They preemptively changed their name to the Nuggets before the 1974–75 season, anticipating a move to the NBA (where Houston’s team already had the name). One of the founding teams of the American Basketball Association in 1967, the Denver Nuggets franchise was originally known as the Denver Rockets. Voting Results ⬇️ Ticket Marketplace of the Denver Nuggets He becomes the 13th player to win the award in consecutive seasons. This is the second Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award for Nikola Jokić, who also earned the honor last season. The balloting was tabulated by the independent accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP. The voting results for the 2021-22 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award are below. The commemorative trophy, composed of a solid crystal basketball, features the NBA 75 logo 3D laser etched and suspended within its center. Jokić will be presented with a special edition 75th Anniversary commemorative trophy today in celebration of the honor, gifted in addition to the Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award trophy, which he will receive later. Last season, he became the lowest-drafted player to win the Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award with the exception of three-time recipient Moses Malone, who was not selected in the NBA Draft.

The Nuggets selected Jokić with the 41st overall pick during the second round of the 2014 NBA Draft. With Denver trying to clinch a playoff spot late in the season, Jokić averaged 35.7 points, 16.3 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 2.14 steals in his final seven games. 24 and April 4).Ĭheck out the top moments from this year's Kia Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic's 2021-2022 season with the Denver Nuggets.īehind Jokić, the Nuggets (48-34) qualified for the NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel for the fourth consecutive season. He twice was named the Kia NBA Western Conference Player of the Month (January and March/April) and the NBA Western Conference Player of the Week (Jan. Jokić earned his fourth consecutive NBA All-Star selection and second straight All-Star start. He led the NBA in triple-doubles with 19 and double-doubles with 66, both single-season records for a Nuggets player. Jokić, 27, became the first player in NBA history to record at least 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a season and the first player to average at least 25.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists in a season. His career-high 58.3 field goal percentage was eighth highest in the NBA. He led the league in total rebounds (1,019) and total defensive rebounds (813). Jokić, who played 74 games and averaged 33.5 minutes, ranked sixth in the NBA in points, second in rebounds, eighth in assists, 12th steals and 33rd in blocks per game. In his seventh NBA season, Jokić averaged 27.1 points, 13.8 rebounds, 7.9 assists, 1.47 steals and 0.85 blocks per game, setting career highs in each category except assists (second highest). Jokić is the second European player to win the award more than once, joining Antetokounmpo, the MVP in the 2018-20 seasons. This is the first time that both the top three and four of the top five finishers in voting for the Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award are international players, with Jokić (Serbia), Embiid (Cameroon) and Antetokounmpo (Greece) comprising the top three and Dončić (Slovenia) joining them in the top five. The Nuggets travel 5,600 miles to Sombor, Serbia to present Nikola Jokic with his 2021-22 Kia MVP award. Players received 10 points for each first-place vote, seven points for each second-place vote, five points for each third-place vote, three points for each fourth-place vote and one point for each fifth-place vote. Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo finished in third place with 595 points (nine first-place votes), followed by Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker in fourth place with 216 points and Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Dončić in fifth place with 146 points. Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid finished in second place with 706 points (26 first-place votes). Jokić received 875 points (65 first-place votes) from a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters.

He becomes the 13th player to win the award in consecutive seasons, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain, Stephen Curry, Tim Duncan, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Moses Malone, Steve Nash and Bill Russell. This is the second Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award for Jokić, who also earned the honor last season. NEW YORK – Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić has been named the 2021-22 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player, the NBA announced today. 2021-22 Kia MVP Award, Nikola Jokic: Complete coverage.Nuggets center Nikola Jokic becomes the 13th player in NBA history to be named MVP in consecutive seasons.

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