Alexander, Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokić and Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo were the only players to appear on every MVP ballot

Cunningham and Williams are first-time Kia All-NBA Team honorees. This is the second straight Third Team nod for Haliburton. Harden has earned his eighth Kia All-NBA Team selection overall and first since the 2019-20 season. Towns makes the Third Team for the third time.

Alexander, Nikola Jokić headline the 15-player All-NBA team. LeBron James made his 21st All-NBA team, extending his record.

Giannis Antetokounmpo reacts to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander winning the Michael Jordan MVP Award for the 2024-25 NBA season.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named the MVP on Wednesday night. That didn't stop Giannis Antetokounmpo from possibly having a bit of fun about the news.

Gilgeous-Alexander, 26, was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player on Wednesday on TNT from Madison Square Garden, ahead of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals between the Knicks and Pacers. He averaged a league-best 32.7 points per game for a Thunder team that won 68 games and claimed the league’s No. 1 seed heading into the playoffs.

LeBron James, in his 22nd season at age 40, has surpassed Michael Jordan to become the oldest player ever to receive NBA MVP votes, finishing sixth in

The last time an American-born player walked away with the top honor was James Harden in 2018. The run of international players winning MVP -- Gilgeous-Alexander is from Canada -- speaks to the expanding global reach of the NBA and the increased talent outside of the United States.