• The Canadian Press

    Inside the NBA MVP Race: Jokic's consistency was key, and No. 1 picks were denied the trophy again

    A look at some notes and numbers surrounding the NBA's MVP race this season: ___ MULTIPLE TOP 10s Denver's Nikola Jokic was the only player in the league to rank among the top 10 in points (10th), rebounds (4th) and assists (3rd) per game this season, which surely went a long way toward voters giving him the MVP award for the third time in four years. There were only three other players who ranked among top 10 in two of those categories. Dallas' Luka Doncic won the scoring title and was second i

  • The Canadian Press

    Jokic wins NBA's MVP award, finishing ahead of Canada's Gilgeous-Alexander in voting

    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, topping Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the voting. It was the third time Jokic has won 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 — an

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