2025 NBA Finals MVP: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder)
2025 NBA Finals MVP: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder)
The 2025 NBA Finals MVP was Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder. According to the NBA's official list of Finals MVP winners, the award for 2025 went to him.
Award at a Glance
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Year | 2025 |
| Award | NBA Finals MVP |
| Winner | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
| Team | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Career wins | 1st |
Why It Mattered
The 2025 Finals MVP decided who owned the story of that year's championship. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the central figure in the Oklahoma City Thunder' title run, and the media panel voted him the series' most valuable player.
On the all-time NBA Finals MVP list, 2025 is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's single appearance — a one-season peak rather than a repeated reign.
<!-- Depth details to be added by hand (never invent): series matchup, pivotal games, per-game averages. -->The Other Award That Year
Two individual prizes were handed out in 2025: the NBA Finals MVP and the regular season MVP.
- This page's award (NBA Finals MVP): Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder)
- The same year's other award (regular season MVP): Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Both went to the same man. Sweeping the regular season MVP and the Finals MVP in 2025 is about as complete a case of dominance as the league produces.
For the distinction between the two awards, see Finals MVP vs MVP.
Year-by-Year Timeline
- Next (2026): Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks) → 2026 NBA Finals MVP
- Previous (2024): Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics) → 2024 NBA Finals MVP
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?
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander honor timeline
- 2025 NBA MVP: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Sources
Year, winner and team data on this page were verified against the NBA's official Finals MVP winners list (NBA.com history finals-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.
