2 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Kawhi Leonard
0.76
Kyle Hightower
Associated Press
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.96
Adam Himmelsbach
Boston Globe
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.86
C.J. Holmes
New York Daily News
  1. 1 Cade Cunningham,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  4. 4 Nikola Jokic,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.48
Kelly Iko
Yahoo! Sports
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.86
Frank Isola
SiriusXM NBA Radio
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.96
Richard Jefferson
ESPN/ABC
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Cade Cunningham,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.95
Ernie Johnson
ESPN
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Cade Cunningham,
  4. 4 Victor Wembanyama,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.84
Tony Jones
The Athletic
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Jaylen Brown,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Victor Wembanyama,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.74
Fred Katz
The Athletic
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Luka Doncic,
  4. 4 Victor Wembanyama,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.93
Marc Kestecher
ESPN Radio
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Cade Cunningham,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.95
Tolis Kotzias
SDNA
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
1.00
Tim Legler
ESPN/ABC
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.96
Rob Mahoney
The Ringer
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.90
Chris Mannix
Sports Illustrated
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.86
Sebastian Martinez-Christensen
ESPN Latin America
  1. 1 Nikola Jokic,
  2. 2 Luka Doncic,
  3. 3 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  4. 4 Victor Wembanyama,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.59
Jeff McDonald
San Antonio Express-News
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.90
Steve McGehee
News 9
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Jaylen Brown,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.91
Dave McMenamin
ESPN
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Luka Doncic,
  4. 4 Victor Wembanyama,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.93
Chao Meng
TENCENT-ESPN
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Jaylen Brown,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.91
Yoko Miyaji
Sports Graphic Number
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.90
Yoav Modai
Sport 5
  1. 1 Nikola Jokic,
  2. 2 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.80
Law Murray
The Athletic
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Cade Cunningham,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.85
Rachel Nichols
Fox Sports
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.86
Kevin O'Connor
Yahoo! Sports
  1. 1 Victor Wembanyama,
  2. 2 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.70
Jim Owczarski
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Cade Cunningham,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Nikola Jokic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.74
Candace Parker
NBA on Prime
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.96
Dave Pasch
ESPN/ABC
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Jaylen Brown,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.81
Kendrick Perkins
ESPN
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Jaylen Brown,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.91
Michael Pina
The Ringer
  1. 1 Nikola Jokic,
  2. 2 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.80
Julia Poe
Chicago Tribune
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Jaylen Brown,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.81
Keith Pompey
formerly with Philadelphia Inquirer
  1. 1 Victor Wembanyama,
  2. 2 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Jaylen Brown,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.61
Shaun Powell
NBA.com
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.96
Khobi Price
California Post
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Luka Doncic,
  4. 4 Victor Wembanyama,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.93
Jason Quick
The Athletic
  1. 1 Nikola Jokic,
  2. 2 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Jaylen Brown,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.71
Duane Rankin
Arizona Republic
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Cade Cunningham,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.95
Remi Reverchon
beIN Sports
  1. 1 Victor Wembanyama,
  2. 2 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.70
Lorenzo Reyes
USA Today
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
1.00
Tim Reynolds
Associated Press
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.86
Aurelia Rieke
OpenCourt-Basketball.com
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Luka Doncic,
  4. 4 Victor Wembanyama,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.89
Josh Robbins
The Athletic
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Cade Cunningham,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.95
Melissa Rohlin
California Post
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.86
Taylor Rooks
NBA on Prime
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.90
Ryen Russillo
The Ryen Russillo Show
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
1.00
Simone Sandri
La Gazzetta dello Sport
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.86
John Schuhmann
NBA.com
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
1.00
Jorge Sedano
ESPN/ABC
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Luka Doncic,
  4. 4 Nikola Jokic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.79
Ramona Shelburne
ESPN
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.86
Bill Simmons
The Ringer
  1. 1 Nikola Jokic,
  2. 2 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.76
Anthony Slater
ESPN
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.90
Doug Smith
The Toronto Star
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
1.00
Stephen A. Smith
ESPN
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Jaylen Brown,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.81
Atsushi Suzuki
Kyodo News
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
1.00
Maria Taylor
NBA on NBC
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Cade Cunningham,
  4. 4 Jaylen Brown,
  5. 5 Victor Wembanyama
0.79
Justin Termine
SiriusXM NBA Radio
  1. 1 Nikola Jokic,
  2. 2 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.80
Flavio Tranquillo
Sky Italia
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.86
Stan Van Gundy
NBA on Prime
  1. 1 Nikola Jokic,
  2. 2 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Cade Cunningham,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.75
Joe Vardon
The Athletic
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Cade Cunningham,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.85
Rod Walker
The Times-Picayune
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
1.00
Gary Washburn
Boston Globe
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Jaylen Brown,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.91
Michael Wilbon
ESPN
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Jaylen Brown,
  4. 4 Victor Wembanyama,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.84
Brian Windhorst
ESPN
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.90
Ryan Wolstat
Toronto Sun
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
1.00
Michael C. Wright
ESPN
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Victor Wembanyama,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Jaylen Brown
0.96
Jeff Zillgitt
NBA.com
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Victor Wembanyama,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.90

Most Valuable Player — winners by season

2015
Stephen Curry
GS
2016
Stephen Curry
GS
2017
Russell Westbrook
OKC
2018
James Harden
HOU
2019
Giannis Antetokounmpo
MIL
2020
Giannis Antetokounmpo
MIL
2021
Nikola Jokic
DEN
2022
Nikola Jokic
DEN
2023
Joel Embiid
PHI
2024
Nikola Jokic
Denver
2025
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Oklahoma City
2026
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Oklahoma City

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