If you go back and look at some of Jokic’s draft profiles, he is praised for his IQ, work ethic, passing ability and feel for the game but slammed for a number of reasons. He is described as slow, ...

Nikola Jokic has dominated the NBA for the last half decade. He may not be the fastest, or the strongest or the highest jumper, but no one in the game does more for their team than the Serbian ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 18 rebounds and eight assists, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 140-127 on Monday night. Jamal Murray scored 34 points for the ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Maybe Nikola Jokic insisted on playing because the ... “If you want to use that card, I’m all for it. But the one year Nikola didn’t win it, we were the No. 1 seed in ...

Nikola Jokic got his ... point that sways voters? If Jokic finishes the season averaging a 30-point triple-double and leads the Nuggets to 55 wins (both on the cards), he might have done enough ...

Nikola Jokic has once again proven why he is considered one of the premier players in the NBA. He put his offensive brilliance to work during the Denver Nuggets’ recent victory over the Oklahoma ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, right, drives against Denver Nuggets center Nikola ...

With just over a month left in the NBA season, the MVP race has narrowed down to just Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (the betting favorite) and Nikola Jokić (the numbers favorite). And on Monday ...

Over the past five years, Nikola Jokic has held the title of the best player in the NBA, winning three of the last four MVPs and, somewhat ironically, winning his first championship and Finals MVP ...

The 2024-25 MVP race has been one of the tightest in recent memory, coming down to two players who have dominated the league all season: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic. “This is my ...

Many fans have been looking forward to the matchup between the NBA's top two MVP candidates, Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and they are being treated to two consecutive nights of it.