Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo capped a historic 2024-25 season with a third-place finish in NBA MVP voting.

Still, that doesn't take away how good of a regular season Antetokounmpo had. Antetokounmpo was one of the best players in the league this season. In fact, he was one of the three finalists for the MVP Award.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had an elite regular season. Despite his Milwaukee Bucks dealing with a plethora of injuries throughout the season, Antetokounmpo stepped up, shouldering the majority of the load for his squad.

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was once again named one of the NBA's five best players by making its all-NBA first team.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named the 2024-25 NBA MVP on Wednesday night, one day after his Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.If the Thunder end up winning the NBA Finals,

Giannis Antetokounmpo, who admittedly loves trolling the internet, had an amusing reaction to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander being named MVP on Wednesday.

Over the past decades, the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award has been a trend, with a streak of nine consecutive winners without any ink on their bodies. This pattern started in 2017 with Russell Westbrook and continued through to the present day with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 2025 victory.

He did so by being the quintessential lead man of the Showtime Lakers' fast break, which is considered the greatest of all time. He pushed the ball upcourt with reckless abandon, but he also used his 6-foot-9 frame to his advantage in the paint, especially when the game slowed down.