New Zealand NBL Finals Most Valuable Player Award
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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 2025, 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 |  New Zealand |
Auckland Stars | [1] |
| 2005 | Dillon Boucher | New Zealand |
Auckland Stars | [2] |
| 2006 | Paora Winitana | New Zealand |
Hawke's Bay Hawks | [3] |
Finals MVP (2008–12)
| Year | Player | Nationality | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Puke Lenden | New Zealand |
Waikato Pistons | [4][5][6] |
| 2009 | Justin Bailey |  United States |
Waikato Pistons | [7][8] |
| 2010 | Lindsay Tait | New Zealand |
Wellington Saints | [9] |
| 2011 | Lindsay Tait (2) | New Zealand |
Wellington Saints | [10][11] |
| 2012 | Alex Pledger | New Zealand |
Auckland Pirates | [12][13] |
Final Four MVP (2013–14)
| Year | Player | Nationality | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Leon Henry | New Zealand |
Southland Sharks | [14] |
| 2014 | Lindsay Tait (3) | New Zealand |
Wellington Saints | [15] |
Finals MVP (2015–18)
| Year | Player | Nationality | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Tai Wesley |  Guam |
Southland Sharks | [16][17] |
| 2016 | Tai Wesley (2) | Guam |
Wellington Saints | [17][18] |
| 2017 | Shea Ili | New Zealand |
Wellington Saints | [19] |
| 2018 | Reuben Te Rangi | New Zealand |
Southland Sharks | [20][21] |
Grand Final MVP (2019–25)
| Year | Player | Nationality | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Thomas Abercrombie | New Zealand |
Wellington Saints | [22][23] |
| 2020 | Jordan Hunt | New Zealand |
Otago Nuggets | [24] |
| 2021 | Kerwin Roach | United States |
Wellington Saints | [25][26] |
| 2022 | Keith Williams | United States |
Otago Nuggets | [27] |
| 2023 | Tevin Brown | United States |
Canterbury Rams | [28][29] |
| 2024 | Lachlan Olbrich |  Australia |
Canterbury Rams | [30][31] |
| 2025 | Hyrum Harris | New Zealand |
Wellington Saints | [32][33] |