# LKL Most Valuable Player Award

The LKL Most Valuable Player Award is the annual award that is given by the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL), the top-tier professional basketball league in Lithuania, to its Most Valuable Player of each regular season. The award was presented by LKL for the first time after 1993–94 LKL season. Since 1993–94 LKL season, four players have won the award more than once: Tanoka Beard (4-time winner), Gintaras Einikis, Andrius Giedraitis and Ramūnas Šiškauskas (2-time winners). Lithuanian players won the most MVPs. The MVP is being awarded after regular season, the player is elected by the league.

## LKL Season MVPs

| † | Denotes player whose team won championship that year |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that time |
| Season | Player | Position | Nationality | Team |
| 1993–94† | Gintaras Einikis | Center | Lithuania | Žalgiris |
| 1994–95† | Gintaras Einikis (2) | Center | Lithuania | Žalgiris |
| 1995–96† | Rimas Kurtinaitis | Guard | Lithuania | Žalgiris |
| 1996–97 | Andrius Giedraitis | Guard | Lithuania | Sakalai |
| 1997–98 | Andrius Giedraitis (2) | Guard | Lithuania | Sakalai |
| 1998–99 | N/A | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Mindaugas Timinskas | Forward | Lithuania | Žalgiris |
| 2000–01 | Ramūnas Šiškauskas | Guard/forward | Lithuania | Lietuvos rytas |
| 2001–02† | Ramūnas Šiškauskas (2) | Guard/forward | Lithuania | Lietuvos rytas |
| 2002–03† | Tanoka Beard | Forward/center | United States | Žalgiris |
| 2003–04† | Tanoka Beard (2) | Forward/center | United States | Žalgiris |
| 2004–05† | Tanoka Beard (3) | Forward/center | United States | Žalgiris |
| 2005–06 | Darjuš Lavrinovič | Forward/center | Lithuania | Žalgiris |
| 2006–07† | Tanoka Beard (4) | Forward/center | United States | Žalgiris |
| 2007–08 | Donatas Zavackas | Forward | Lithuania | Šiauliai |
| 2008–09† | Chuck Eidson | Forward/guard | United States | Lietuvos rytas |
| 2009–10 | Egidijus Dimša | Center | Lithuania | Nevėžis |
| 2010–11 | Aurimas Kieža | Forward | Lithuania | Juventus |
| 2011–12 | Jonas Valančiūnas | Center | Lithuania | Lietuvos rytas |
| 2012–13 | Gediminas Orelik | Forward | Lithuania | Prienai |
| 2013–14 | Juan Palacios | Forward/center | Colombia | Lietuvos rytas |
| 2014–15 | Antanas Kavaliauskas | Forward/center | Lithuania | Lietuvos rytas |
| 2015–16 | Vytautas Šulskis | Forward | Lithuania | Vytautas |
| 2016–17 | Jamar Diggs | Guard | United States | Juventus |
| 2017–18 | Laurynas Birutis | Center | Lithuania | Šiauliai |
| 2018–19 | Martinas Geben | Center | Lithuania | Juventus |
| 2019–20 | N/A | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Elvar Már Friðriksson | Guard | Iceland | Šiauliai |
| 2021–22 | Ivan Buva | Center | Croatia | Rytas |
| 2022–23 | Ahmad Caver | Guard | United States | Wolves |
| 2023–24 | Ąžuolas Tubelis | Forward | Lithuania | Neptūnas |
    Source for the MVPs since the 2009–10 LKL season.

## Awards won by club

| Country | Total |
| Žalgiris | 9 |
| Lietuvos rytas / Rytas | 7 |
| Šiauliai | 3 |
| Juventus | 3 |
| Sakalai | 2 |
| Prienai / Vytautas | 2 |
| Nevėžis | 1 |
| Wolves | 1 |
| Neptūnas | 1 |

## Awards won by nationality

| Country | Total |
| Lithuania | 19 |
| United States | 7 |
| Colombia | 1 |
| Iceland | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 |