A Golden Chance has offered itself to Nikola Jokic allowing him to seal himself among the company of high rankings. The professional football player who is also a center performer for the Denver Nugget already won two NBA MVP awards to his name and the third one would place him alongside the great elite like Wilt Chamberlain in the history of the NBA books.
Jokic had picked up his first MVP award when he took a massive leap in performance. The Nuggets finished the season in third place in the Western Conference, with Jokic reaching a whopping average of 26.4 points per game. During that time, the score signified a high career goal for Jokic, whose previous average was 19.9 points per game. Even with that, the then-26-year-old was restated speaking out that he rather would win a championship than an MVP award. At the time, the true center to win the award was Shaquille O'Neal.
This year's MVP race has been a tightly contested one and the regular season has closely come to an end. Even though the playoffs have no pertinence on who wins the MVP award, this has not stopped the confer regarding who the right winner should be. Jokic and the other MVP finalists, Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo, all have their sights set on an NBA title, but a third MVP award would be a record-breaking achievement for Jokic.
How Many Times Nikola Jokic Won Most Valuable Player Award (MVP)
According to Sportskeeda, Nikola Jokic who also represents the Serbian national team has won the Most Valuable Player Award two consecutive times
In the 2020-21 season, he was a big favorite to win the MVP award. He finished the season averaging a whopping 26.4 points per game.
In the 2021-22 season, Jokic was presented with his second MVP award, beating his runner-up Joel Embiid. He once again managed to improve his play on both ends of the floor and he averaged 27.1 points per game, a new career-high to go along with a 58.3% field goal percentage
And now, the Nugget star Nikola Jokic is again nominated for a third straight MVP award and this could make him the first player to win three straight MVP awards after Hall of Farmer Larry Bird in 1984-1986 however, the other MVP finalists, Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo, all have their sights set on an NBA title.
This third straight award would forever set Jokics name in NBA history but if he misses the chance, then he'll have to wait till he gets a new opportunity.