Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins MVP: Here’s the complete list of winners
The Oklahoma City Thunder star joins an illustrious list of winners and could still add his first NBA championship to a historic season.
After weeks of speculation, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder is set to be crowned NBA Most Valuable Player.
On Wednesday afternoon ESPN announced that the 26-year-old will be named the MVP, beating off competition from Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokic. Throughout the regular season SGA starred for the Thunder, recording a career-best average of 32.7 points per game.
His shooting has been impressive too, with a 51.9% accuracy from the field and a 37.5% rate from three-point range. His Thunder team finished the regular season with the best record in the league.
This is the first time that Gilgeous-Alexander has won the prestigious award and he joins an illustrious list of NBA stars. Here’s a look back at every other player who has won the award in its 70-year history...
Full list of NBA Most Valuable Player winners
1956 - Bob Pettit - St. Louis Hawks
1957 - Bob Cousy - Boston Celtics
1958 - Bill Russell - Boston Celtics
1959 - Bob Pettit - St. Louis Hawks
1960 - Wilt Chamberlain - Philadelphia Warriors
1961 - Bill Russell - Boston Celtics
1962 - Bill Russell - Boston Celtics
1963 - Bill Russell - Boston Celtics
1964 - Oscar Robertson - Cincinnati Royals
1965 - Bill Russell - Boston Celtics
1966 - Wilt Chamberlain - Philadelphia 76ers
1967 - Wilt Chamberlain - Philadelphia 76ers
1968 - Wilt Chamberlain - Philadelphia 76ers
1969 - Wes Unseld - Baltimore Bullets
1970 - Willis Reed - New York Knicks
1971 - Lew Alcindor - Milwaukee Bucks
1972 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Milwaukee Bucks
1973 - Dave Cowens - Boston Celtics
1974 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Milwaukee Bucks
1975 - Bob McAdoo - Buffalo Braves
1976 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Los Angeles Lakers
1977 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Los Angeles Lakers
1978 - Bill Walton - Portland Trail Blazers
1979 - Moses Malone - Houston Rockets
1980 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Los Angeles Lakers
1981 - Julius Erving - Philadelphia 76ers
1982 - Moses Malone - Houston Rockets
1983 - Moses Malone - Philadelphia 76ers
1984 - Larry Bird - Boston Celtics
1985 - Larry Bird - Boston Celtics
1986 - Larry Bird - Boston Celtics
1987 - Magic Johnson - Los Angeles Lakers
1988 - Michael Jordan - Chicago Bulls
1989 - Magic Johnson - Los Angeles Lakers
1990 - Magic Johnson - Los Angeles Lakers
1991 - Michael Jordan - Chicago Bulls
1992 - Michael Jordan - Chicago Bulls
1993 - Charles Barkley - Phoenix Suns
1994 - Hakeem Olajuwon - Houston Rockets
1995 - David Robinson - San Antonio Spurs
1996 - Michael Jordan - Chicago Bulls
1997 - Karl Malone - Utah Jazz
1998 - Michael Jordan - Chicago Bulls
1999 - Karl Malone - Utah Jazz
2000 - Shaquille O'Neal - Los Angeles Lakers
2001 - Allen Iverson - Philadelphia 76ers
2002 - Tim Duncan - San Antonio Spurs
2003 - Tim Duncan - San Antonio Spurs
2004 - Kevin Garnett - Minnesota Timberwolves
2005 - Steve Nash - Phoenix Suns
2006 - Steve Nash - Phoenix Suns
2007 - Dirk Nowitzki - Dallas Mavericks
2008 - Kobe Bryant - Los Angeles Lakers
2009 - LeBron James - Cleveland Cavaliers
2010 - LeBron James - Cleveland Cavaliers
2011 - Derrick Rose - Chicago Bulls
2012 - LeBron James - Miami Heat
2013 - LeBron James - Miami Heat
2014 - Kevin Durant - Oklahoma City Thunder
2015 - Stephen Curry - Golden State Warriors
2016 - Stephen Curry - Golden State Warriors
2017 - Russell Westbrook - Oklahoma City Thunder
2018 - James Harden - Houston Rockets
2019 - Giannis Antetokounmpo - Milwaukee Bucks
2020 - Giannis Antetokounmpo - Milwaukee Bucks
2021 - Nikola Jokić - Denver Nuggets
2022 - Nikola Jokić - Denver Nuggets
2023 - Joel Embiid - Philadelphia 76ers
2024 - Nikola Jokić - Denver Nuggets
2025 - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - Oklahoma City Thunder
Speaking after the Thunder’s Game 1 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, former Nuggets head coach Michael Malone was full of praise for SGA.
“Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, he showed why he’s the MVP,” Malone said after the game. “He took over in the second half. Did so in a very efficient manner, and he put the team on his back.”
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