The NBA had already named this season's Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player, Sixth Man of the Year, Clutch Player of the Year and Coach of the Year.
The only award remaining was the headliner: Most Valuable Player.
For the second season in a row, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic were the three finalists for the award. Last season, Jokic was named MVP over Antetokounmpo and Embiid, but this time around, it was Embiid who captured the trophy.
You can check out the full voting results from this season's MVP announcement below.
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Who won NBA MVP 2023?
On Tuesday night, the "NBA on TNT" crew announced that Joel Embiid won the 2022-23 NBA MVP award.
your 2022-23 @Kia NBA MVP: @JoelEmbiid 🏆#KiaMVP pic.twitter.com/DNqnd5g9EY
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) May 2, 2023
"It's been a long time coming, a lot of hard work," Embiid said. "I've been through a lot. I'm not just talking about basketball. ... It feels good. I don't know what to say. It's amazing."
Full voting results for NBA MVP 2023
- 1st Place Votes: 10 points
- 2nd Place Votes: 7 points
- 3rd Place Votes: 5 points
- 4th Place Votes: 3 points
- 5th Place Votes: 1 point
| Player | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place | Total Points |
| Joel Embiid | 73 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 915 |
| Nikola Jokic | 15 | 52 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 674 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 12 | 23 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 606 |
| Jayson Tatum | 0 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 8 | 280 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 46 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 30 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 27 |
| Luka Doncic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Stephen Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Jimmy Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jalen Brunson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ja Morant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
NBA MVP: Full list of past winners
| Year | Winner |
| 2023 | Joel Embiid |
| 2022 | Nikola Jokic |
| 2021 | Nikola Jokic |
| 2020 | Giannis Antetokounmpo |
| 2019 | Giannis Antetokounmpo |
| 2018 | James Harden |
| 2017 | Russell Westbrook |
| 2016 | Stephen Curry |
| 2015 | Stephen Curry |
| 2014 | Kevin Durant |
| 2013 | LeBron James |
| 2012 | LeBron James |
| 2011 | Derrick Rose |
| 2010 | LeBron James |
| 2009 | LeBron James |
| 2008 | Kobe Bryant |
| 2007 | Dirk Nowitzki |
| 2006 | Steve Nash |
| 2005 | Steve Nash |
| 2004 | Kevin Garnett |
| 2003 | Tim Duncan |
| 2002 | Tim Duncan |
| 2001 | Allen Iverson |
| 2000 | Shaquille O'Neal |
| 1999 | Karl Malone |
| 1998 | Michael Jordan |
| 1997 | Karl Malone |
| 1996 | Michael Jordan |
| 1995 | David Robinson |
| 1994 | Hakeem Olajuwon |
| 1993 | Charles Barkley |
| 1992 | Michael Jordan |
| 1991 | Michael Jordan |
| 1990 | Magic Johnson |
| 1989 | Magic Johnson |
| 1988 | Michael Jordan |
| 1987 | Magic Johnson |
| 1986 | Larry Bird |
| 1985 | Larry Bird |
| 1984 | Larry Bird |
| 1983 | Moses Malone |
| 1982 | Moses Malone |
| 1981 | Julius Erving |
| 1980 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
| 1979 | Moses Malone |
| 1978 | Bill Walton |
| 1977 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
| 1976 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
| 1975 | Bob McAdoo |
| 1974 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
| 1973 | David Cowens |
| 1972 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
| 1971 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
| 1970 | Willis Reed |
| 1969 | Wes Unseld |
| 1968 | Wilt Chamberlain |
| 1967 | Wilt Chamberlain |
| 1966 | Wilt Chamberlain |
| 1965 | Bill Russell |
| 1964 | Oscar Robertson |
| 1963 | Bill Russell |
| 1962 | Bill Russell |
| 1961 | Bill Russell |
| 1960 | Wilt Chamberlain |
| 1959 | Bob Pettit |
| 1958 | Bill Russell |
| 1957 | Bob Cousy |
| 1956 | Bob Pettit |