The five players who finished atop the MVP balloting, including winner Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and runner-up Nikola Jokic, highlighted the All-NBA teams.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins MVP honors for the 1st time in his career, edging out Nikola Jokić and Giannis Antetokounmpo.

On May 21, the Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander became the NBA's seventh consecutive international player to earn MVP honors.

Gilgeous-Alexander is also the first Kentucky Wildcats basketball product to win MVP.

When Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins, he makes sure his teammates shares in his victory, too.

Watching a fellow Canadian like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander be announced as this season’s NBA MVP left Steve Nash brimming with pride. And then the moment got better.

If Jokić wins, he would join Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (six), Michael Jordan (five), Bill Russell (five), Wilt Chamberlain (four) and LeBron James (four) as the only players in NBA history with four MVP trophies.

Alexander’s eyes darted around at the crowd, searching for where he’d begin his speech after being named NBA MVP. There were so many people the Thunder star needed to thank.

Russell Westbrook is coming off his first season playing for the Denver Nuggets. He finished the year with averages of 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists an

Trey Murphy III defended Shai Gilgeous-Alexander from flopping accusations by admitting it’s part of the game and something every NBA player, including himself, does.