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NBA In-Season Tournament MVP and All-Tournament Team 2023: Final voting results, list of most outstanding players

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The NBA's In-Season Tournament brings new hardware to the league's trophy collection.

At the end of the competition, the league announced a Most Valuable Player and All-Tournament Team for the In-Season Tournament. The MVP is self-explanatory. The All-Tournament Team is made up of the tournament's "five most outstanding players."

There was no shortage of star power in the In-Season Tournament's Knockout Rounds. There were a number of stars among the teams that advanced out of the Group Phase, from LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo to Tyrese Haliburton, Zion Williamson and De'Aaron Fox.

Which player was named the first In-Season Tournament MVP? And which players earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team?

Check out the full In-Season Tournament award breakdown below.

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NBA In-Season Tournament MVP 2023

LeBron James was named MVP of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.

The 38-year-old added another accolade to a resume that also includes four league MVPs, four Finals MVP and three All-Star Game MVPs.

NBA In-Season Tournament All-Tournament Team 2023

The first-ever All-Tournament Team featured Tyrese Haliburton, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Anthony Davis.

Haliburton led the Pacers to the In-Season Tournament Championship game while James and Davis led the Lakers to the first-ever NBA Cup. Durant averaged 34.5 points per game in four tournament games. Antetokounmpo helped the Bucks make the Semifinals with averages of 29.0 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.

Player Position Team
Giannis Antetokounmpo F Bucks
Anthony Davis C Lakers
Kevin Durant F Suns
Tyrese Haliburton G Pacers
LeBron James F Lakers

How NBA In-Season Tournament MVP and All-Tournament Team are selected

The NBA revealed that a panel of media members would select the All-Tournament Team. It was based on performance in both the Group Play and Knockout Rounds.

Following the championship game, the NBA shared that the In-Season Tournament MVP was voted on by a panel of media members and fans.

Here are the voting results:

The In-Season Tournament MVP received a black and gold trophy that's 15 inches tall. Each player who made the All-Tournament team received a trophy in the form of a solid black crystal basketball with gold channels. Each basketball stands 7.5 inches high and weighs 20 pounds.

Additionally, the teams that made it to the Knockout Rounds earned prize money, with the championship team winning $500,000 per player.

Scott Rafferty

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Scott Rafferty is an experienced NBA journalist who first started writing for The Sporting News in 2017. There are few things he appreciates more than a Nikola Jokic no-look pass, Klay Thompson heat check or Giannis Antetokounmpo eurostep. He's a member of the NBA Global team.