Forty-nine players have been selected with the first pick in the NBA draft since the NBA and ABA merged in 1976. Here's a look at how their careers have played out thus far.

Shai Gilgeous- Alexander will join an elite list of players who won both the Kia NBA season MVP and the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP in the same season.

Shai Gilegous-Alexander is your 2025 NBA Finals MVP after leading the Oklahoma City Thunder on a dominant run, from Opening Night to the team's 103-91 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 on ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is on the precipice of his and Oklahoma City's first NBA championship and and there is no doubt he’ll be Finals MVP if they win.

When one team is a substantial NBA Finals favorite, it's no surprise when that team's best player is the massive favorite to earn Finals MVP. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is -600 to become the first ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won the NBA's Most Valuable Player this week and it marked the seventh consecutive year in which an international player has won the award. The last time an American-born ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named the MVP on Wednesday night. That didn’t stop Giannis Antetokounmpo from possibly having a bit of fun about the news.

He started this run of international players winning MVP; Antetokounmpo, of Greek and Nigerian descent, won in 2019 and 2020. Jokic, a Serbian, won in 2021, 2022 and 2024.

The NBA will unveil this season's Most Valuable Player on Wednesday night. The winner will be Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver's Nikola Jokic or Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won the 2025 NBA MVP, a first for a former Kentucky player. Gilgeous-Alexander led the NBA with 32.7 points per game during the regular season.

HoopsHype put together a list of the best seasons out of NBA players who did not win MVP that year, featuring Michael Jordan, LeBron James.