Season by season, he dispelled those concerns and emerged first as an All-Star, then All-NBA and then MVP winner in 20. He was not a sure-fire, can't-miss lottery pick. But concerns existed: slow feet, can’t jump, out of shape and overweight. "My journey, I don't think it's that interesting," he said, refusing to open up about his life story. Building a Hall of Fame resume, Jokic was the 41 st pick in the second round in 2014 ― the greatest second-round pick in the league history and the only modern-day second-rounder to win MVP.įrom Sombor, Serbia, Jokic professes a love of family and horses and eschews fame and media appearances. Jokic added another chapter to his remarkable story.
From second-rounder from Serbia to NBA Finals MVP ∎ He is the lowest-drafted player to win the Finals MVP award, except for Moses Malone who was not selected in the draft. ∎ Jokic is the 11 th player to win at least two regular-season NBA MVPs and one NBA Finals MVP.
∎ Jokic, 28, is also the first player to have at least 500 points, 250 rebounds and 150 assists in a single postseason, and he led all players in total points (600), rebounds (269) and assists (190) in the 2023 NBA Playoffs, becoming the first player to lead all three categories in a single postseason. ∎ He is the first player to average at least 30.0 points, 14.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in an NBA Finals series. ∎ He had 27 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds in Game 1 32 points, 21 rebounds, 10 assists and two blocks in Game 3 and 23 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, three steals and three blocks in Game 4. He beat Miami with his scoring, rebounding, passing and defense. The Heat had minimal counters to Jokic’s gifted skillset. Nikola Jokic displays all-around game in NBA Finals "The job is done, we can go home now," Jokic told ESPN after the Nuggets' Game 5 win.
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He finished the series with 28 points, 16 rebounds and four assists in Game 5. In five games against the Heat, Jokic averaged 30.2 points, 14 rebounds and 7.2 assists. He is among the top-3 players in the league, and for his work against the Heat, Jokic earned Finals MVP. The Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat, 94-89, in Game 5 on Monday, capturing the franchise’s first NBA title.ĭespite his monotone pleas that he is just a one player, he is much more than that.
He didn’t win the award he didn’t care about, but earned the accomplishment he wanted. Go step-by-step and play every game to win a game, as simple as that." I'm just trying to win a game and just play every game. The Denver Nuggets’ reserved but influential star wanted to win the championship.ĭismissing individual stats in favor of team success, Jokic said, "My focus has never been those kinds of records or whatever the media are putting on me. DENVER ― Nikola Jokic claimed he didn’t care about winning a third consecutive regular-season MVP in 2022-23.Īll throughout the playoffs when he posted a statistical line in the box score that had never been accomplished in NBA history ― such as the first 30-point, 20-rebound triple-double in the Finals ― Jokic downplayed it.
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