On May 9, Beijing time, according to the news of the famous Woj, Nuggets star Nikola Jokic was elected the most valuable player of the regular season for the second consecutive season, and it is expected that an official announcement will be issued this week. With this news, Jokic successfully rushed to the national hot search, causing heated discussion among netizens.
Although Jokic was eliminated 4-1 by the Warriors in a round of playoffs this year, his performance in the regular season is still worthy of recognition. With Murray season reimbursement and Porter Jr. playing only nine games, Jokic averaged 27.1 points, 13.8 rebounds, 7.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game, leading the team to 48 wins and 34 losses alone, and entering the playoffs as the 6th in the West. Jokic has six stats that are ranked first in the team, and a number of high-level data are at the top of the league list, and this time the success can be said to be well-deserved.
Jokic won the regular season MVP and successfully set a new 7 record.
First, Jokic is the 13th player in history to win the regular season MVP, and the 4th in active service;
Second, Jokic is the fourth player in the active game to win the regular season MVP multiple times, and the other 3 are James, Curry and Alphabet Brother;
Third, Jokic is the third international player in history to win the regular season MVP, the first two being Nash in 05 and 06 and Alphabet brother in 19 and 20 years;
Fourth, Jokic is the fifth center in history to win the regular season MVP multiple times, with the first four being Abdul-Jabbar, Russell, Chamberlain and Moses Malone
Fifth, Jokic is the first center player to win the MVP in nearly 40 years since Moses Malone in 1983;
Sixth, the league has awarded MVPs to foreign players for four consecutive years, and the last time the U.S. mainland won MVP was Harden in 18 years;
Seventh, Jokic is the seventh player in history to win less than 60% of the MVP, the top 6 are Petit in 1956, Bob McAdoo in 1975, Abdul Abdul Abdul 1976, Moses Malone in 1979, Moses Malone in 1982, and finally Westbrook in 2017.
With Jokic successfully winning the regular season MVP, he is hopeful that he will reach a five-year, 256 million renewal with the Nuggets this offseason, and once Jokic agrees to a renewal, he will set a record for the highest salary in history. Jokic had already made it clear that he was willing to stay in the city of Denver.
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)