The Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award (formerly known as the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award) is 🔔 an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1969 NBA Finals.

The award is decided by a panel of 🔔 eleven media members, who cast votes after the conclusion of the Finals.

The person with the highest number of votes wins 🔔 the award.

[1] The award was originally a black trophy with a gold basketball-shaped sphere at the top, similar to the 🔔 Larry O'Brien Trophy, until a new trophy was introduced in 2005 to commemorate Bill Russell.[2][3]

Since its inception, the award has 🔔 been given 55 times to 34 players.