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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

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
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Season Player Position Nationality Team
1993–94†Gintaras EinikisCenterLithuania LithuaniaŽalgiris
1994–95†Gintaras Einikis (2)CenterLithuania LithuaniaŽalgiris
1995–96†Rimas KurtinaitisGuardLithuania LithuaniaŽalgiris
1996–97Andrius GiedraitisGuardLithuania LithuaniaSakalai
1997–98Andrius Giedraitis (2)GuardLithuania LithuaniaSakalai
1998–99N/A———
1999–00Mindaugas TiminskasForwardLithuania LithuaniaŽalgiris
2000–01Ramūnas ŠiškauskasGuard/forwardLithuania LithuaniaLietuvos rytas
2001–02†Ramūnas Šiškauskas (2)Guard/forwardLithuania LithuaniaLietuvos rytas
2002–03†Tanoka BeardForward/centerUnited States United StatesŽalgiris
2003–04†Tanoka Beard (2)Forward/centerUnited States United StatesŽalgiris
2004–05†Tanoka Beard (3)Forward/centerUnited States United StatesŽalgiris
2005–06Darjuš LavrinovičForward/centerLithuania LithuaniaŽalgiris
2006–07†Tanoka Beard (4)Forward/centerUnited States United StatesŽalgiris
2007–08Donatas ZavackasForwardLithuania LithuaniaŠiauliai
2008–09†Chuck EidsonForward/guardUnited States United StatesLietuvos rytas
2009–10Egidijus DimšaCenterLithuania LithuaniaNevėžis
2010–11Aurimas KiežaForwardLithuania LithuaniaJuventus
2011–12Jonas ValančiūnasCenterLithuania LithuaniaLietuvos rytas
2012–13Gediminas OrelikForwardLithuania LithuaniaPrienai
2013–14Juan PalaciosForward/centerColombia ColombiaLietuvos rytas
2014–15Antanas KavaliauskasForward/centerLithuania LithuaniaLietuvos rytas
2015–16Vytautas ŠulskisForwardLithuania LithuaniaVytautas
2016–17Jamar DiggsGuardUnited States United StatesJuventus
2017–18Laurynas BirutisCenterLithuania LithuaniaŠiauliai
2018–19Martinas Geben[1]CenterLithuania LithuaniaJuventus
2019–20N/A———
2020–21Elvar Már Friðriksson[2]GuardIceland IcelandŠiauliai
2021–22Ivan Buva[3]CenterCroatia CroatiaRytas
2022–23Ahmad Caver[4]GuardUnited States United StatesWolves
2023–24Ąžuolas Tubelis[5]ForwardLithuania LithuaniaNeptūnas
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Source for the MVPs since the 2009–10 LKL season.[6]

Awards won by club

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

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Country Total
 Lithuania 19
 United States 7
 Colombia 1
 Iceland 1
 Croatia 1
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