The 2025 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) award was announced on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 7 p.m. ET on TNT. The announcement took place right before Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers. The finalists for the MVP award were Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokić, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named the 2024-25 Kia NBA MVP following an outstanding season.