Philippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player award

The Philippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) award given since the start of the league in 1975 to the best performing player of the season. The award is decided using criteria introduced since the 2011–12 season, which include accumulated statistical points, votes from media, players and the league's Commissioner's Office. As of October 2016^[update], the current holder of the award is June Mar Fajardo, his third consecutive MVP award since 2014.

Note that the league's seasons have three tournaments (or conferences), so the regular NBA application of having a regular season MVP and a Finals MVP and the meaning of "conference" doesn't apply here. The season MVP is for the whole season, including the regular season, the playoffs and the Finals of each Conference, although there is a Best Player of the Conference award for each conference, and a Best Import award for conferences where imports are allowed play.

Ramon Fernandez and Alvin Patrimonio won the most number of MVP awards with four each. Only one rookie have own the award: Benjie Paras in the 1989 season

As with other annual awards given by the league, the winner receives The Leo Trophy, which is named in honor of the first commissioner of the PBA who served from 1975 until his retirement in 1983.

The criteria used since the 2011–12 PBA season are as follows:

Statistical points (SP) are computed as follows:

In addition, a Filipino player can only be eligible for awards if he played in at least 70% of his team's games.

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