Denver Nuggets star Jokic was named the league's new Player of the Week, averaging 36.3 points, 11.3 rebounds and 10 assists per game in the past week, shooting 65 percent from the field.
In fact, Jokic's outstanding performance is not limited to the past week, he has accumulated 324 points, 158 rebounds and 102 assists throughout January, which is the eighth time in his career that he has achieved at least 300 points and 150 rebounds and 100 assists in a single natural month.
Looking back at NBA history, before Jokic, Chamberlain had eight natural months of his career, Larry Bird had eight natural months, and Oscar Robinson had 12 natural months. According to this calculation, Jokic is the fourth person in NBA history, considering that this stage is only the beginning of his career, it is also very likely to surpass Chamberlain and Big O to become the first person in NBA history.
As Jokic's performance is getting better and better, his ranking on the MVP list has also climbed, and in the prediction given on the data website, Jokic is currently the most likely to get an MVP in the league, 35.3%, and Alphabet Brother, Embiid, and Durant are behind him.
In addition, Jokic has had 1,011 points, 541 rebounds and 294 assists in the first 39 games of the season, and no player in NBA history has ever had a record of at least 1,000 points and at least 500 rebounds and at least 250 assists in the first thirty-nine games of the season.