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For a list of individual NBA Cup champions by year, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_Cup_champions" title="List of NBA Cup champions">List of NBA Cup champions</a>. 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min-width:22em; max-width:30em"><caption class="infobox-title">NBA Cup</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Emirates_NBA_Cup.webp" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a8/Emirates_NBA_Cup.webp/220px-Emirates_NBA_Cup.webp.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a8/Emirates_NBA_Cup.webp/330px-Emirates_NBA_Cup.webp.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a8/Emirates_NBA_Cup.webp/421px-Emirates_NBA_Cup.webp.png 2x" data-file-width="421" data-file-height="237" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">2023</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Number of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">30 total; 15 per conference</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Current champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2023–24 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a> <br />(<a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_In-Season_Tournament" title="2023 NBA In-Season Tournament">2023</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Most championships</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> (1 title)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">TV partners</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><b>United States:</b></li><li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a>/<a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/NBA_TV" title="NBA TV">NBA TV</a></li><li><b>Canada:</b></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">TSN</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Sportsnet" title="Sportsnet">Sportsnet</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/NBA_TV_Canada" title="NBA TV Canada">NBA TV Canada</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Basketball_current_event.svg/33px-Basketball_current_event.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Basketball_current_event.svg/50px-Basketball_current_event.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Basketball_current_event.svg/66px-Basketball_current_event.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <i><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_Cup" title="2024 NBA Cup">2024 NBA Cup</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>NBA Cup</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-NBACup_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NBACup-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> known as the <b><a href="/wiki/Emirates_(airline)" title="Emirates (airline)">Emirates</a> NBA Cup</b> for sponsorship purposes, is an annual <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA) tournament that occurs during the <a href="/wiki/Regular_season" class="mw-redirect" title="Regular season">regular season</a>. The tournament was officially announced on July 8, 2023, and it debuted during the <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NBA_season" title="2023–24 NBA season">2023–24 NBA season</a>. The first edition of the event was called the <b>In-Season Tournament</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The format is a <a href="/wiki/Multi-stage_tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="Multi-stage tournament">multi-stage tournament</a> beginning with group play followed by <a href="/wiki/Single-elimination_tournament" title="Single-elimination tournament">single-elimination</a> knockout rounds. Group play consists of three groups of five teams per conference, for a total of six groups. Each team plays four group stage games, which count towards both the NBA Cup group standings and the regular season standings. The winners of each group, along with one <a href="/wiki/Wild_card_(sports)" title="Wild card (sports)">wild card</a> team from each conference, advance to the knockout rounds. The final two rounds of the knockout stage are played at a neutral site. </p><p>The winning team receives the trophy, also called the <b>NBA Cup</b>, and each winning player receives a cash prize, which was $500,000 for the 2023 edition.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first winner of the NBA Cup was the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>, with the tournament MVP being <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cup_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cup-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Cup&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>NBA officials discussed the possibility of holding an in-season tournament for at least 15 years before it was introduced.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The NBA has been concerned for decades about trying to compete with the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) for viewers and attention when the two leagues’ regular seasons overlap during November and December each year.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 6, 2023, <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> reporter <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Wojnarowski" title="Adrian Wojnarowski">Adrian Wojnarowski</a> reported that the NBA would hold the <a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_In-Season_Tournament" title="2023 NBA In-Season Tournament">first in-season tournament</a> from November 3 to December 9.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The details of the tournament were revealed by the NBA on July 8; the group draws were announced and the semifinals and championship were scheduled at <a href="/wiki/T-Mobile_Arena" title="T-Mobile Arena">T-Mobile Arena</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Strip" title="Las Vegas Strip">Las Vegas Strip</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 9, 2023, the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> won against the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_In-Season_Tournament_championship_game" title="2023 NBA In-Season Tournament championship game">championship game</a> winning the NBA Cup.<sup id="cite_ref-cup_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cup-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 2, 2024, the airline company <a href="/wiki/Emirates_(airline)" title="Emirates (airline)">Emirates</a> announced a multi-year deal with the NBA including the naming rights of the NBA Cup, becoming the Emirates NBA Cup from the 2024 edition onward.