when are nba awards announced

The NBA awards for the 2024-25 season were announced mostly during May 2025. The final and most prominent award, the MVP (Most Valuable Player), was officially revealed on May 22, 2025, live on TNT, just before the second round of the playoffs and Eastern Conference Finals. Other awards such as Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and others were announced in the weeks leading to this date, with finalists typically revealed earlier in April. The award ceremony as it was previously known (held in late June) has not been conducted since 2019, and awards are now announced live during playoff broadcasts on TNT rather than in a single ceremony.