May 6, 2008
Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers won his first NBA MVP Award in 2008. Byant finished the regular season second in scoring (28.3 ppg) on the way to leading his Lakers to the top seed in the Western Conference.
This is the eighth MVP award for the Lakers organization, and the first since Shaquille O'Neal in 2000.
2008 NBA Most Valuable Player Voting:
| Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Points |
| Kobe Bryant, Lakers | 82 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1100 |
| Chris Paul, Hornets | 28 | 64 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 894 |
| Kevin Garnett, Celtics | 15 | 23 | 56 | 26 | 1 | 670 |
| LeBron James, Cavaliers | 1 | 7 | 28 | 77 | 8 | 438 |
| Dwight Howard, Magic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 60 |
| Amare Stoudemire, Suns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 27 |
| Tim Duncan, Spurs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 25 |
| Tracy McGrady, Rockets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 19 |
| Steve Nash, Suns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| Also receiving votes: Manu Ginobili, Spurs (9); Dirk Nowitzki, Mavericks (5); Deron Williams, Jazz (4); Carmelo Anthony, Nuggets (3); Paul Pierce, Celtics (1); Rasheed Wallace, Pistons (1); Carlos Boozer, Jazz (1); Antawn Jamison, Wizards (1). | ||||||
Kobe Bryant Awards and Accomplishments
| Year | Award | For |
| 2008 | 2008 BET Award - Male Athlete | |
| 2008 | 2008 All-NBA Team | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2008 | NBA Most Valuable Player - 2007-08 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2008 | 2008 NBA All-Star Starter | NBA Western Conference |
| 2007 | 2007 All-NBA Team | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2007 | 2007 NBA All-Star MVP | NBA Western Conference |
| 2007 | 2007 NBA All-Star Starter | NBA Western Conference |
| 2006 | 2006 ESPY: Undeniable Performance Award | |
| 2006 | 2006 All-NBA Team | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2004 | 2004 All-NBA Team | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2002 | 2002 NBA All-Star MVP | NBA Western Conference |
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