Maurice Podoloff Trophy
National Basketball Association award
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| League | National Basketball Association (NBA) |
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| Awarded for | Team with the best regular season overall record of the NBA |
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| First award | 2022–23 |
| Most wins | Milwaukee Bucks (1 title) |
| Most recent | Milwaukee Bucks (1st title) |
The Maurice Podoloff Trophy is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 2022–23 season to the team with the best overall record at the end of the regular season. The award is named after Maurice Podoloff, who served as the first commissioner (then president)[a] of the NBA from 1946 until 1963.
Prior to 2021, the Podoloff Trophy was given to the most valuable player of the NBA regular season. However, this was changed in 2022 when the NBA renamed the MVP trophy after Michael Jordan, and a new Podoloff Trophy was unveiled to reward a team's regular season performance.[2][3][4]
The Milwaukee Bucks clinched the first edition of the new Podoloff Trophy on April 5, 2023 with their victory vs. the Chicago Bulls.
Winners
# Team won the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy
† Team lost in the NBA Finals
| Year | Winners | Wins | Losses | Win % | Playoff result |
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| 2022–23 | Milwaukee Bucks | 58 | 24 | .707 | Lost – First Round (MIA) |
See also
Sports portal
- Presidents' Trophy (the National Hockey League equivalent)
- Supporters' Shield (the Major League Soccer equivalent)
Notes
- ^ The official title of the position was President until 1967 when it was changed to Commissioner.[1]
References
- ^ Monroe, Mike. "The Commissioners". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
- ^ "NBA unveils The Michael Jordan Trophy to awarded to Kia MVP". NBA.com. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Goldsberry, Kirk (13 December 2022). "NBA renaming MVP after Jordan in awards update". ESPN.com. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "NBA unveils redesigned trophies for end-of-season awards". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
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