The award, named after tennis icon Arthur Ashe, is given to those whose strength and courage transcend sports. And in 2025, ...

The last US-born player to win was James Harden in 2018. Gilgeous-Alexander is the third player to win the award with the Thunder, joining Kevin Durant (2013-14) and Russell Westbrook (2016-17).

LeBron James won his 3rd-career Kia NBA MVP award with the Miami Heat during the 2011-12 campaign. The Miami Heat have had some of the best players in NBA history play for their franchise.

NBA News: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, fresh off his MVP win, headlines the 2025 All-NBA teams. Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, and Donovan Mitch ...

Video of Gilgeous-Alexander receiving the 2024-2025 KIA Most Valuable Player Award can be found above. UPDATE 5/22/25 Before tip-off of Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, NBA Commissioner ...

Per the NBA’s own Player Impact Estimate metric, Shai led the league – and Jokic – with an 18.4 rating, while he also ranked second to the big Serbian with an 8.9 Value Over Replacement rating.

Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named Most Valuable Player in the NBA for the 2024-2025 season on Wednesday. Canadian-born Gilgeous-Alexander pipped Nikola Jokic of the Denver ...