An insight of Legends PBA MVP List 1975-2023 in Philippine

The Philippines Basketball Association, every year gives a prestigious award which is given to the player who fulfills certain criteria. This prestigious award is Known as Most Valuable Player or MVP and it has been awarded since the establishment of PBA in 1975.

Since then, every year a player has dominated for this award. This blog will discuss the PBA MVP list which will include all the players who have received this award. This award is given on the basis of certain criteria that will also be a matter of discussion in this blog.

What are the benchmarks that contribute to Nominating this Award?

The Most Valuable Player award is given to a player who meets certain criteria and voting from different parties contributes to selecting this award. With time this criteria has been under criticism of partiality. So, changes were made with time to make this award more transparent and fair.

Current Criteria for MVP Award:

Three different factors contribute to the selection of a player for the winner of MVP player and adding to PBA MVP list.

PBA MVP List since 1975:

Here is a complete PBA MVP List of players who won this prestigious award every year since 1975.

ALL-STAR Exhibition Match:

The ALL -STAR game is like the league's best-player showdown, and it happens every year and hosted by the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). In this game, the best players of the league come with different playing styles each time and they are divided into two different teams. This match is basically the main attraction and highlights during the PBA All-Star Weekend. The ALL-STAR match debuted at The ULTRA on June 4, 1989, & this is the match where first-time MVP Award was given to Elmer Cabahug from the Alaska team.

How players were decided to play for a team?

The process of deciding which player gets to start in the game is; that fans get to cast their votes for the best players, while the coaches of the league's teams have a say in picking the substitute player of the match.

In case a player chosen by fans or coaches is not fit due to an injury, his substitute is announced by the league officials. The head coaches leading teams in the season's first conference, the Philippine Cup, take charge of the coaching of the All-Star Game teams or squads.

PBA MVP List for ALL-STAR Players since 1989:

Let us now enlist all the players who have claimed the Most Valuable Player Award in the All-Star game since 1989. Here is the detailed list;