🏀Basketball Nuggets HC: Nikola Jokić Shouldn't Be Penalized in MVP Race for Winning Last 2

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Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone offered his honest assessment of any NBA MVP voter who may not choose star center Nikola Jokić to avoid giving him the award for the third straight year.


A player winning three straight MVP awards would not be unprecedented in NBA history. Bill Russell (1961-1963), Wilt Chamberlain (1966-1968) and Larry Bird (1984-1986) all accomplished the feat.

Jokić could be next. Per Basketball Reference, the big man leads the NBA in win shares per 48 minutes (.302) and box plus/minus (12.1). He's second in player efficiency rating (31.9) behind Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Dončić (32.5).