The 2024-2025 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) award was won by Shai Gilgeous- Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder. This is his first MVP award, earned after leading the Thunder to the best record in the league and being the top scorer with an average of 32.7 points per game, along with 6 assists and 4 rebounds. He received 71 out of 100 first-place votes, surpassing Nikola Jokić, who received the remaining 29 votes