when is mvp announced nba

The NBA MVP for the 2024-25 season was announced on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 7 p.m. ET on TNT. The announcement took place live before Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers. The finalists for the MVP were Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokić, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named the winner after leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a franchise-best 68 wins and the No. 1 overall seed in the playoffs, also winning the scoring title with a career- high 32.7 points per game. The public ballots showed Gilgeous-Alexander leading over Jokić and Antetokounmpo.