NBA MVP

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic will be named as the NBA's Most Valuable Player for a second straight year ahead of Philadelphia's Joel Embiid, ...

The Nuggets and Jokic were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Golden State Warriors. Jokic averaged 27.1 points per game with 13.8 rebounds and 7.9 assists this season as the Nuggets finished sixth in the Western Conference. Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic will be named as the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for a second straight year ahead of Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid, ESPN reported.

With the Nuggets' loss to the Warriors in the first round, Nikola Jokic joined a small list of MVPs that failed to take their team through the opening stage ...

In 2007, the Dallas Mavericks were primed to make a deep playoff run and erase the memories of the 2006 NBA Finals series. Malone again won the MVP as a Rocket in 1981-82 with averages of 31.1 points and 14.7 rebounds. There have been occasions when the MVP went on to see their team knocked out in the first round. It truly was a historic season as Westbrook recorded 42 triple-doubles, breaking another Robertson record. Jokic averaged 27.1 points, 13.8 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game, and had one of the all-time great individual seasons. Dallas lost in six games in a shocking upset, becoming just the third first-seeded team in NBA history to be eliminated by an eighth-seeded team in the playoffs, following the Supersonics in 1994 and the Miami Heat in 1999.

The Denver Nuggets center became the fourth active NBA player to win back-to-back MVP awards, joining LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Jokic’s season was marked by perseverance and incredible statistical production; he led the injury-ravaged Denver Nuggets in points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals. With Brooklyn’s elimination, Durant will have plenty of time for Twitter feuds. The Nuggets were eliminated in five games in the first round of the playoffs by the Golden State Warriors. Embiid’s 76ers and Antetokounmpo’s Bucks have advanced to the second round.

Jokic's back-to-back MVP awards match the feat accomplished by fellow finalist Giannis Antetokounmpo during the 2018-19 and '19-20 seasons. The third finalist, ...

With Murray and Porter injured, Denver never had a realistic chance at a championship this season, but Jokic managed to carry them into the playoffs in ways no other player likely could have. Jokic's Nuggets were a No. 6 seed in the West despite winning only three fewer games and were ousted in the first round by the Golden State Warriors. Star teammate Jamal Murray did not play a single game this season, and No. 3 option Michael Porter Jr. played only nine games. He finished with career highs in points (27.1), rebounds (13.8), blocks (0.9) and steals (1.5) per game. He also made a career-high 58.3 percent of his field goals, and while he did not match his career high in free throw or 3-point percentage, he did set highs in total free throws (379) and 3-pointers (97) made. The third finalist, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, has never won the award.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has been voted the NBA's Most Valuable Player for the 2021-22 season, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Milwaukee Bucks All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo was the last player to win the award in back-to-back years, doing so during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons. Playing in 74 total games this season, Jokic averaged 27.1 points, 13.8 rebounds, 7.9 assists, 1.5 steals and shot 58.3% from the floor. Jokic is also the first player to finish inside the Top-10 in points per game, rebounds per game, assists per game and field goal percentage in the last 50 seasons. One of the best all-around seasons in NBA history, Jokic recorded the first 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 500 assists season and became the first player in NBA history to average at least 25.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists in a season, per StatMuse. While the Nuggets fell in the first-round of the playoffs to the Golden State Warriors in five games, Nikola Jokic did everything he could to keep his team within striking distance of virtually every game and ultimately, the team’s lack of overall firepower ended up being their downfall. Compared to when he won the award for the first-time last season, Jokic’s overall numbers have increased and he single-handedly carried the Nuggets to the playoffs in the absence of both Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has been voted the NBA's Most Valuable Player for a second consecutive season, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

"If not, you cannot control that." Popovich had the apropos answer when asked whether it was more important to take away Jokic's shot attempts or passes: "I don't think anybody has figured that out," he said. If you are out of position or mistake on a cut, he'll make you pay for that," Thibodeau said earlier. "But if I don't get it, I'm not going to die. He was good last year and he's even better this year." The Denver center did it all without two of his co-stars, as point guard Jamal Murray missed the entire season while recovering from a torn ACL and Michael Porter Jr. was held to just nine games because of a back injury.

A person familiar with the decision says Denver's Nikola Jokic has won his second consecutive Most Valuable Player award after a season in which he finished ...

“If not, you cannot control that.” “But if I don’t get it, I’m not going to die. He’s not one to lobby on his own behalf, just letting his numbers do his talking. “It’s just remarkable what he’s done,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone recently said of Jokic. “I know that I’m very biased, I admit it wholeheartedly — the MVP isn’t even a competition. This season, he took his game to another level in making his fourth straight All-Star team. His once-pudgy frame — Spurs coach Gregg Popovich good-naturedly ribbed him about it — has more strength to it. The 27-year-old Jokic averaged 27.1 points, 13.8 rebounds and 7.9 assists on a team that was missing two max players in Jamal Murray (ACL) and Michael Porter Jr. (back). Required to carry the load night in and out, the big man from Sombor, Serbia, answered the call and guided the Nuggets to a 48-win season. The 41st pick of the 2014 draft now has 76 in his career, which trails only Chamberlain (78) among centers. The 7-foot center became the first player in league history to eclipse 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a season. Thanks for showing me the ropes this year Jokey! Congrats Ma Brother.” Guard Bones Hyland posted on Twitter: “Man.. All year I’ve been saying it, I just woke up happier then ever like I won the award!! Jokic joins rarefied company in winning for a second straight season.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is expected to be formally announced as the NBA's Most Valuable Player at some point this week, according to ESPN's NBA.

However, from that point on, Embiid remained healthy for the most part. It also marks the second time that Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid will be a finalist for the trophy but coming up short to Jokic. In 74 games, Jokic put up 27 points while knocking down 58-percent of his shots.