Opening the season hot averaging a triple-double with 24.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 13.5 assists, ... [+] MVP buzz for Nikola Jokic is heating up. I think there is a better player than me that is going to win MVP. I was just trying to play good team basketball, that’s all I’m trying to do.”When it comes to “just” playing good basketball this season, Jokic is succeeding in spades. Nikola Jokic’s MVP stock is rising, with his odds at Bet365 jumping quickly from +2500 to +2000 to +1100 in the last three days. If enough of the necessary boxes were checked, it might just finally be time that the NBA is ready for a Nikola Jokic as MVP.

Source: Forbes December 30, 2020 21:11 UTC