The NBA MVP is selected annually by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters who vote for the players they believe are the best in the league. This format, which started in 1980, sees each member of the panel vote for their top three players. Every first-place vote is worth five points...
Gilgeous-Alexander has gone from All-Star talent to franchise building block :: Alonzo Adams/USA TODAY Sports For me, this is a two-player race between SGA andLauri Markkanen, who has been a flamethrower for the Jazz. My fake vote goes to SGA, because I think the leap he’s made in...
Ironically, in Joker’s prime the season in which he didn’t win NBA MVP, he captured NBA Finals MVP as the Nuggets won the championship. Perhaps the NBA’s 100 media members who vote on the award shouldn’t have felt the NBA’s MVP award should go to someone else other than Joker ...
One viewer even said Jokic would trade his MVP trophy for a horse if he could. While some fans commented on the Joker’s lackluster reaction to the award, others were more focused on who the MVP award went to. Fans want different MVP While many fans were cheering J...
ESPN, citing sources, first reported that Jokic would be named the MVP. The Nuggets' 7-foot center was the first player in league history to eclipse 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a season. And that sort of dominance by the player nicknamed “Joker" helped convince vot...
The reigning MVP has dominated the fantasy landscape so far, and Denver is starting to click after a slow start. They started the season 0-2, and this was their first win over a team that isn’t expected to have a chance at drafting Cooper Flagg. However, if you take a glass half ...
How the NBA MVP Straw Poll works To gauge where the MVP race stands heading into the All-Star break, ESPN asked 100 media members to participate in an informal poll that mimics the NBA's postseason award voting process. To make the balloting as realistic as possible, there were ...
"We played against the reigning MVP, who probably should win it again," Kerr told reporters after the game. "I don't have a vote, but Jokic is just an unbelievable player and was spectacular tonight. He makes all of his teammates better. He makes defense so difficult because no ...
This just in from Shai: with all due disrespect to Shaq, Joker got my MVP vote… – 9:16 PM Tas Melas @TasMelas Nikola Jokic with 15 first half shots looking like 2023 champ Jokic when he shot 30 times twice in Round 2, the most he took the entire postseason. ...
Kerr said Jokic’s strong play this season is deserving of another MVP award. "I don’t have a vote, but Jokic is just an unbelievable player and was spectacular tonight," the Warriors coach said. "He makes his teammates better, he makes defense so difficult because no matter what you ...