2020 NBA Most Valuable Player: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)

The 2020 NBA Most Valuable Player was Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks. According to the NBA's official list of MVP winners, the award for 2020 went to him — the 2nd of his career.

Award at a Glance

Field	Detail
Year	2020
Award	NBA Most Valuable Player
Winner	Giannis Antetokounmpo
Team	Milwaukee Bucks
Career wins	2nd

Why It Mattered

The 2020 MVP honored the most dominant and consistent player across the full 82-game regular season. Giannis Antetokounmpo earned it on the strength of his season-long body of work with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Notably, this was not a one-off. Giannis Antetokounmpo appears on the NBA Most Valuable Player list 2 times, which is exactly why queries like "2020 Giannis Antetokounmpo mvp" keep attracting search interest year after year.

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The Other Award That Year

Two individual prizes were handed out in 2020: the NBA Most Valuable Player and the Finals MVP.

• This page's award (NBA Most Valuable Player): Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)
• The same year's other award (Finals MVP): LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)

They went to different players — a clean reminder that "best over a whole season" and "most decisive when it mattered most" are two separate questions.

For the distinction between the two awards, see Finals MVP vs MVP.

Year-by-Year Timeline

• Next (2021): Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets) → 2021 NBA Most Valuable Player
• Previous (2019): Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) → 2019 NBA Most Valuable Player

Related Reading

• Complete List of NBA Finals MVPs (1969–2026)
• The History of the Finals MVP Award
• What Is the NBA Finals MVP Award?
• NBA MVP vs Finals MVP: What's the Difference?
• Giannis Antetokounmpo honor timeline
• 2020 NBA Finals MVP: LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)

Sources

Year, winner and team data on this page were verified against the NBA's official MVP winners list (NBA.com history mvp-winners) and Basketball-Reference public records, cross-checked against this site's two internal reference lists (last verified 2026-08-15).

FMVP Club — Independent fan site, not affiliated with the NBA.

Related Reading

• 2019 NBA MVP: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)
• Giannis Antetokounmpo: Glory and Idol— A Myth of Greek Proportions, Born of Immigrants
• Giannis Antetokounmpo: Most Valuable and Legacy— A Basketball Fable from Bench to Summit
• 2021 NBA Finals MVP: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)
• Fifty Years Later: A Deep Dive Into the 2021 Championship