On May 9, Beijing time, according to the famous woj report, Jokic was elected the MVP of this season's regular season. Jokic was elected MVP to rush to the top spot in the national hot search, but he also caused a big controversy.
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. In the first round of the playoffs, Jokic, who led the team with a single core, was eliminated by the Warriors.
Winning the MVP, Jokic brushed the record: 1, international players have won the regular season MVP for 4 consecutive seasons, and the last American player to win the MVP was Harden.
He became the third international player in NBA history to be the MVP of Lianzhuang, after nash (2005, 2006) and Alphabet Brother (2019, 2020).
He is also the fifth center to win the regular season MVP multiple times, behind Abdul-Abdul-Abdul-Abelle (6), Bill Russell (5), Chamberlain (4) and Moses Malone (3).
Jokic became the first center since Moses Malone to win the regular season MVP, who won MVP in two consecutive seasons in 1981-1982 and 1982-1983.
5. He became the 13th player in history to be the MVP of the regular season, and the fourth player in the current game, comparable to James, Curry and Alphabet Brother.
According to Nuggets reporter Mike Singer, Jokic has learned that he has received the MVP. However, without social media, he could not share his joy in the first place.
And, salary expert Bobby Marks reports, "Jokic is eligible to sign the largest contract in NBA history this offseason ($260 million for five years), and he will also be the youngest player to be selected to sign a super-salary player in the second round of the NBA." ”
However, Jokic's MVP nomination has also caused a lot of controversy, and many people have complained about Embiid. There is a picture of Embiid holding an MVP in his hand, which is called for him. There are also US media photos of Nash beating Kobe Bryant to get the MVP that year, bluntly saying that Embiid was robbed. "Grandstand Sports" posted a video P with the heads of Embiid and Jokic, ridiculing Embiid's reaction after the defeat, which was quite funny.