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    LKL Most Valuable Player Award

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    The LKL Most Valuable Player Award is the annual award that is given by the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL), the top-tier professional basketball league in Lithuania, to its Most Valuable Player of each regular season. The award was presented by LKL for the first time after 1993–94 LKL season. Since 1993–94 LKL season, four players have won the award more than once: Tanoka Beard (4-time winner), Gintaras Einikis, Andrius Giedraitis and Ramūnas Šiškauskas (2-time winners). Lithuanian players won the most MVPs. The MVP is being awarded after regular season, the player is elected by the league.

    LKL Season MVPs

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    Tanoka Beard was a four-time LKL MVP (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007)
    † Denotes player whose team won championship that year
    Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that time
    Season Player Position Nationality Team
    1993–94† Gintaras Einikis Center Lithuania Lithuania Žalgiris
    1994–95† Gintaras Einikis (2) Center Lithuania Lithuania Žalgiris
    1995–96† Rimas Kurtinaitis Guard Lithuania Lithuania Žalgiris
    1996–97 Andrius Giedraitis Guard Lithuania Lithuania Sakalai
    1997–98 Andrius Giedraitis (2) Guard Lithuania Lithuania Sakalai
    1998–99 N/A — — —
    1999–00 Mindaugas Timinskas Forward Lithuania Lithuania Žalgiris
    2000–01 Ramūnas Šiškauskas Guard/forward Lithuania Lithuania Lietuvos rytas
    2001–02† Ramūnas Šiškauskas (2) Guard/forward Lithuania Lithuania Lietuvos rytas
    2002–03† Tanoka Beard Forward/center United States United States Žalgiris
    2003–04† Tanoka Beard (2) Forward/center United States United States Žalgiris
    2004–05† Tanoka Beard (3) Forward/center United States United States Žalgiris
    2005–06 Darjuš Lavrinovič Forward/center Lithuania Lithuania Žalgiris
    2006–07† Tanoka Beard (4) Forward/center United States United States Žalgiris
    2007–08 Donatas Zavackas Forward Lithuania Lithuania Šiauliai
    2008–09† Chuck Eidson Forward/guard United States United States Lietuvos rytas
    2009–10 Egidijus Dimša Center Lithuania Lithuania Nevėžis
    2010–11 Aurimas Kieža Forward Lithuania Lithuania Juventus
    2011–12 Jonas Valančiūnas Center Lithuania Lithuania Lietuvos rytas
    2012–13 Gediminas Orelik Forward Lithuania Lithuania Prienai
    2013–14 Juan Palacios Forward/center Colombia Colombia Lietuvos rytas
    2014–15 Antanas Kavaliauskas Forward/center Lithuania Lithuania Lietuvos rytas
    2015–16 Vytautas Šulskis Forward Lithuania Lithuania Vytautas
    2016–17 Jamar Diggs Guard United States United States Juventus
    2017–18 Laurynas Birutis Center Lithuania Lithuania Šiauliai
    2018–19 Martinas Geben[1] Center Lithuania Lithuania Juventus
    2019–20 N/A — — —
    2020–21 Elvar Már Friðriksson[2] Guard Iceland Iceland Šiauliai
    2021–22 Ivan Buva[3] Center Croatia Croatia Rytas
    2022–23 Ahmad Caver[4] Guard United States United States Wolves
    2023–24 Ąžuolas Tubelis[5] Forward Lithuania Lithuania Neptūnas
    2024–25 Anthony Cowan Jr.[6] Guard United States United States Wolves Twinsbet
    Source for the MVPs since the 2009–10 LKL season.[7]

    Awards won by club

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    Country Total
    Žalgiris 9
    Lietuvos rytas / Rytas 7
    Šiauliai 3
    Juventus
    Wolves 2
    Sakalai
    Prienai / Vytautas
    Nevėžis 1
    Neptūnas

    Awards won by nationality

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    Country Total
     Lithuania 19
     United States 8
     Colombia 1
     Iceland
     Croatia

    See also

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    • LKL Finals MVP
    • King Mindaugas Cup
    • King Mindaugas Cup MVP
    • LKF Cup

    References list

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    1. ^ ""Žalgiriui" priklausantis Gebenas – LKL sezono MVP". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 13 May 2019.
    2. ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (13 May 2021). "Elvar Már valinn mikilvægastur í Litháen". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
    3. ^ "Regular season MVP statuette travels to Vilnius". en.lkl.lt. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
    4. ^ "Playoff matchups confirmed as Betsafe-LKL regular season wraps up". en.lkl.lt. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
    5. ^ "LKL sezono MVP – Ąžuolas Tubelis". basketnews.lt. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
    6. ^ "Reguliariojo sezono MVP laurus susižėręs A. Cowanas: "Labai džiaugiuosi, bet tenkintų tik čempionų titulas"". lkl.lt. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
    7. ^ Vanagas, Tomas. "Kaip klostosi LKL MVP tapusių krepšininkų karjeros?". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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