And then there were two. The Celtics and the Mavericks meet in the NBA Finals and while the<\/p>\n\n\n\n
championship is at stake, so is the Finals MVP. History tells us a team\u2019s best player usually will<\/p>\n\n\n\n
win this award, the only real exception in the last decade was Andre Iguodala who won in 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n
with the Warriors. So let\u2019s check out the latest odds and who may take the honors in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jayson Tatum -115<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Celtics have been cruising along winning 7 straight games while losing just two in the<\/p>\n\n\n\n playoffs. After being quiet in the first round Jayson Tatum has cranked up his production<\/p>\n\n\n\n averaging 26 PPG, 10.4 REB, and 5.9 AST through 14 games. He\u2019ll be expected to be a big<\/p>\n\n\n\n part of Boston\u2019s game plan against Dallas. But at less than even money, you may want to look<\/p>\n\n\n\n elsewhere if you think the Celtics will win another title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Luka Doncic +200<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Like Tatum, Luka Doncic is another All-NBA First Team player who has carried his team in the<\/p>\n\n\n\n playoffs. He was the scoring leader in the regular season (33.9 PPG) and while he is putting up<\/p>\n\n\n\n fewer points, he\u2019s the most important piece to the Mavericks offense. 28.3 PPG, 9.3 boards, 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n assists and also contributing defensively averaging 1.7 steals per game and 0.5 blocks to boot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Any chance of Dallas winning it all runs through the success of Doncic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jaylen Brown +650<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Celtics shooting guard has been fabulous in the playoffs and took over against the Pacers<\/p>\n\n\n\n in the Conference Finals to earn MVP honors, stealing it away from teammate, Jayson Tatum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brown is putting up 25 PPG, 6.1 REB, 2.6 AST, and also hitting almost 37% from beyond the<\/p>\n\n\n\n arc. If the Mavs decide to double-team Tatum, and clamp down on him, Brown could be<\/p>\n\n\n\n counted on even more, and at his price, you can\u2019t deny the value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kyrie Irving +1400<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n He\u2019s been enigmatic, hot and cold through the playoffs but Kyrie Irving is the only Mavericks<\/p>\n\n\n\n player in the rotation with a championship ring. After scoring 22 or fewer points in the second<\/p>\n\n\n\n round against OKC, Irving dropped 30 in the opener against the T-wolves. If Doncic struggles,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Irving will be called upon to carry the load and if the Mavs somehow pull off the upset, he could<\/p>\n\n\n\n steal the MVP honors at long odds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NBA Finals MVP Odds<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jayson Tatum -115<\/p>\n\n\n\n Luka Doncic +200<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jaylen Brown +650<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kyrie Irving +1400<\/p>\n\n\n\n RECENT FINALS MVP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2023 Nikola Jokic Denver<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2022 Steph Curry Golden State<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2021 Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2020 LeBron James L.A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2019 Kawhi Leonard Toronto<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2018 Kevin Durant Golden State<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2017 Kevin Durant Golden State<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2016 LeBron James Cleveland<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2015 Andre Iguodala Golden State<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2014 Kawhi Leonard San Antonio<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" And then there were two. The Celtics and the Mavericks meet in the NBA Finals and while the championship is…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":24844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[134],"tags":[162],"class_list":["post-25004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-nba"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t