Playoff stats: 30.0 ppg, 6.3 apg, 5.4 rpg, 47.2 FG%,
Playoff record: 16-7, NBA champion
Leading Oklahoma City to its first championship, and doing so in dominant fashion, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was an easy pick as our 2025 NBA Playoffs MVP. A season after giving the award to Luka Doncic in a losing effort, the accolade this time around goes back to the hands of a champion, as Gilgeous-Alexander likewise took home Finals MVP for 2025. Gilgeous-Alexander averaged roughly 30 points, five rebounds and six assists in the 2025 playoffs while hitting over 87 percent of his free-throw attempts, dominating foes with crafty shot-making from the midrange and ingenious foul-drawing.
SGA also led the 2025 playoffs in Value Over Replacement Player and ranked first in Win Shares per 48 Minutes among players who made it past the second round. The Thunder went 16-7 in the playoffs, receiving scares from the Minnesota Timberwolves and Indiana Pacers, with both series going seven games. All in all, the best player on the most dominant team all campaign long, Gilgeous-Alexander took home the quadruple crown this year, winning regular-season MVP, Western Conference Finals MVP, Finals MVP and, now, Playoffs MVP, according to us.