LKL Most Valuable Player Award

{{LKL Awards}} 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== [[File:Tanoka Dwight Beard.jpg|thumb|upright|Tanoka Beard was a four-time LKL MVP (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007)]] {| class="wikitable" |- |- | style="background-color:#FFE6BD; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:6em"| {{dagger}} |Denotes player whose team won championship that year |- |Player (X) |Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that time |- |}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" summary="Season (sortable), Player (sortable), Position (sortable), Nationality (sortable) and Team (sortable)" |- !scope="col"| Season !scope="col"| Player !scope="col"| Position !scope="col"| Nationality !scope="col"| Team |- | style="background-color:#FFE6BD|1993–94{{dagger}} || Gintaras Einikis || Center || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || Žalgiris |- | style="background-color:#FFE6BD|1994–95{{dagger}} || Gintaras Einikis (2) || Center || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || Žalgiris |- | 1995–96 || Tim Brooks || Guard || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || Olimpas Plungė |- | 1996–97 || Andrius Giedraitis || Guard || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || Sakalai |- | 1997–98 || Andrius Giedraitis (2) || Guard || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || Sakalai |- | 1998–99 || colspan=4|{{center|N/A|}} |- | 1999–00 || Mindaugas Timinskas || Forward || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || Žalgiris |- | 2000–01 || Ramūnas Šiškauskas || Guard/forward || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || Lietuvos rytas |- | style="background-color:#FFE6BD|2001–02{{dagger}} || Ramūnas Šiškauskas (2) || Guard/forward || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || Lietuvos rytas |- | style="background-color:#FFE6BD|2002–03{{dagger}} || Tanoka Beard || Forward/center || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || Žalgiris |- | style="background-color:#FFE6BD|2003–04{{dagger}} || Tanoka Beard (2) || Forward/center || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || Žalgiris |- | style="background-color:#FFE6BD|2004–05{{dagger}} || Tanoka Beard (3) || Forward/center || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || Žalgiris |- | 2005–06 || Darjuš Lavrinovič || Forward/center || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || Žalgiris |- | style="background-color:#FFE6BD|2006–07{{dagger}} || Tanoka Beard (4) || Forward/center || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || Žalgiris |- | 2007–08 || Donatas Zavackas || Forward || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || Šiauliai |- | style="background-color:#FFE6BD|2008–09{{dagger}} || Chuck Eidson || Forward/guard || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || Lietuvos rytas |- | 2009–10 || Egidijus Dimša || Center || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || Nevėžis |- | 2010–11 || Aurimas Kieža || Forward || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || Juventus |- | 2011–12 || Jonas Valančiūnas || Center || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || Lietuvos rytas |- | 2012–13 || Gediminas Orelik || Forward || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || Prienai |- | 2013–14 || Juan Palacios || Forward/center || {{flagicon|Colombia}} Colombia || Lietuvos rytas |- | 2014–15 || Antanas Kavaliauskas || Forward/center || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || Lietuvos rytas |- | 2015–16 || Vytautas Šulskis || Forward || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || Vytautas |- | 2016–17 || Jamar Diggs || Guard || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || Juventus |- | 2017–18 || Laurynas Birutis || Center || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || Šiauliai |- | 2018–19 || Martinas Geben<ref>{{cite web |title="Žalgiriui" priklausantis Gebenas – LKL sezono MVP |url=https://www.basketnews.lt/news-129871-zalgiriui-priklausantis-gebenas-lkl-sezono-mvp.html |website=BasketNews.lt |accessdate=13 May 2019 |language=lt}}</ref> || Center || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || Juventus |- | 2019–20 || colspan=4|{{center|N/A|}} |- | 2020–21 || Elvar Már Friðriksson<ref name="visir-mvp-2021">{{cite news |author1=Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson |title=Elvar Már valinn mikilvægastur í Litháen |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20212108828d/elvar-mar-valinn-mikil-vaegastur-i-lithaen |access-date=13 May 2021 |work=Vísir.is |date=13 May 2021 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> || Guard || {{flagicon|ISL}} Iceland || Šiauliai |- | 2021–22 || Ivan Buva<ref>{{cite news |title=Regular season MVP statuette travels to Vilnius |url=https://en.lkl.lt/straipsniai/5922/regular-season-mvp-statuette-travels-to-vilnius |accessdate=3 May 2022 |work=en.lkl.lt |date=3 May 2022}}</ref> || Center || {{flagicon|CRO}} Croatia || Rytas |- | 2022–23 || Ahmad Caver<ref>{{cite news |title= Playoff matchups confirmed as Betsafe-LKL regular season wraps up |url=https://en.lkl.lt/straipsniai/6729/playoff-matchups-confirmed-as-betsafe-lkl-regular-season-wraps-up |accessdate=11 May 2023 |work=en.lkl.lt |date=10 May 2023}}</ref> || Guard || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || Wolves |- | 2023–24 || Ąžuolas Tubelis<ref>{{cite news |title= LKL sezono MVP – Ąžuolas Tubelis |url=https://www.basketnews.lt/news-206191-lkl-sezono-mvp-azuolas-tubelis.html |accessdate=14 May 2024 |work=basketnews.lt |date=14 May 2024}}</ref> || Forward || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || Neptūnas |- | 2024–25 || Anthony Cowan Jr.<ref>{{cite news |title= Reguliariojo sezono MVP laurus susižėręs A. Cowanas: "Labai džiaugiuosi, bet tenkintų tik čempionų titulas" |url=https://lkl.lt/straipsniai/8256/reguliariojo-sezono-mvp-laurus-susizeres-a-cowanas-labai-dziaugiuosi-bet-tenkintu-tik-cempionu-titulas |accessdate=24 May 2025 |work=lkl.lt |date=24 May 2025}}</ref> || Guard || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || Wolves Twinsbet |- | 2025–26 || Arnas Velička<ref>{{cite news|title=Reguliariojo sezono MVP – A. Velička|url=https://lkl.lt/straipsniai/8825/reguliariojo-sezono-mvp-a-velicka|work=lkl.lt|language=lt|date=20 May 2026|access-date=20 May 2026}}</ref> || Point guard || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || Neptūnas |}

