Oklahoma City Thunder Guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Named NBA MVP

This marks the seventh straight season that the NBA MVP winner is an international player.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder reacts after scoring during the fourth quarter of a game against the Denver Nuggets in Game Seven of the Western Conference Second Round NBA Playoffs at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Okla., on May 18, 2025. Joshua Gateley/Getty Images

A day after leading his team to a Game 1 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player.

Gilgeous-Alexander won over fellow finalists, Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks. Gilgeous-Alexander accumulated 71 (out of 100) first-place votes and 29 second-place votes, while Jokic had the inverse with 29 first-place votes and 71 second-place votes.