On May 9, Beijing time, according to espnant reporters, Jokic was elected the MVP of the regular season this season. This is Jokic's second consecutive season as MVP. NBA officials expect to make the announcement later this week. Jokic created several miracles.
First, Jokic became the 13th player to be able to win the MVP for the second time.
Second, Jokic became the third international player in NBA history to be the MVP of Lianzhuang, after Nash (2005, 2006) and Alphabet Brother (2019, 2020).
Third, international players have won the regular season MVP for four consecutive seasons, and the last American player to win the MVP was Harden in the 2017-18 season.
Fourth, Jokic became the fifth center to win the regular season MVP multiple times. Russell (5 times), Chamberlain (4 times), Abbad Abdul-Jabbar (6 times) and Moses Malone (3 times) have all done it before.
Jokic has played in 74 regular season games this season, averaging 33.5 minutes per game, contributing 27.1 points, 13.8 rebounds, 7.9 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.9 blocks. He set career highs for both scoring and rebounding. Jokic finished 2,004 points, 1,019 rebounds and 584 assists in the regular season, becoming the first player in NBA history to have at least 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a single season.
Nuggets Murray missed the entire season, Michael Porter Jr. was reimbursed early for the season, and Jokic still led the Nuggets to the playoffs in the powerful West.
In contrast, both the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers missed the playoffs, which reflects Jokic's ability and is an important condition for him to win the MVP.
Salary expert Bobby Max interpreted: "Jokic is eligible to sign the largest contract in NBA history this offseason , $260 million for 5 years , and Jokic became the youngest player to be selected to sign a super salary player in the second round of the NBA." ”
Although Jokic was out in the first round of the playoffs, he is expected to be double-happy in the offseason.