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NBA G League Finals Most Valuable Player Award

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The NBA G League Finals Most Valuable Player is an annual award given by the NBA G League since 2015, when the competition was known as the NBA Development League (D-League), to the best performing player of the championship series. Elliot Williams of the Santa Cruz Warriors was named the inaugural winner of the award after leading the Warriors to a 2–0 Finals series victory over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in 2015.[1][2]

Winners

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Denotes player that also won the regular season MVP that season.
Season Player Position Nationality Team
2014–15 Elliot Williams[3] Guard  United States Santa Cruz Warriors
2015–16 Jarnell Stokes[4] Forward  United States Sioux Falls Skyforce
2016–17 Pascal Siakam[5] Forward  Cameroon Raptors 905
2017–18 Nick Johnson Guard  United States Austin Spurs
2018–19 Isaiah Hartenstein Forward  Germany /  United States Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2019–20 Season not completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 Devin Cannady[6] Guard  United States Lakeland Magic
2021–22 Trevelin Queen Guard  United States Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2022–23 Jaden Springer Guard  United States Delaware Blue Coats
2023–24 Ousmane Dieng Forward  France Oklahoma City Blue

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Title Wave: Santa Cruz Wins NBA D-League Championship". NBA.com. April 26, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "Santa Cruz Warriors Win the 2015 NBA D-League Championship". NBA.com. April 26, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "For Elliot Williams, Finals MVP Just One Step on a Long Road Back". NBA.com. April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "Sioux Falls Skyforce Cap Historic Season with First NBA D-League". NBA.com. April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  5. ^ "Stackhouse, Raptors 905 Cap Historic Season With NBA D-League Championship". NBA.com. April 27, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  6. ^ "Lakeland Magic top Delaware Blue Coats to win NBA G League title". ESPN. March 11, 2021.