There are less than 20 games left in the 2022-23 season, and the competition for playoff spots by various teams has entered a white-hot stage, but this year's regular season MVP competition has gradually lost suspense, and the NBA's official website announced the latest MVP rankings, and Jokic, who ranked first, has been ranked first for 9 consecutive periods.
Jokic averaged a triple-double (24.6 points, 11.7 rebounds and 10.0 assists) for the Denver Nuggets, who ranked No. 1 in the West, shooting 63 percent from the field, 40 percent from three-point range and 82 percent from the free throw line; Positive and negative values are the first in the league; No. 1 in the triple-doubles league; The only player in the league with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists.
The Serbian is expected to join Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and Larry Bird as the fourth player in NBA history to win three consecutive MVPs.
But former NBA player Kendrick Perkins, who is now an ESPN analyst, said the vote for the award was racist. On Wednesday's "First Take," Perkins acknowledged that only three players have won MVP outside of the league's top 10 points per game since 1990: Jokic won MVP for the first time in 2020-21, Dirk Nowitzki (2006-07) and Steve Nash (2004-05, 2005-06).
"What do these people have in common? Think about it. Perkins also tweeted a response similar to his response on TV, but the video has since been removed. I think Perkins is really out of words, pure gimmicks to attract traffic. Perkins has previously criticized Jokic on the show as a data brush, deliberately brushing assists to average a triple-double per game.
This kind of words is pouring dirty water on Jokic, you must know that about 80% of the NBA is black, not to mention Jokic is still Serb, Jokic as a migrant worker from a remote country who came to the United States, how can He De control the media to vote for himself. Just because of the color of your skin?
In the league, although Alphabet, Tatum, and Embiid are all strong contenders for regular season MVP, they don't have much chance. Jokic, whether it's statistics or team records, is well deserved to be ranked in the MVP list.