:<small>Source for the MVPs since the 2009–10 LKL season.</small><ref>{{cite web |last1=Vanagas |first1=Tomas |title=Kaip klostosi LKL MVP tapusių krepšininkų karjeros? |url=https://www.basketnews.lt/news-129890-kaip-klostosi-lkl-mvp-tapusiu-krepsininku-karjeros.html |website=BasketNews.lt |accessdate=15 May 2019 |language=lt}}</ref>

==Awards won by club== {| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"|Country !scope="col"|Total |- !scope="row"|Žalgiris |align="center"|{{nts|9}} |- !scope="row"|Lietuvos rytas / Rytas |align="center"|{{nts|7}} |- !scope="row"|Šiauliai |rowspan=2 align="center"|{{nts|3}} |- !scope="row"|Juventus |- !scope="row"|Wolves |rowspan=4 align="center"|{{nts|2}} |- !scope="row"|Sakalai |- !scope="row"|Prienai / Vytautas |- !scope="row"|Neptūnas |- !scope="row"|Nevėžis |align="center"|{{nts|1}} |- |}

==Awards won by nationality== {| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"|Country !scope="col"|Total |- !scope="row"|{{flagcountry|LTU}} |align="center"|{{nts|20}} |- !scope="row"|{{flagcountry|USA}} |align="center"|{{nts|8}} |- !scope="row"|{{flagcountry|COL}} |rowspan=3 align="center"|{{nts|1}} |- !scope="row"|{{flagcountry|ISL}} |- !scope="row"|{{flagcountry|CRO}} |}

== References list == {{reflist}}

== External links == * [https://en.lkl.lt/ Official LKL website] * [https://www.youtube.com/@LKLTV/videos Official LKL YouTube.com channel] * [https://www.eurobasket.com/Lithuania/basketball.aspx Lithuanian league at Eurobasket.com]

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