The NBA announced that the team with the best regular-season record will be awarded the new Maurice Podoloff Trophy.

The trophy is named after the first commissioner of the NBA.

The current league MVP trophy is also named after Podoloff, which could represent another trophy name change. 

The league also redesigned several other trophies, including the Joe Dumars Trophy for sportsmanship and the Red Auerbach Trophy for coach of the year. Each trophy now features an embedment within a 15-inch crystal net shape.