Kevin Durant recebeu o prémio de «Jogador Mais Valioso» (MVP) da final dos «play-offs» da NBA (Liga norte-americana de basquetebol profissional), atribuído desde 1969, depois de ter sido decisivo no triunfo dos Golden State Warriors sobre os Cleveland Cavaliers (129-120) no quinto jogo da final em Oakland.
Durant, que no defeso trocou os Oklahoma City Thunder pelos Warriors, viu validada a sua decisão com a conquista do seu primeiro «anel», para o qual contribuiu, no jogo da decisão, com 39 pontos, com 14 em 20 nos «tiros» de campo.
Kevin Durant on the moment he realized he won his first #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/GzKYEAJ3Tw
— Pathe Ndiaye⛹🏽♛ (@KdTrey_23) 13 de junho de 2017
2017 NBA Champion & Finals MVP, @KDTrey5 of the @Warriors!
— NBA (@NBA) 13 de junho de 2017
🏆🏆#NBAFinals#DubNation#ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/JOb2skxqBY
Lista de todos os vencedores:
1968/69 - Jerry West (Los Angeles Lakers)
1969/70 - Willis Reed (New York Knicks)
1970/71 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee Bucks)
1971/72 - Wilt Chamberlain (Los Angeles Lakers)
1972/73 - Willis Reed (New York Knicks)
1973/74 - John Havlicek (Boston Celtics)
1974/75 - Rick Barry (Golden State Warriors)
1975/76 - Jo Jo White (Boston Celtics)
1976/77 - Bill Walton (Portland Trail Blazers)
1977/78 - Wes Unseld (Washington Bullets)
1978/79 - Dennis Johnson (Seattle SuperSonics)
1979/80 - Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers)
1980/81 - Cedric Maxwell (Boston Celtics)
1981/82 - Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers)
1982/83 - Moses Malone (Philadelphia 76ers)
1983/84 - Larry Bird (Boston Celtics)
1984/85 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers)
1985/86 - Larry Bird (Boston Celtics)
1986/87 - Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers)
1987/88 - James Worthy (Los Angeles Lakers)
1988/89 - Joe Dumars (Detroit Pistons)
1989/90 - Isiah Thomas (Detroit Pistons)
1990/91 - Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)
1991/92 - Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)
1992/93 - Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)
1993/94 - Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets)
1994/95 - Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets)
1995/96 - Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)
1996/97 - Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)
1997/98 - Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)
1998/99 - Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)
1999/00 - Shaquille O'Neal (Los Angeles Lakers)
2000/01 - Shaquille O'Neal (Los Angeles Lakers)
2001/02 - Shaquille O'Neal (Los Angeles Lakers)
2002/03 - Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)
2003/04 - Chauncey Billups (Detroit Pistons)
2004/05 - Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)
2005/06 - Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat)
2006/07 - Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs)
2007/08 - Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics)
2008/09 - Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers)
2009/10 - Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers)
2010/11 - Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks)
2011/12 - LeBron James (Miami Heat)
2012/13 - LeBron James (Miami Heat)
2013/14 - Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs)
2014/15 - Andre Iguodala (Golden State Warriors)
2015/16 - LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
2016/17 - Kevin Durant (Golden State Warriors)
