Nikola Jokic may just be putting together his best season. It still may not be enough to get the Denver Nuggets’ big man a third straight NBA MVP.
Nuggets point guard Ish Smith, who’s crossed paths with former league MVPs Russell Westbrook and Durant during his 13-team excursion, has a theory of why Jokic is not a front-runner.
Antetokounmpo, a two-time MVP winner, is on pace for his highest scoring average . Curry, another two-time winner, continues to shoot lights out from everywhere — 52.2% from the floor, 44.1% from 3-point range and 91.1% from the free throw line. Then there’s Tatum, who’s averaging more than 30 points a game as his Celtics have won a league-best 17 games.
“He’s not flashy. I love it,” Smith said of Jokic, the second-round pick in the 2014 draft. “I don’t think I’ve ever been around a superstar like that.”“I trust Nikola,” Malone said. “He’s proven over eight years that he’s going to make the right play time and time again. … He knows how to play the game. He knows when he needs to be aggressive and score for us.
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