Since Denver got Murray, the team's rebuilding has slowly gotten on track, especially with Jokic at the core, which was a turning point for the Nuggets. As a defender, Murray's excellent shooting ability has brought him a very explosive scoring ability, coupled with Jokic's historical passing ability, the two's "two-man turn" has a good time. Isn't that? In the first round of the playoffs of the 19-20 season, Murray scored 50+ points in two games, reversing the Jazz with a 1-3 deficit; in addition, the two eliminated the healthy Clippers and successfully reached the Stage of the Western Conference Finals after also trailing 1-3 in the semifinals.
At this point, we have seen the power of the combination of "Murray + Jokic", as long as it remains healthy, there is no doubt that there is no doubt that there is a top team in the West. Murray suffered an injury in a game against the Warriors in the 20-21 season, and then announced that the season reimbursement has not yet returned; the rising star Porter Jr. is also due to a back injury, season reimbursement and can not help the team go further. The 21-22 regular season became Jokic's "one-man show", without too many powerful helpers, almost single-handedly carrying the team forward.
But so what? Jokic still used his own strength to force Carry, and helped the Nuggets to play the sixth place in the West, and still occupied the top spot in the MVP list for a long time. In the regular season, Jokic averaged 27.1 points, 13.8 rebounds, 7.9 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.9 blocks per game, shooting 58% from the field and 34% from three-point range. By the playoffs, Jokic averaged 31 points, 13.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.6 steals and 1 block per game, shooting 57.5 percent from the field and 27.8 percent from three-point range. This is the embodiment of his strength, able to play very steadily, so that the team can move forward steadily.
Even though they were eliminated 4-1 by the Warriors, fans who have watched the game must remember that the Warriors won in G5 not easily, and they could not limit Jokic's score. The reason why they can't win is that their teammates can't give more powerful responses, and the Warriors have more points. In other words, if the Nuggets have Murray and Porter Jr., who will die? Jokic has a lot of means to help his teammates score, and this is his great influence, like a magician with the ability to turn decay into magic.
So can he win the MVP? Throughout history, MVP winners must have excellent team records to support in addition to their personal excellent and eye-catching data. However, in the 16-17 season, Westbrook won the award with the support of explosive data, and it is also possible that Jokic will win the award with the sixth place in the West. Isn't that? And just now, Wooj said sources told ESPN that Jokic was elected regular season MVP this season and is expected to make an official announcement this week.
As a well-known journalist in the industry, the credibility of Wj's information is beyond doubt, and Jokic's winning the MVP is a high probability event. Even though he was ruthlessly eliminated by the Warriors 4-1, what awaited him was a succession of beautiful things: in this offseason, Jokic is eligible to renew the Nuggets' contract for 5 years and 270 million, and the team will naturally offer the fat contract, depending on Jokic's personal wishes. In fact, he can still try again, after all, Murray and Porter Jr. will return in the new season, and such a lineup to impact the championship is still worth looking forward to.
If you really can't wait to take the championship into your arms, Jokic can find a way to join the Lone Ranger and join Luca in the championship. Perhaps as the fans said, we don't know whether the two can join forces to win the championship, the picture must be very good. The role of the little fairy, two basketball geniuses working together, will certainly be able to bring more wonderful cooperation, after all, they are natural commanders, and the team's offensive firepower will continue.