On May 10, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs are fiercely fighting, and the awards of the regular season are also being revealed, the most concerned of which is the ownership of the MVP. Woj reported that Jokic was elected regular season MVP this season. This will be the second consecutive year that Jokic has been elected MVP, and NBA officials expect to make the announcement later this week.
Surprised by this news? In fact, it is expected, after all, before the playoffs began, some media people posted their votes, of which Jokic was in the leading position.
Jokic's performance this season is indeed very good, playing in 74 games in the regular season, averaging 33.5 minutes per game, contributing 27.1 points, 13.8 rebounds, 7.9 assists and 1.5 steals, and is the only player in the league to score, net and assist in the top ten in the league this season. He is also the first player in history to contribute 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a single season.
Of course, Jokic's election has also been questioned by many people, and he led the Nuggets only sixth in the West and was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. It's important not to add the current playoff performance to it, because this is a regular season award, and if it weren't for Jokic, the Nuggets would be in the bottom of the West, which is his value to the team.
This is also Jokic's 2 consecutive years of MVP election, but also set a record of 5, becoming the third consecutive MVP international player in NBA history, the first two are Nash and Alphabet Brother; the first center since Moses Malone to win the regular season MVP; the 13th consecutive regular season MVP in history, the fourth in active duty; the fifth center player in history to win the regular season MVP multiple times; the international player has won the regular season MVP for 4 consecutive seasons, the first time in NBA history.
With the early exposure of the MVP awards, the most regrettable thing is Embiid, who is also worthy of being elected, but unfortunately only one person can be elected. But for Embiid, he still has a chance, has shown dominance this season, and now that he has not been able to get it, he will continue to work hard in the following season. At present, he is still in the competition of the Eastern Conference semifinals, with a 2-2 draw with the Heat, he can also turn his grief into strength and rush to the championship.