May 2, 2010
LeBron James was the winner of the Maurice Podoloff Trophy as the NBA's Most Valuable Player for 2009-10.
James was the runaway winner for the second year in a row, with 116 of 123 first place votes. Kevin Durant of Oklahoma City finished second and Kobe Bryant was third.
James' point total was the largest since Kevin Garnett in 2004. He becomes the tenth player to win the award in consecutive years (Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Moses Malone, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan, and Steve Nash).
| Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Points |
| LeBron James, Cavaliers | 116 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1205 |
| Kevin Durant, Thunder | 4 | 46 | 31 | 29 | 5 | 609 |
| Kobe Bryant, Lakers | 0 | 43 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 599 |
| Dwight Howard, Magic | 3 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 478 |
| Dwyane Wade, Heat | 0 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 119 |
| Carmelo Anthony, Nuggets | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 65 |
| Dirk Nowitzki, Mavericks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 55 |
| Steve Nash, Suns | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 49 |
| Deron Williams, Jazz | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Also receiving votes: Amare Stoudemire, Suns (5); Manu Ginobili, Spurs (3); Chris Bosh, Raptors (1); Joe Johnson, Hawks (1); Stephen Jackson, Bobcats (1); Chauncey Billups, Nuggets (1). | ||||||
| Year | Award | For |