The Cavs continue to be recognized for their impressive regular season.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder won the 2024-25 MVP by a wide margin over Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets. That result wasn’t too surprising given Oklahoma City’s regular-season success and the leap SGA took in his game.
Each voting media member selects first through fifth place for MVP. Gilgeous-Alexander and Jokic received all of the first and second-place votes. There was much more disparity downballot for places third through fifth.
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell finished fifth in MVP voting with 74 total points. He received one third-place vote, three fourth-place votes, and 60 fifth-place votes. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jayson Tatum finished above him in third and fourth place.
Evan Mobley was one of three players who received just one fifth-place vote.
A global media panel of 100 voters selected the winner of the 2024-25 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award.
The complete voting results ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/j4nqOAWVT2
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) May 21, 2025
This was the second time that Mitchell had received MVP votes. He finished sixth in MVP voting for the 2022-23 season, the first year he was in Cleveland.
If this voting stands, Mitchell should be in line to make All-NBA First Team for the first time in his career. The only time he made an All-NBA team was 2022-23 when he was named to the second team.
Mitchell finished the season averaging 24 points, five assists, and 4.5 rebounds per game on .443/.368/.823 shooting splits in the regular season.
Mobley could also be in line for an All-NBA team, although it’s likely to be either the second or third team. He was named Defensive Player of the Year and made First Team All-Defense as well.
Mobley averaged 18.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per game with .557/.370/.725 shooting splits this season.
All-NBA teams will be announced on Friday, May 23.