On May 9, Beijing time, ESPN reporters reported that Jokic has been elected the MVP of the regular season for the 2021-2022 season. It will be the second consecutive year he has been elected, the 12th player in history to do so. Previously, when Embiid came back, the official website reporter mistakenly called Embiid MVP, but the result was regrettable, Embiid won the scoring king but did not win this award, and may not even be able to win for a while. But in any case, Jokic is also well deserved, he still supported the team in the case of the other two core players of the Nuggets who were reimbursed for the season, played in the playoffs, and the personal data is also very good, he deserves the MVP award.
In the playoffs, although the Nuggets were swept by the Warriors' 4-1 gentleman, Jokic faced a tight defense, averaging 31 points, 13.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game, shooting 57.5%, very all-round, but also showed his super dominance on the inside.
In fact, Jokic is very inspirational, he is the only player in history to win the MVP, the second round show, let alone the superstar of the MVP of the two consecutive zhuang. But it is also strange, it is reasonable to say that players of this level will attract much attention before entering the election, why is Jokic only the 41st pick?
In the past, there were many very good European players, such as Ginobili was also at the end of the second round, Parker's pick was not high, and the alphabet brother was only the 15th pick. This is because there are two risks involved in selecting European players. First, the leagues they play in Europe, regardless of size or rules, are different from the NBA, coupled with cultural differences, many European players are not satisfied with the NBA after coming to the NBA and cannot adapt. More famous is the Rockets once selected the "European Kobe" - Spanolis, only a year of hasty playing before quitting the NBA and returning to Europe.
Second, European players may not play at all because they have a stable team position in their local league and are paid higher than the NBA's base salary players, plus they are close to home. Therefore, there are many international players in history who have been selected but have never been to the NBA from beginning to end, and this is not the case with Wang Zhelin in our country? Having been drafted by the Grizzlies for 6 years, there is no point in challenging the NBA.
Jokic's situation is even more special, when the scouts notice him, it can be said that there is no advantage at all, the players are all perfect muscles, Jokic is fat and fat, his former coach said he can drink 2 liters of Coke a day. But Jokic also showed his own side, being able to read the game and control the pace of the game.
However, because the league that Jokic played in at that time was only an unknown small league, the data and performance would not be recognized no matter how good, so 29 teams ignored Jokic, and the Nuggets also held a try-and-try mentality. After selecting Jokic, he continued to train for a year and lost weight before officially going to the NBA.
Nurkic's main center, Nurkic, was injured, and Jokic was given the chance to quickly become the starter and was established by the Nuggets as the new core. Rookies averaged 10+7+2.4 per game in the year and rose to 16.7 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.9 assists the following year. In 7 years, you can see Jokic's progress every year, he is also the first center player to win the MVP after O'Neal, whether he can end the glory of the small ball era and regain the inside line depends on his and Jokic's performance.