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Maurice Podoloff Trophy
National Basketball Association award From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Maurice Podoloff Trophy is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 2022–23 season to the team with the best overall record at the end of the regular season. The award is named after Maurice Podoloff, who served as the first commissioner (then president)[a] of the NBA from 1946 until 1963.
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Prior to 2021, the Podoloff Trophy was given to the most valuable player of the NBA regular season. However, this was changed in 2022 when the NBA renamed the MVP trophy after Michael Jordan, and a new Podoloff Trophy was unveiled to reward a team's regular season performance.[2][3][4]
The Milwaukee Bucks clinched the first edition of the new Podoloff Trophy on April 5, 2023, with their victory vs. the Chicago Bulls. The Boston Celtics became the second winner of the trophy after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 3, 2024.
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Winners
Team lost in the first round of the playoffs
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Earlier best records
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For reference, the following are teams that finished with the best records in the NBA for each season between 1946–47 and 2021–22.
BAA (1946–1949)
Team lost in the BAA Finals
NBA (1950–2022)
Team lost in the first round of the playoffs
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- a There was no tiebreaker. Two teams with the best record received a first-round bye in the playoffs.[5][6]
- b Despite having the same record as the Washington Bullets, the Boston Celtics clinched top seed by virtue of having a better conference record (34–12[7] vs. Washington's 32–14[8]). The teams split their regular season series 2–2.[7]
- c Despite having the same record as the Philadelphia 76ers, the Boston Celtics clinched top seed by virtue of having a better division record (19–5[9] vs. Philadelphia's 15–9[10]). The teams split their regular season series 3–3.[9]
- d Despite having the same record as the Chicago Bulls, the Utah Jazz clinched top seed by virtue of winning their regular season series 2–0.[11]
- e Despite having the same record as the Utah Jazz, the San Antonio Spurs clinched top seed by virtue of winning their regular season series 2–1.[12]
- f Despite having the same record as the Dallas Mavericks, the San Antonio Spurs clinched top seed by virtue of having a better conference record (36–16[13] vs. Dallas's 34–18[14]). The teams split their regular season series 2–2.[13]
- g Despite having the same record as the San Antonio Spurs, the Chicago Bulls clinched top seed by virtue of their only regular season meeting between them, a 96–89 victory by the Bulls on February 29, 2012.[15]
Records
Maurice Podoloff Trophy winners
Combined pre-trophy/trophy era best records
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See also
- List of NBA teams by single season win percentage
- Presidents' Trophy (National Hockey League's equivalent)
- Supporters' Shield (Major League Soccer's equivalent)
Notes
- The official title of the position was President until 1967 when it was changed to Commissioner.[1]
References
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