The NBA on Tuesday unveiled its reimagined trophies for particular person awards, together with the Most Valuable Player trophy, which was named after basketball legend Michael Jordan.
According to the NBA, the brand new trophy assortment is a tribute to gamers who’ve helped form the league.
“Our new collection of trophies celebrates some of the greatest and most impactful players in the history of the NBA,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver mentioned in a press release. “As we recognize the league’s top performers each season, we also pay tribute to the legends who embody these prestigious awards.”
The Michael Jordan Trophy, which might be awarded to the league MVP, is a “symbol of an NBA player’s journey to winning an MVP.”
It is a bronze trophy which includes a participant breaking out of a rock to achieve a crystal basketball, which was described as the last word rock.
The mentioned trophy stands at 23.6 inches tall and weighs 23.6 kilos — a illustration of Jordan’s jersey quantity and championships. It stands on a five-sided base, which symbolizes his 5 league MVPs. The namesake badge is six-sided which additionally represents Jordan’s NBA championships.
The base of the trophy is at 15-degrees which represents Jordan’s 15-season profession, whereas the crystal basketball has 23 factors, a nod to Jordan’s jersey quantity. The basketball measures 1.23 inches in diameter which represents the singularity of Jordan’s profession.
Other reimagined trophies embody:
Jerry West Trophy (NBA Clutch Player of the Year)
Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy (NBA Defensive Player of the Year)
Wilt Chamberlain Trophy (NBA Rookie of the Year)
John Havlicek Trophy (NBA Sixth Man of the Year)
George Mikan Trophy (NBA Most Improved Player)
According to an ESPN report, Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic will retroactively obtain the primary Michael Jordan Trophy after being named MVP final season.
—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA Integrated News
