Defender "Houston Rockets" James Harden, nicknamed "Beard" was awarded the title of MVP season-2017/18.

He bypassed LeBron James ("Cleveland Cavaliers") and Anthony Davis ("New Orleans Pelicans").

Harden scored 30.4 points on average per match, and also made 8.8 transfers, 5.4 rebounds and 1.8 steals. In the regular season, "Houston" won the Western Conference. In the playoffs in the final of the Western Conference "Rockets" lost in the series "Golden State" - 3: 4. It was "Golden States" and won the NBA championship in the end.

The ceremony of presentation of individual awards of the season-2017/18 NBA Awards was held in California Santa Monica.