The National Basketball League Finals Most Valuable Player is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award currently given to the best performing player over the finals or grand final. The award has previously been known as Final MVP and Final Four MVP.
The origin of the award began with a "Final MVP" that was awarded between 2004 and 2006. Between 2008 and 2012, a "Finals MVP" was awarded to the best player of the best-of-three championship round (2008–10) and then the best player of the Final Four weekend (2011–12). A "Final Four MVP" was introduced for 2013 and 2014 before a switch back to Finals MVP every year between 2015 and 2018. Every year between 2019 and 2026, a "Grand Final MVP" was awarded.
Winners Denotes players that also won the regular season MVP that season.
Final MVP (2004–06) Year Player Nationality Team Ref 2004 Aaron Olson Auckland Stars 2005 Dillon Boucher Auckland Stars 2006Paora Winitana Hawke's Bay Hawks
Finals MVP (2008–12) Year Player Nationality Team Ref 2008 Puke Lenden Waikato Pistons 2009 Justin Bailey Waikato Pistons 2010Lindsay Tait Wellington Saints 2011 Lindsay Tait (2) Wellington Saints 2012 Alex Pledger Auckland Pirates
Final Four MVP (2013–14) Year Player Nationality Team Ref 2013 Leon Henry Southland Sharks 2014 Lindsay Tait (3) Wellington Saints
Finals MVP (2015–18) Year Player Nationality Team Ref 2015 Tai Wesley Southland Sharks 2016 Tai Wesley (2) Wellington Saints 2017 Shea Ili Wellington Saints 2018 Reuben Te Rangi Southland Sharks
Grand Final MVP (2019–26) Year Player Nationality Team Ref 2019 Thomas Abercrombie Wellington Saints 2020 Jordan Hunt Otago Nuggets 2021 Kerwin Roach Wellington Saints 2022 Keith Williams Otago Nuggets 2023 Tevin Brown Canterbury Rams 2024Lachlan Olbrich Canterbury Rams 2025 Hyrum Harris Wellington Saints 2026 Sam Timmins Southland Sharks
See also List of National Basketball League (New Zealand) awards
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