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Format">Format</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Cup&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Format"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The tournament has a similar format to in-season, <a href="/wiki/Multi-stage_tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="Multi-stage tournament">multi-stage tournaments</a> such as <a href="/wiki/WNBA_Commissioner%27s_Cup" title="WNBA Commissioner's Cup">WNBA Commissioner's Cup</a> and those held in soccer. The tournament rules are as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Each conference is divided into three groups with five teams each, for a total of six groups. The top three teams (by previous-season record) are randomly assigned to the three conference groups, then the next three are randomly assigned, and so on.</li> <li>Round Robin tournament in each group: Tuesdays and Fridays during November will feature each team playing one game against each of the other teams in its group, for a total of four games (two at home and two on the road). These games also count as regular season games.</li> <li>Four teams from each conference advance to a single-elimination tournament: the three pool winners in addition to the group runner-up with the best record as a wild card.</li> <li>The Quarterfinal games will be hosted by the two teams with the best record in Group Play games for each conference, and the team with the best record in Group Play games will host the wild card team. If two or more teams are tied for the higher seed in a conference, the tie will be broken following the tiebreaker protocol described below.</li> <li>The semifinals and championship game will be played in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a>.</li> <li>The championship game does not count as a regular season game.</li> <li>For the 2023 tournament, players on the championship team each received $500,000; runners-up received $200,000. The players on the two losing teams in the semifinals received $100,000, and the players on the four losing teams in the quarterfinals received $50,000.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>In the event two or more teams are tied within a group at the end of the Group Play, the tie will be broken according to the following tiebreakers (in sequential order): </p> <ul><li>Head-to-head record in the Group Stage</li> <li>Point differential in the Group Stage</li> <li>Total points scored in the Group Stage</li> <li>Regular season record from the 2023-24 NBA regular season</li> <li>Random drawing (if two or more teams are still tied following the previous tiebreakers)</li></ul> <p>If two or more teams are tied for the wild card in a conference, after group tiebreakers are resolved, the wild-card tie will be broken following the same tiebreakers described above (with the exception of the head-to-head record in the Group Stage).<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Players_Association" title="National Basketball Players Association">National Basketball Players Association</a> (NBPA), the players' union, said in 2023 that many players objected to the use of point differential and points scored as tiebreakers. These tiebreakers, according to one report, encouraged teams to <a href="/wiki/Running_up_the_score" title="Running up the score">run up the score</a>, in violation of the sport's <a href="/wiki/Unwritten_rules" class="mw-redirect" title="Unwritten rules">unwritten rules</a>. Players, coaches, and other league employees have suggested alternative tiebreakers, such as limiting point differential to a maximum value per game, or using the number of quarters in which a team outscored its opponent.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uniforms_and_courts">Uniforms and courts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Cup&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Uniforms and courts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lakers_In-Season_Tournament_court_2023.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Lakers_In-Season_Tournament_court_2023.jpg/250px-Lakers_In-Season_Tournament_court_2023.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Lakers_In-Season_Tournament_court_2023.jpg/375px-Lakers_In-Season_Tournament_court_2023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Lakers_In-Season_Tournament_court_2023.jpg/500px-Lakers_In-Season_Tournament_court_2023.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>In-Season Tournament Court at a <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> game</figcaption></figure> <p>For the NBA Cup games, home teams wear the "Statement" edition uniforms and road teams wear the "Association" edition uniforms. Cup games are played in basketball courts specially designed for the event. The courts, unlike the ones used in the regular season, feature a fully-painted maple surface with three concentric circles. The NBA Cup is displayed at center court, and silhouettes of the trophy are also painted on the free-throw lanes. The court designs contrast with the home team's "Statement" uniform for that particular season.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the Inaugural In-Season Tournament in 2023, home teams wore the "City" edition uniforms. The courts also featured a fully-painted maple surface with a contrasting middle color strip painted from each end of the free-throw lane. The NBA Cup was displayed at center court, and silhouettes of the trophy were also painted on the free-throw lanes.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The court designs were based on the home team's "City" uniform for that season.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Not all teams were able to play on their new NBA Cup courts. The <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="2023–24 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a>' two home NBA Cup games in 2023 were played on more traditional basketball courts due to manufacturing issues affecting their NBA Cup court.<sup id="cite_ref-Cuban_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cuban-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Reactions to the unique court designs were mixed, with Mavericks owner <a href="/wiki/Mark_Cuban" title="Mark Cuban">Mark Cuban</a> saying he "wasn't a fan" of the courts, though he did admit that they were a "brilliant marketing idea."<sup id="cite_ref-Cuban_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cuban-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some players, including <a href="/wiki/Jaylen_Brown" title="Jaylen Brown">Jaylen Brown</a> and <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a>, complained that the new courts were slippery.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some fans complained on social media that the courts were too bright and distracting.