NBA award finalists 2025: Full list of candidates for MVP, Defensive Rookie of the Year, more originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

Eyes are turned to the NBA playoff games, but with these games also comes Awards season.

Sunday marks the evening where finalists are announced for each of the major award categories, including Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and everything in between.

With the votes all calculated from the team of sportswriters who decide this end-of-season honor, announcements are set to begin.

Here are the finalists as they are announced, as well as the last ten years of winners in each category.

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This award was introduced during the 2022-23 NBA season.