The 2025 NBA Cup ended as New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 124-113.
The in-season NBA tournament is growing in popularity, and it’s partly due to the quality of the finals game. The Knicks trailed for most of the game, but used a dominant fourth quarter to earn the comeback victory.
Although it was a team victory, one player was recognized as tournament MVP, and others were recognized and added to the all-tournament team.
Which players were rewarded for their efforts during the Cup? See the full breakdown of MVP and All-Tournament honors below.
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2025 NBA Cup MVP
Jalen Brunson was named the 2025 NBA Cup MVP.
THE @emirates NBA Cup MVP – Jalen Brunson! pic.twitter.com/uamNyEAWDI
-NBA Communications (@NBAPR) December 17, 2025
In the championship game, Brunson finished with 25 points on 11-27 shooting. He also added four rebounds, eight assists and two blocks to his stat line.
This is the first NBA trophy and individual award given to Brunson. So far in his professional career, he has been named an All-Star twice and to the All-NBA Second Team twice.
Brunson joins LeBron James (2023) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (2024) as NBA Cup MVPs.
2025 NBA Cup All-Tournament Team
With Brunson winning the NBA Cup MVP, he headlined the All-Tournament team this year. There was another Knicks player to make the All-Tournament team, as Karl-Anthony Towns was also recognized for his performance.
De’Aaron Fox of runner-up Spurs made the All-Tournament team, as did Lakers And Thunder stars Luka Doncic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
| Player | Position | Team |
| Jalen Brunson | G | Knicks |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | G | Thunder |
| Luka Doncic | G | Lakers |
| De’Aaron Fox | G | Spurs |
| Cities of Karl-Anthony | F/C | Knicks |
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How the NBA Cup MVP and All-Tournament Team are selected
A combination of fans and a media panel selects the NBA Cup MVP and All-Tournament team at the conclusion of the NBA Cup. Voting is based on performance in group matches and elimination rounds.
Here’s how the voting for the NBA Cup MVP went down:
Jalen Brunson was named @emirates NBA Cup MVP based on his performances in the group stage and round of 16.
Twenty members of the media were part of the voting panel. Additionally, NBA fans counted for five votes by voting through the NBA app and https://t.co/RZc8nGJPtX with… pic.twitter.com/oDgZpFvp2N
-NBA Communications (@NBAPR) December 17, 2025
As for voting for all tournaments, full results can be found here. Brunson was the only unanimous selection with 20 votes, while Gilgeous-Alexander had 18 and Towns had 12. Desmond Bane of Magic of Orlando was the first to get votes, with eight picks, to not make the All-Tournament team.
The NBA Cup MVP receives a trophy, as does each player who made the All-Tournament team.
Additionally, each member of the teams that reached the playoff rounds won cash prizes, with the champion team winning $500,000 per player and the runners-up receiving $200,000 per player.
