In the early morning of Beijing time, the NBA reported that Jokic, the core center of the Denver Nuggets, officially became the regular season MVP of this season, which is the second time in his playing career that he has won this award, and it is also the second consecutive year that he has received this award.
As a Serbian, Jokic has continued to grow in the NBA, progressing from a second-round show to the most versatile center in the NBA, single-handedly supporting a playoff-level team. After Murray and Michael Potter Jr. were all reimbursed for injury season, the Nuggets were able to enter the playoffs without having to play the playoffs, and Jokic was instrumental.
This season, Jokic averaged 27.1 points, 13.8 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game in the regular season, leading the Nuggets to a record of 48 wins and 34 losses. In the first round of the playoffs, Jokic faced the Golden State Warriors alone, with 31 points, 13.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.6 steals, but was unfortunately eliminated and stopped in the first round.
In any case, Jokic's performance is commendable, and his rival Embiid is also strong and excellent, but he can still beat his opponent and win the regular season MVP.
However, Jokic's award was a little flawed, as he had been eliminated by the time the award was announced and entered the offseason. 16 years ago, in 2006, the Dallas Mavericks' Nowitzki also won his regular season MVP after being eliminated by the Warriors.
Also an all-round big man from Europe, also out of the first round, Jokic recreated The embarrassment of Nowitzki, but he is already a two-time regular season MVP and a new era of super center.