Back Trofeo Maurice Podoloff Spanish Trophée Maurice Podoloff French Кубок Мориса Подолофа Russian Трофей Моріса Подолоффа Ukrainian
| National Basketball Association awards and honors |
|---|
| Team awards |
| Individual awards |
| Honors |
| League | National Basketball Association (NBA) |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Team with the best regular season overall record of the NBA |
| History | |
| First award | 2022–23 |
| Most wins | Boston Celtics Milwaukee Bucks (1 title) |
| Most recent | Boston Celtics (1st title) |
The Maurice Podoloff Trophy is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 2022–23 season to the team with the best overall record at the end of the regular season. The award is named after Maurice Podoloff, who served as the first commissioner (then president)[a] of the NBA from 1946 until 1963.
Prior to 2021, the Podoloff Trophy was given to the most valuable player of the NBA regular season. However, this was changed in 2022 when the NBA renamed the MVP trophy after Michael Jordan, and a new Podoloff Trophy was unveiled to reward a team's regular season performance.[2][3][4]
The Milwaukee Bucks clinched the first edition of the new Podoloff Trophy on April 5, 2023 with their victory vs. the Chicago Bulls. The Boston Celtics became the second winners of the trophy after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 3, 2024.
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- ^ "NBA unveils The Michael Jordan Trophy to awarded to Kia MVP". NBA.com. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Goldsberry, Kirk (13 December 2022). "NBA renaming MVP after Jordan in awards update". ESPN.com. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "NBA unveils redesigned trophies for end-of-season awards". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
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