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Denver Nuggets center won NBA MVP this year, defeating 76ers Joel Embiid and Warriors point guard Stephen Curry confirmed Shams Charania. Jokic averaged 26.4 points, 8.3 assists and 10.8 rebounds in 72 games, shooting 56% from ground and 38% from depth. He also led the team in both offensive and defensive winning percentages.
When was he drafted?
Jokic was drafted in the second round with a 41st pick, an incredible play from Denver, who made a bet for the Serbian. The center had its incredible first season in 2018-19, which coincided with the Nuggets making the playoffs for the first time in quite some time. Jokic took up the pen and signed a new five-year, $ 148 million contract.
According to nba.com, Jokic “received 91 first-place votes and scored 971 total points from a global panel of 100 sports writers and broadcasters as well as the fan vote for the Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award, or 101 votes. Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, 586 points, finished second, followed by Golden State Warriors goaltender Stephen Curry, 453 points, in third place, Milwaukee Bucks forward Antetokounmpo, 348 points, in fourth place, and Phoenix Suns goaltender Chris Paul, 139 points, in fifth place. “
5th international player to win the MVP title
Jokic becomes the 5th international player to receive the MVP award, behind Hakeem Olajuwon, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokic. The Serbian had become famous long before he established himself as one of the best players in the world, but more because while the Nuggets were picking him, the TV draft was running a Taco Bell commercial.
