Who won Finals MVP in 2024? Full voting results, stats, list of NBA award winners

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The Celtics are your 2024 NBA champions.

Boston capped off a dominant postseason with a gentleman's sweep of the Mavericks in the 2024 NBA Finals. Behind the efforts of Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday and more, the Celtics finished the job in Boston, securing a Game 5 win.

Boston rattled off a 16-3 playoff record, making for one of the most dominant runs in NBA history.

Raising the Larry O'Brien trophy with a true team effort, the title of Bill Russell Finals MVP could have gone to a couple of different Celtics.

Who ended up securing the honor? The Sporting News has you covered with the winner and voting splits below.

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Who won NBA Finals MVP?

Jaylen Brown is your 2024 Finals MVP.

The first moment after receiving the honor, Brown praised his teammates and his co-star Tatum.

"It was a full team effort. I share this with my brothers. My partner-in-crime, Jayson Tatum. He was with me the whole way. We share this s— together."

Brown played the best basketball of his career throughout Boston's 2024 NBA Playoffs run. He averaged 20.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists in the Finals, closing out Dallas with 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists.

His two-way impact on defending Luka Doncic cannot be overstated. He was the Celtics' steadying hand throughout the series, knocking down a clutch jumper late in the fourth quarter to win Game 3.

After finally receiving the recognition he deserved by winning Eastern Conference Finals MVP, Brown has been crowned once again. He is a champion and NBA Finals MVP.

2024 Finals MVP voting

Brown earned seven Finals MVP votes to Tatum's four. You can find the complete Finals MVP voting results below:

Why is Finals MVP named after Bill Russell?

In 2009, then-NBA commissioner David Stern announced that the Finals MVP trophy would be re-named after the player with the most championships in league history — Bill Russell.

"Who better to name this prestigious award for than one of the greatest players of all time and the ultimate champion," Stern said at the time.

The interesting part is that Russell never won a Finals MVP because the award was introduced in 1969, the year he won his final NBA title as a player.

Despite Russell's Celtics defeating the Lakers in the championship that season, the late, great Jerry West earned the first-ever Finals MVP award after averaging 37.9 points per game in the series. West is still to this day the only player to win Finals MVP on a losing team.

Complete history of Finals MVPs winners

Brown is the sixth player in Celtics history to win Finals MVP. He joins Paul Pierce, Larry Bird (2x), Cedric Maxwell, Jo Jo White and John Havlicek to receive the legendary honor.

You can find the complete list of Finals MVPs below.

YearPlayerTeam
2024Jaylen BrownBoston Celtics
2023Nikola JokicDenver Nuggets
2022Stephen CurryGolden State Warriors
2021Giannis AntetokounmpoMilwaukee Bucks
2020LeBron JamesLos Angeles Lakers
2019Kawhi LeonardToronto Raptors
2018Kevin DurantGolden State Warriors
2017Kevin DurantGolden State Warriors
2016LeBron JamesCleveland Cavaliers
2015Andre IguodalaGolden State Warriors
2014Kawhi LeonardSan Antonio Spurs
2013LeBron JamesMiami Heat
2012LeBron JamesMiami Heat
2011Dirk NowitzkiDallas Mavericks
2010Kobe BryantLos Angeles Lakers
2009Kobe BryantLos Angeles Lakers
2008Paul PierceBoston Celtics
2007Tony ParkerSan Antonio Spurs
2006Dwyane WadeMiami Heat
2005Tim DuncanSan Antonio Spurs
2004Chauncey BillupsDetroit Pistons
2003Tim DuncanSan Antonio Spurs
2002Shaquille O'NealLos Angeles Lakers
2001Shaquille O'NealLos Angeles Lakers
2000Shaquille O'NealLos Angeles Lakers
1999Tim DuncanSan Antonio Spurs
1998Michael JordanChicago Bulls
1997Michael JordanChicago Bulls
1996Michael JordanChicago Bulls
1995Hakeem OlajuwonHouston Rockets
1994Hakeem OlajuwonHouston Rockets
1993Michael JordanChicago Bulls
1992Michael JordanChicago Bulls
1991Michael JordanChicago Bulls
1990Isiah ThomasDetroit Pistons
1989Joe DumarsDetroit Pistons
1988James WorthyLos Angeles Lakers
1987Magic JohnsonLos Angeles Lakers
1986Larry BirdBoston Celtics
1985Kareem Abdul-JabbarLos Angeles Lakers
1984Larry BirdBoston Celtics
1983Moses MalonePhiladelphia 76ers
1982Magic JohnsonLos Angeles Lakers
1981Cedric MaxwellBoston Celtics
1980Magic JohnsonLos Angeles Lakers
1979Dennis JohnsonSeattle SuperSonics
1978Wes UnseldWashington Bullets
1977Bill WaltonPortland Trail Blazers
1976Jo Jo WhiteBoston Celtics
1975Rick BarryGolden State Warriors
1974John HavlicekBoston Celtics
1973Willis ReedNew York Knicks
1972Wilt ChamberlainLos Angeles Lakers
1971Kareem Abdul-JabbarMilwaukee Bucks
1970Willis ReedNew York Knicks
1969Jerry WestLos Angeles Lakers

Kyle Irving

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You read that wrong – not Kyrie Irving. From Boston, graduated from the University of New Hampshire. Sixth season as a content producer for NBA.com's Global editions. Covering the NBA Draft has become his annual "dream come true" moment on the job. Irving has a soft spot for pass-first point guards, with Rajon Rondo and Steve Nash being two of his favorite players of all time.