Cj McCollum have strong believes Denver Nuggets center Nikola jokic deserve to win his third straight MVP Award… See more…
Jokic, who is spending time back in his homeland Serbia, is also understood to have heard the news on Monday prior to it being formally reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The Denver Nuggets center becomes just the 15th player to win the award more than once and the second consecutive European to win the award back-to-back after Giannis Antetokounmpo did in 2019 and 2020.
Milwaukee Bucks superstar and reigning NBA Finals MVP Antetokounmpo and NBA scoring champion Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers were the other two finalists for this year’s award.
Jokic had a career year, as he averaged personal highs of 27.1 points and 13.8 rebounds per game.
He also averaged 7.9 assists and became the first player in NBA history with 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a single season.
It’s also worth noting he led Denver to a 48-34 record without the team’s other two best offensive players to help him.
Michael Porter only managed nine games after struggling with a back problem and point guard Jamal Murray missed the entire season recovering from a torn ACL.
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.
They earned the No 6 seed in the West, before losing in five games to the Golden State Warriors in the opening round of the playoffs.
