On May 9, Beijing time, although the NBA league has not yet been officially announced, the famous WOJ has revealed in advance that the Nuggets core Jokic won the MVP. Jokic, a second-round show hit, is the regular season MVP, who will set a series of records and is expected to sign the NBA's largest five-year, $260 million contract this summer.
Jokic has led the team forward in almost a single-core mode this season, after all, the second boss Murray has not played a season, and the new star Porter Jr., who has just signed a top salary, is also reimbursed for the injury season in advance, and neither of them has returned in the playoffs. In addition, Nuggets main Dozier is also reimbursed for the injury season, the team suffered too many injury problems, Jokic can also lead the team to the 6th place in the West, even if the playoffs lose 1-4 to the Warriors, Jokic's performance is still excellent.
Jokic's season is similar to the nash of the past, able to continue to lead the team to a good record in the case of a core teammate injury, and he also played a high-quality personal performance, thus helping him to win the regular season MVP, and Jokic also created a series of records.
First, Jokic helped international players achieve the MVP of the regular season, namely the MVP from Greece in 2019 and 2020, Jokic from Serbia in 2021 and 2022 won the MVP, and the last time the American player won the MVP was Harden who played for the Rockets in 2018.
Second, Jokic became the third international player in NBA history to win the regular season MVP, the first two being Nash in 2005 and 2006, and alphabet brother in 2019 and 2020.
Third, Jokic became the fifth center in NBA history to win the regular season MVP at least twice, and the top 4 were ranked according to the number of MVPs, namely Tiango Abdul 6 times, Rings King Bill Russell 5 times, Boss Chamberlain 4 times, and Moses Malone 3 times.
Fourth, Jokic's MVP last season came from excellent performance and full attendance of the Ironman contribution, this season Jokic although missed 8 regular season games, but the regular season stage reached at least 2000 points + 1000 rebounds + 500 assists, becoming the first person in history in a single season.
Fifth, Jokic became the 14th player in NBA history to win the regular season MVP at least twice.
Of course, Jokic was alone in the playoffs, and his Nuggets were eliminated by the Warriors 1-4 for a round trip, so they could not match the miracles of James and Curry. In the last 19 years, only three single-season regular season MVPs have won the championship, namely James in 2012 and James in 2013, plus Curry in 2015.
With Jokic winning the regular season MVP again, he is expected to complete an early contract extension with the Nuggets this summer, after all, he currently has only one season left on a $33.34 million contract. Once Jokic chooses to renew his contract early, according to salary expert Bobby Marks, Jokic can get up to a five-year, $260 million top salary contract, which will create the largest contract record in NBA history and will become the youngest player in history to sign a super-maximum contract in a second-round show.
As for Jokic, once Murray and Porter Jr. return next season, there is no doubt that the Nuggets will still be one of the favorite teams in the West to compete for the title.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)