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USA Today
3 days ago
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- USA Today
2025 NBA Finals MVP odds: Can Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pull off rare double?
2025 NBA Finals MVP odds: Can Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pull off rare double? Show Caption Hide Caption Thunder's path to the Finals With elite defense and MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on their side, are the Thunder poised to dominate the NBA Finals? Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has already won the 2025 NBA MVP award. Is a Finals MVP next for the All-Star guard? Gilgeous-Alexander is the betting favorite to hoist the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player as the Thunder set to face the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday. If he's able to accomplish the feat, Gilgeous-Alexander would become the 11th player in NBA history to win the league MVP and Finals MVP in the same season, joining Willis Reed (1969-70), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1970-71), Moses Malone (1982-83), Larry Bird (1983-84, 1985-86), Magic Johnson (1986-87), Michael Jordan (1990-91, 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98), Hakeem Olajuwon (1993-94), Shaquille O'Neal (1999-00), Tim Duncan (2002-03) and LeBron James (2011-12, 2012-13). Here's a look at the latest NBA Finals MVP odds, in addition to the full NBA Finals schedule and how to watch: NBA Finals MVP odds *All odds via BetMGM, as of Wednesday Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (-625) Tyrese Haliburton (+700) Pascal Siakam (+1600) Jalen Williams (+3000) Chet Holmgren (+8000) Myles Turner (+25000) Luguentz Dort (+25000) Andrew Nembhard (+35000) Alex Caruso (+50000) How to watch the NBA Finals The 2025 NBA Finals between the Thunder and Pacers will air on ABC. Fans can stream it on Fubo (offers a free trial) and SlingTV. Watch the NBA Finals with Fubo NBA Finals 2025: Schedule, time, TV channel, live streaming All times Eastern. *-if necessary Game 1, June 5: Pacers at Thunder | ABC, Fubo | 8:30 p.m. Pacers at Thunder | ABC, Fubo | 8:30 p.m. Game 2, June 8: Pacers at Thunder | ABC, Fubo | 8 p.m. Pacers at Thunder | ABC, Fubo | 8 p.m. Game 3, June 11: Thunder at Pacers | ABC, Fubo | 8:30 p.m. Thunder at Pacers | ABC, Fubo | 8:30 p.m. Game 4, June 13 : Thunder at Pacers | ABC, Fubo | 8:30 p.m. : Thunder at Pacers | ABC, Fubo | 8:30 p.m. Game 5, June 16 : Pacers at Thunder | ABC, Fubo | 8:30 p.m.* : Pacers at Thunder | ABC, Fubo | 8:30 p.m.* Game 6, June 19 : Thunder at Pacers | ABC, Fubo | 8:30 p.m.* : Thunder at Pacers | ABC, Fubo | 8:30 p.m.* Game 7, June 22: Pacers at Thunder | ABC, Fubo | 8 p.m.* The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
New York Times
20-04-2025
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- New York Times
NBA awards finalists: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokić, Giannis Antetokounmpo up for MVP
The Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokić and the Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo were named finalists for the 2025 NBA MVP, according to information released by the league and shared on TNT on Sunday. One hundred media members covering the NBA decide seven individual awards as well as three All-NBA teams, two all-league defensive teams and two all-rookie teams. Winners for the individual awards will be announced on TNT during the network's playoff coverage in the coming weeks. Advertisement Among the more high-profile awards, the Cleveland Cavaliers' Evan Mobley, the Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green and the Atlanta Hawks' Dyson Daniels are finalists for Defensive Player of the Year; the Boston Celtics' Peyton Pritchard, Cleveland's Ty Jerome and the Detroit Pistons' Malik Beasley are finalists for Sixth Man of the Year; and the San Antonio Spurs' Stephon Castle, the Atlanta Hawks' Zaccharie Risacher and the Memphis Grizzlies' Jaylen Wells are finalists for Rookie of the Year. Complete list of awards finalists for the 2024-25 NBA regular season ⬇️ — NBA Communications (@NBAPR) April 20, 2025 Jokić, the reigning MVP who's won the award three times overall, is trying to join LeBron James and Wilt Chamberlain as four-time winners. This was his best season statistically, averaging career highs in points (29.6 ppg), rebounds (12.7 rpg) and assists (10.2 apg). Gilgeous-Alexander, meanwhile, was not only the NBA's top scorer with 32.7 points per game, but he was the best player on the league's top team. Antetokounmpo, a two-time MVP, averaged 30.4 points and 11.9 boards, but the race for MVP — the league's highest individual honor in the regular season — is expected to be between Jokić and Gilgeous-Alexander. There is believed to be no single front-runner for the league's top defensive player. It would have been reigning Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama, who averaged 3.8 blocks this season, but a blood clot in his shoulder cut his season short at 46 games; players are required to play in at least 65 games to be eligible for most awards. Daniels led the NBA with 3.0 steals per game. Pritchard averaged 14 points and shot 41 percent from 3-point range off the Celtics' bench. Jerome, who missed all of last season, averaged 12.5 points and shot over 50 percent from the field and better than 40 percent from 3-point range. Beasley was third in the league in 3s per game (3.9) and helped spark the Pistons' dramatic turnaround from the worst team in the NBA to the No. 6 seed in the East. Advertisement Wembanyama's teammate, Castle, appeared in 81 games and averaged 14.7 points. The only rookie with a higher scoring average was Philadelphia's Jared McCain, who played in just 23 games because of a torn knee ligament. Finalists for the other three individual awards are: On Saturday, Atkinson was named coach of the year in the NBA by the trade association representing him and the league's other 29 coaches. He is one of a few coaches in league history to win at least 60 games in his first season as coach.
