Nuggets’ Nikola Jokić wins third NBA MVP in four seasons

He can pass like Magic, board like Moses and shoot and scowl like Bird. On Wednesday, joined those legends as three-time winners of the league’s most coveted individual honor. Jokić, 29, the superstar born in Sombor, Serbia, was named NBA MVP for the third time in four seasons, defeating finalists ’s and . Jokić earned 79 first-place votes, while Gilgeous-Alexander earned 15. Dončić had four, while the Milwaukee Bucks’ had one.

An analytics marvel, Jokić again led the NBA in many advanced metrics — which he’s done for the last four years. No player contributes more to winning or creates more value over a replacement player than Jokić. He’s also a 36 percent 3-point shooter, an 82 percent foul shooter and shoots nearly 63 percent on shots from inside the arc. He cut down on his turnovers from last season, averaged 1.5 steals and nearly one blocked shot per game; he increased his scoring and rebounds from a season ago.

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