Nikola Jokić joins a short list of the game's all-time greats in securing his third MVP.
Nikola Jokic did it all again. And the MVP trophy is his again. Jokic, the Denver Nuggets star from Serbia, was announced Wednesday night as the NBA's Most Valuable Player — his third time winning the award in the past four seasons, a feat that just six other players in league history have accomplished. He averaged 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds and 9.0 assists. Others averaged more in each category — and Jokic has had better years in each of those categories — but he was the only player to rank in
The Nuggets superstar joined exclusive company with his third NBA MVP award, which comes with unfair responsibility.
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