I am an SGA fan, but if a guy who averages a triple double and leads the league in rebounds and assists is not the MVP, I don’t know what the definition is.
Rebounds per game: 12.9 (1st)
Assists per game: 10.7 (1st)
Nikola Jokić is the first player to lead the NBA in both RPG and APG in a season since 1969-70 (when leaders began to be determined by per-game averages).
The 3x Kia NBA MVP continues to make history 🃏
NIKOLA JOKIĆ DOMINATES IN DENVER'S COMEBACK WIN 🚨
35 points
14 boards
13 assists
5 steals
9 STRAIGHT WINS for the @nuggets... as Joker becomes the first player with multiple 35/10/10/5 games since 1973-74!
Jokic last four games:
33 PTS | 15 REB | 12 AST
23 PTS | 21 REB | 19 AST
23 PTS | 17 REB | 17 AST
22 PTS | 14 REB | 14 AST
Has more triple-doubles this season than he had in any of his MVP seasons.
Most assists in a game by a center:
22 — Nikola Jokic
21 — Wilt Chamberlain
19 — Nikola Jokic
19 — Wilt Chamberlain
18 — Nikola Jokic
18 — Nikola Jokic
17 — Nikola Jokic
17 — Nikola Jokic
17 — Nikola Jokic
17 — Nikola Jokic
17 — Wilt Chamberlain
16 — Nikola Jokic (13x)
Serbia has a population of just 6.6 million and yet they have the best basketball player in the world and the greatest tennis player of all time in Nikola Jokic and Novak Djokovic.
Amazing. 🇷🇸💪🏻