The NBA regular-season MVP will look to drag off the double dip within the Finals.
Oklahoma City and Indiana are set to face off on this 12 months’s NBA Finals, after every workforce considerably breezed by means of their respective playoff matchups, with each going 12-4 to this point within the postseason.
Now, the Larry O’Brien Trophy is on the road, in addition to the Invoice Russell Finals MVP award.
Will league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander full the MVP sweep? Let’s try the percentages at DraftKings Sportsbook as of June 9.
2025 NBA Finals MVP
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: -475 (wager $10 to win $12.11 complete)
Tyrese Haliburton: +600 (wager $10 to win $70 complete)
Pascal Siakam: +1900 (wager $10 to win $200 complete)
Jalen Williams: +5000 (wager $10 to win $510 complete)
Chet Holmgren: +8000 (wager $10 to win $810 complete)
SGA is closely favored to take dwelling the {hardware}, not solely as a result of he’s the league MVP, however as a result of his Thunder are closely favored to win the Finals, at -525.
Solely as soon as has a participant received Finals MVP whereas enjoying on the dropping workforce: the Lakers’ Jerry West in 1969.
In NBA historical past, 10 gamers have received each regular-season MVP and Finals MVP. That listing consists of LeBron James (2012, 2013), Tim Duncan (2003), Shaquille O’Neal (2000), Hakeem Olajuwon (1994), Michael Jordan (1991, 1992, 1996, 1998), Magic Johnson (1987), Larry Chicken (1984, 1986), Moses Malone (1983), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1971) and Willis Reed (1970).
As famous, Jordan achieved the feat 4 instances, essentially the most in league historical past, adopted by James and Chicken, who each did it twice.
Nonetheless, SGA does have an opportunity to make some historical past this 12 months. He might develop into the primary participant in NBA historical past to win regular-season MVP, Western Convention finals MVP and NBA Finals MVP.
The Earvin “Magic” Johnson Trophy (West finals MVP) and Larry Chicken Trophy (East finals MVP) have solely been in existence for 4 years, that means the likes of Jordan, Abdul-Jabbar and others from the listing above (everybody besides James) by no means had an opportunity to win it throughout their enjoying days.
Nikola Jokić got here closest to pulling it off in 2023, when he received Western Convention finals MVP and NBA Finals MVP. Nonetheless, Joel Embiid received regular-season MVP that 12 months.
As for different names on the oddsboard, Pascal Siakam was named Japanese Convention finals MVP, that means he nonetheless has an opportunity to win two MVP awards in a single season if his Pacers can pull off the upset — or, if he goes Jerry West-mode.
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