The East-West Player of the Year for week 24 of the season has been announced, with Jokic and Trae Young being elected separately.
Jokic averaged 34.8 points, 17.3 rebounds and 8.5 assists last week, leading the Nuggets to a three-win, one-loss record. Trae Young averaged 30.3 points, 10.8 assists and 3.3 rebounds last week, leading the Hawks to a four-game victory.
For Jokic, it was his second time this season to be a best of the week and the 11th time of his career, surpassing Anthony to become the player with the most awards of the week in Nuggets history. It is worth mentioning that Jokic and Anthony's jersey numbers are both no. 15, and Jokic's Nuggets career achievements have undoubtedly surpassed Anthony.
While Jokic has not had many weekly and monthly bests this season, he has long been at the top of the MVP list, which means that Jokic is likely to be MVP this season.
In terms of personal performance, Jokic is fully worthy of the MVP, and his performance this season is even better than last season, but because the Nuggets' record is not outstanding enough, Jokic does not have a clear advantage in the MVP competition. If the Nuggets had a better record this season, there would have been no suspense in the MVP attribution this season.
The Nuggets' record is understandable, because Murray and Porter Jr. have suffered injuries this season, without these two right and left arms, Jokic can also make the Nuggets' record equal to the Bucks, 76ers and other strong teams, which is very rare and proves jokic's value.
Without Jokic, the Nuggets would have been a fish-belly team this season. But with Jokic, the Nuggets are a strong team. From this point of view, Jokic is worthy of the MVP and is a really valuable player. However, the MVP is the most valuable player, and although Jokic led the Nuggets to a very good record, it is not the best in the league, so whether it can be called the most valuable is debatable.
In terms of record, Booker and Morant are undoubtedly more worthy of MVP, but their personal performance is still a certain gap compared to Jokic, the Suns and Grizzlies are inseparable from Booker and Morant, and the Nuggets are inseparable from Jokic. So on the whole, Jokic's hopes of winning the MVP this season are great.