The NBA MVP is announced every year around the same time, so we can all look forward to finding out who will take home the honors in 2022. In the meantime, let’s take a look at some of the contenders for the award.
When is the NBA MVP Announced 2022
The National Basketball Association (NBA) Most Valuable Player Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1955–56 season to the best performing player of the regular season. The winner receives the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, which is named in honor of the first league commissioner, who served from 1946 until his retirement in 1963.Until 1971, the MVP was selected by a vote of NBA players. Since 1972, the award has been selected by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada.
The MVP award was created with the intent to recognize the player who contributed the most to his team’s success. By definition, an individual cannot win consecutive MVP awards— only one player can be honored per season. However, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and LeBron James have each won the award three times, while Michael Jordan captivated four MVPs during his illustrious career. Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and Oscar Robertson are the only other players to have won multiple times; each earned two awards during their careers.
What are the odds for the leading contenders for the MVP award?
The leading contenders for the MVP award are Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks, Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia
76ers, and Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets.
The most recent oddsmaker predictions have Antetokounmpo favored to win the MVP at 1/4 odds, followed by Jokic at 3/1, and Embiid at 4/1.
Who are the favorites to win the MVP award?
The Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1955–56 season to the best performing player of the regular season. The winner receives the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, which is named in honor of the first commissioner (then president) of the NBA, who served from 1946 until his death in 1963. Until 2011, the MVP was selected by a vote of NBA players. Since 2012, a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada has been responsible for awarding the trophy. Each member of the voting panel casts a vote for first to fifth place selections. Each first-place vote is worth 10 points; each second-place vote is worth seven; each third-place vote is worth five; each fourth-place vote is worth three; and each fifth-place vote is worth one. Starting from 2010, one ballot was cast by fans through online voting. The player with the highest point total wins the award. As of May 2021, nine players have won this award four times: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (six MVP awards), LeBron James (four), Michael Jordan and Bill Russell (five apiece). Magic Johnson, Moses Malone, Steve Nash and Karl Malone have each won two MVP awards; while Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird, Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki and Russell Westbrook have won it once apiece. James is the most recent winner.
Who are the dark horses for the MVP award?
The National Basketball Association (NBA) Most Valuable Player Award is an annual award given since the 1955–56 season to the best performing player of the regular season. The winner receives the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, which is named in honor of the first commissioner (then president) of the NBA, who served from 1946 until his retirement in 1963. Until 2011, the MVP was selected by a vote of NBA players. Since 2012, a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada has been responsible for selecting each year’s winner.
So who will end up winning MVP? It’s hard to say for sure, but Antetokounmpo seems like he has a slight edge at this point in time. But with Harden and George both putting up big numbers night after night, it could come down to whoever has the best final few weeks of the season
