How did Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets become the prohibitive favorite to win the N.B.A. At the end of last season, he was by consensus a great player, but he still finished a distant ninth in the M.V.P. But with two weeks left in this regular season, N.B.A. Going into Monday night’s games, Jokic ranked 11th with 26.2 points per game. That’s an improvement of 6.3 points a game from last season.

Source: New York Times May 03, 2021 21:22 UTC