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the semifinal and final rounds at <a href="/wiki/T-Mobile_Arena" title="T-Mobile Arena">T-Mobile Arena</a> in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a>, the tournament court was blue with a red middle strip.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, despite playing all tournament games in their black "City" uniforms through the quarterfinals, the <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2023–24 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a> were forced to wear their gold "Icon" uniforms in the semifinal round due to lack of contrast with the court,<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> against the wishes of Lakers players. The <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="2023–24 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana Pacers</a> were also hit with the same restriction.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Impact_on_the_regular_season">Impact on the regular season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Cup&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Impact on the regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With the exception of the championship game, all games in the tournament are counted as regular season games. </p><p>To adjust for the differing number of games played by different teams, the NBA's regular season scheduling formula will be modified so only 80 games for each team are initially announced prior to the beginning of the season, with two other scheduled games to be announced:<sup id="cite_ref-:0_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The 22 teams who do not qualify for the knockout rounds of the tournament will play two additional games, one at home and one on the road, against other teams eliminated prior to the knockout rounds. These games will occur during the Knockout Rounds on days when NBA Cup games are not scheduled.</li> <li>The four teams who lose in the quarterfinals will play one additional game against the opponent from the same conference on the day before the tournament Championship Game.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Winners">Winners</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Cup&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Winners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_Cup_champions" title="List of NBA Cup champions">List of NBA Cup champions</a></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Winners </th> <th class="unsortable">Result </th> <th>Runners-up </th> <th>Venue </th> <th>Location </th> <th class="unsortable">Ref. </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_In-Season_Tournament" title="2023 NBA In-Season Tournament">2023</a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2023–24 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b></td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_In-Season_Tournament_championship_game" title="2023 NBA In-Season Tournament championship game">123–109</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="2023–24 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana Pacers</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/T-Mobile_Arena" title="T-Mobile Arena">T-Mobile Arena</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paradise,_Nevada" title="Paradise, Nevada">Paradise, Nevada</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Cup&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the tournament, the league awards the NBA Cup trophy, NBA Cup Most Valuable Player award, championship medals, and an All-Tournament Team.<sup id="cite_ref-InSeasonTournamentAwards_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-InSeasonTournamentAwards-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trophy">Trophy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Cup&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Trophy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The winning team of the tournament receives the NBA Cup. The trophy is designed by Victor Solomon and created by <a href="/wiki/Tiffany_%26_Co" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiffany & Co">Tiffany & Co</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is 35 pounds (16 kg) of <a href="/wiki/Sterling_silver" title="Sterling silver">sterling silver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vermeil" class="mw-redirect" title="Vermeil">vermeil</a>, coated with 24 <a href="/wiki/Karat" class="mw-redirect" title="Karat">karat</a> <a href="/wiki/Gold" title="Gold">gold</a>, black <a href="/wiki/Ceramic" title="Ceramic">ceramic</a> and stands at 23 inches (58 cm) tall symbolizing the year the tournament was created. The design features a black cup surrounded by eight gold prongs and a base inspired by the new conference championship trophies. The eight prongs are in reference to the eight teams that qualify for the knockout round. The base design includes 30 net openings which represent the 30 teams in the league.<sup id="cite_ref-InSeasonTournamentAwards_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-InSeasonTournamentAwards-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MVP">MVP</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Cup&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: MVP"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The winner of the Most Valuable Player award is decided by members of a selected media panel, as well as by online fan votes. In the <a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_In-Season_Tournament" title="2023 NBA In-Season Tournament">inaugural tournament</a>, 20 votes were decided by media members while 5 votes were decided by fans.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> was the inaugural MVP winner.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Most Valuable Player </th> <th>Team </th> <th class="unsortable">Ref. </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_In-Season_Tournament" title="2023 NBA In-Season Tournament">2023</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="James, LeBron"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2023–24 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:1_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All-Tournament_Teams">All-Tournament Teams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NBA_Cup&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: All-Tournament Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_In-Season_Tournament" title="2023 NBA In-Season Tournament">2023</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Davis" title="Anthony Davis">Anthony Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyrese_Haliburton" title="Tyrese Haliburton">Tyrese Haliburton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> (MVP)</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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