With the 2023 Summer League in full swing, we thought it would be a good time to take a second to look back at the players who have performed the best during the Los Vegas classic. We’re talking about the players who have won the Summer League Most Valuable Player (MVP) award – an award the NBA has been giving out since 2006.
Now, without further ado, here is the list of players who have earned Summer League MVP honors:
Summer League MVP Winners by Year (Team)
2022: Keegan Murray (SAC)
2021: Davion Mitchell (SAC)
2021: Cameron Thomas (BKN)
2020: N/A (COVID)
2019: Brandon Clarke (MEM)
2018: Josh Hart (LAL)
2017: Lonzo Ball (LAL)
2016: Tyus Jones (MEM)
2015: Kyle Anderson (SAS)
2014: Glen Rice (WAS)
2013: Jonas Valanciunas (TOR)
2012: Damian Lillard (POR)
2012: Josh Selby (MEM)
2011: N/A (Lockout)
2010: John Wall (WAS)
2009: Blake Griffin (LAC)
2008: Jerryd Bayless (POR)
2007: Nate Robinson (NYK)
2006: Randy Foye (MIN)
A handful of interesting nuggets to point out here (and no, we aren’t talking about the ones in Denver).