The Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award (formerly known as the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award) is 🧲 an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1969 NBA Finals.
The award is decided by a panel of 🧲 eleven media members, who cast votes after the conclusion of the Finals.
The person with the highest number of votes wins 🧲 the award.
[1] The award was originally a black trophy with a gold basketball-shaped sphere at the top, similar to the 🧲 Larry O'Brien Trophy, until a new trophy was introduced in 2005 to commemorate Bill Russell.[2][3]
Since its inception, the award has 🧲 been given 55 times to 34 players.
