NBA introduces a brand new MVP trophy, named after the legendary Michael Jordan

The NBA is in the process of renaming the annual MVP award of the annual season to the name of the legendary Michael Jordan, the player who topped the NBA's 75th anniversary roster as voted by ESPN.

The long-established league announced the newly designed Michael Jordan trophy in early December, which, along with five other reimagined trophies named after the league's pioneers, will now be awarded. for the winners of the NBA categories at the end of the season.

Michael Jordan is an MVP award winner five times in his 15-season career. Denver Nuggets striker Nikola Jokic will be the recipient of the first version of the new trophy after being named the MVP of last season.

In addition to the renamed Jordan Trophy MVP title, the other renamed awards are:

Olajuwon was selected to the Defensive Team of the Year nine times and won Defensive Player of the Year in 1993 and 1994. Chamberlain won both rookie and MVP titles in 1960, scoring 37, 4 points per game in his first season in the NBA.

Havlicek has been selected to the NBA Team of the Year 11 times despite only coming on from the bench for many seasons, even his career began before the Sixth Man of the Year award was established in the season. 1982-83 tournament.

And finally, George Mikan is considered the first superstar of the league, leading the Minneapolis Lakers to five championships in the 1940s and 1950s.

The Premier League also announced a new award - Clutch Player of the Year, named after Jerry West - who played in nine NBA Finals and remains the only player to win the Finals MVP by losing the overall series. conclude.