Kings coach Alvin Gentry believes Nikola Jokic deserves to win back-to-back MVP awards, Harrison Wind of DNVR Sports tweets. Jokic carried Denver past Sacramento on Wednesday with 38 points, 18 rebounds and seven assists. “He’s just a different beast. He doesn’t get shaken,” Gentry said. “He just does what they need to do to win the game…Watching him play, it’s hard to believe that he won’t be the MVP again.”
We have more on the Nuggets:
- Despite winning the MVP last season, Jokic still doesn’t get the same recognition as some other NBA stars. Jokic says it doesn’t bother him that he’s not one of “faces” of the NBA, as he told Rohan Nadarni of Sports Illustrated. “I don’t think about it. It would be a really nice thing, yes,” Jokic said. “I don’t want that or need that. I’m fine with where I am right now with my status in the NBA.”
- DeMarcus Cousins has given the team another dimension, Mark Schindler of Basketball News writes. The Nuggets are 13-1 in games in which Cousins has played. He has bolstered their bench and developed chemistry with Bones Hyland on pick-and-roll situations. Cousins was signed for the remainder of the season late last month.
- Monte Morris has been an unheralded reason for the Nuggets’ 12-2 record over the past 14 games, Mike Singer of the Denver Post notes. He’s averaging 13.5 PPG, 4.9 APG and 2.8 RPG during that span. “Him and Nikola have the same kind of impact,” coach Michael Malone said. “We take our time, we get set, we space the floor, we read the defense. He knows that Nikola’s going to garner so much attention, he’s got to keep the defense honest.”
Based on how he played tonight Embiid also thinks Jokic should win MVP.
If Jokic doesn’t get the MVP will be the biggest robbery in the league’s history, as simple as!
mmmm not sure about the “biggest” but it will be a a robbery for sure.
Im shocked that a lot of the talk is going towards Embiid… I have Jokic as frontrunner and behind him Giannis. Embiid is the 3rd best candidate IMO. Giannis should be in the conversation with Jokic, not Embiid, he is the far superior defender, scoring the same amount of points with better efficency and a better distributor for his teammates.
If Embiid is the MVP it will be because, (of course his season is being awesome, dont get me wrong) of the media getting tired of Giannis and Jokic, both euro players in small market teams.
He tried his best last night but was doing it alone and flinging up 3 balls – his legs were gone. 4 in 5 and the second of a back to back after getting in at 4am. 26-12-8 is his stat line when he plays poorly.
Embiid crumbles against elite teams. Jokic goes beast mode against Elite teams. dude took out PG/Kawhi by himself while Embiid cried after losing to Kawhi with a superteam
I think Giannis has the slight edge over Jokic and Embiid right now with Morant and Doncic having a punchers chance. Really still up in the air. Depends where teams finish.