Nuggets star Nikola Jokic won his third NBA MVP trophy Wednesday, topping the Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Mavs' Luka Doncic.
Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of Michigan State University.continued to add to his legacy as one of the best NBA players ever Wednesday by winning his third Most Valuable Player trophy., who finished second and third, respectively, in the voting.
In his ninth season, Jokic played 79 games, his most since playing 80 games during the 2018-19 season. He joined Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in NBA history to finish top-five in total points , rebounds and assists in multiple seasons, according to research by ESPN Stats & Information. Elgin Baylor is the only other player to do so once.
Jokic averaged 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds and 9.0 assists -- all top 10 in each statistical category. He had 25 triple-doubles, second only to Sacramento'sPowered by Jokic, Denver finished the season fifth in offensive efficiency, eighth in defensive efficiency, and fourth in net rating. The Nuggets were one of four teams to rank top-10 in all three, along with the Celtics, Knicks and Thunder.
Of course, the humble Jokic often says he doesn't care about individual honors as much as he covets the championship. Jokic is trying to lead the Nuggets to a repeat as world champs.
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