NBA MVP award?

OK I'm really confused.. Is there more than one kind of MVP award given to players? Is there a finals MVP.. a regular season MVP? and how do they determine it and when... and do you have to win the playoffs to get the MVP? I'm so confused. thanks.

NBA MVP award?nba news

there are three mvps

FINALS MVP-one is finals mvp which is if your team wins the championship the player that did the best in those games gets it or in the nba people vote the

REGULAR SEASON mvp is the best player of the season they hand that award right after the first round of the playoffs.

ALLSTAR-mvp which players are selected and voted in by players and coaches to the game of the best of the best and the team that won will have players to get voted to see who the mvp is.

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there are 3 mvp awards,allstar mvp,regular season mvp and finals mvp,they choose allstar mvp after the allstar game,they chooseat the finals mvp after the finals games from the winner team.and they choose regular season mvp at the end of the whole season from some great players from diferent teams.i wish i could help.
Yes there are two different MVP awards one is for the regular season and the other for the final series. Only opinion is the only criteria
There is a Finals MVP %26amp; a Regular Season MVP. The GMs determine the regular season MVP, and I'm not quite sure who decides the Finals MVP. Hmmm... idk, good question.
i dont know how they determine the mvp, i am hoping is my favorite nba player , yes you guess right . . .KOBE BRYANT
2 different mvp awards