It was also not a surprise that Russell's favorite player to watch was Tim Duncan ... the NBA renamed the Finals MVP award "The Bill Russell Trophy" for the obvious reason. That same year ...

Duncan went to six Finals and won five of them, taking home Finals MVP three times. Doncic is all but a lock to win Finals MVP as long as his Mavericks come out on top.

New Eastern Conference and Western Conference championship trophies named for Bob Cousy and Oscar Robertson respectively were added, along with the Larry Bird Trophy for East finals MVP and the ...

He then called Anne Smith to present the prizes to the winners and runners up and to present the trophy to the winners. The customary vote of thanks was then given by Duncan Gracie to the sponsors ...

Parker became a six-time All-Star and won the 2007 NBA Finals MVP, while Duncan added five total championships and three Finals MVPs to his legendary career. Despite Duncan’s initial skepticism ...