The Magnificent Relatability of Nikola Jokic

The Nuggets superstar continues to rack up the accolades and write his story, but it is done in an unprecedented way, befitting of such a unique basketball player and human being

The Denver Nuggets are currently in a second round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves. They lost the first two games due to a never-ending rotation of big men thrown at Nikola Jokic and stellar perimeter defense by Jaden McDaniels and Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and that’s before accounting for the greatness of Anthony Edwards. But there is hope as Denver blew out Minnesota in Game 3 to stay alive in the series. It is a turbulent time for the defending champs to say the least. Amid this chaos, however, their star Nikola Jokic won his third MVP award.

It is the third time in four seasons that the Nuggets center has been crowned as basketball’s best player. It is the most dominant string over the award since LeBron James won four of five MVP awards from 2008–2013. It was a remarkable season by Jokic who finished in the top ten in the following categories this season:

- Points per game: 10th

- Rebounds per game: 4th

- Assists per game: 3rd

- Field goal percentage: 10th