Michael Malone says he still backs Nikola Jokic for MVP
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On Friday, Nikola Jokic was named to the All-NBA First Team. "Consistent greatness," posted the official social media account of the Denver Nuggets. Upon the release of the announcement, some fans took to social media, sharing their thoughts on the Denver Nuggets' latest Nikola Jokic announcement.
For the fifth time in Nikola Jokic's career, Denver's do-it-all center garnered first-team All-NBA honors. The teams were announced prior to Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals series between the Pacers and Knicks on TNT.
They weren't that thin for the Denver Nuggets. They were as thick as Nikola Jokić. The best player in the world had the 68-win Thunder on the ropes multiple times. Jokić outplayed presumptive MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in a second-round series that went seven games but ended in an OKC blowout.
KSE Chairman and Denver Nuggets executive Josh Kroenke held his end-of-season media availability on Thursday afternoon, where he responded to Nikola Jokic's comments about the team's roster construction following Denver's Game 7 loss.
2024-25 featured one of the best NBA MVP races in NBA history. Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander both delivered tremendous campaigns that forced voters to think long and hard about their decision.
When the Nuggets won their championship, they looked like a team that could win multiple titles. They had the best player in the world in Nikola Jokić, a guard in Jamal Murray who was an ideal complement on offense and had built out an eight-man rotation that fit together perfectly. The problem was they couldn't (or wouldn't) re-sign everyone.
Gilgeous-Alexander was announced as the NBA’s MVP the following night.
One player that will likely be staying in Denver during the offseason is Nikola Jokic, who put together arguably the best season of his career. Because of this, Jokic was a finalist for the 2024-25 Kia NBA MVP award which was announced on Wednesday night ahead of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Nuggets president and team governor Josh Kroenke revealed that Malone and GM Calvin Booth were not seeing eye-to-eye, and their clash of philosophies was beginning to affect the team. Rather than picking a side, Kroenke let go of both and gave the team a fresh start.