Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic play to a draw in back-to-back games between top MVP candidates

Nuggets' Nikola Jokić says he's 'playing the best basketball' of his life as Michael Malone makes his MVP case

Jokić said that if he doesn't win his fourth MVP award, OKC's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 'deserves it'

Nikola Jokic knows this is his magnum opus. But Michael Malone is still his MVP campaign manager

OKLAHOMA CITY — Maybe Nikola Jokic insisted on playing because the immediate challenge represented a greater good. The Nuggets were 3-12 against other teams seeded in the top four of either conference, and Jokic was keenly aware of it. Their collective self-esteem needed first aid. Symptoms would only worsen with back-to-back losses to the first-place team in the West. Maybe his defiance of Michael Malone’s suggestion was an act of stubborn prid…

OKC Coach Mark Daigneault Found a Creative New Way to Slow Down Nikola Jokic

Thunder coach uses rookie to literally slow down Nikola Jokic.

Is Nikola Jokic About to Steal MVP? Our Poll Says Yes.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the heavy favorite to win, but our NBA staff doesn’t see it that way. With one month left, we asked 10 writers to dish their MVP picks. (Spoiler alert: The results are wild.)

2025 NBA MVP Race: 5 Hot Takes On Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, More

Nikola Jokic Had A Very Measured Response To The MVP Race With Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Getty Image 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 in the one year he did not take home the regular season MVP honor. This year, Jokic is again part of a two-man MVP conversation, but finds himself second on the odds sheet to Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. This weekend, the Thunder …