Jokic, Gilgeous Alexander, Doncic Among this Year’s NBA MVP Candidates
Nikola Jokic (Denver), Shai Gilgeous Alexander (Oklahoma City), and Luka Doncic (Dallas) were selected as MVP candidates for the 2023-2024 season of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
On the 22nd (Korean time), the NBA announced the list of candidates for major individual awards for the 2023-2024 regular season.
Three players from the Western Conference were named as candidates for the Most Valuable Player. 온라인카지노
Denver’s Jokic appeared in 79 games in the regular league this season, scoring 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds, and 9 assists.
Jokic was selected as the regular league MVP in succession in 2021 and 2022,
and will attempt to regain the MVP title for the first time in two years this year.
Last season, Joel Embiid (Philadelphia) was selected as the regular league MVP.
Gilgeous Alexander scored 30.1 points, 6.2 assists, and 5.5 rebounds in 75 games.
Gilgeous Alexander’s Oklahoma City and Jokic’s Denver both recorded 57 wins and 25 losses,
but Oklahoma City took first place in the Western Conference due to its superior record.
Doncic appeared in 70 games, scoring 33.9 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 9.8 assists, averaging close to a triple-double.
Dallas ranked 5th in the West with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses.
Gilgeous Alexander and Doncic have yet to win MVP awards.
Three candidates for the Rookie of the Year Award were Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio), Chet Holmgren (Oklahoma City), and Brandon Miller (Charlotte).
Also nominated for the Coach of the Year award were Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault,
Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch, and Orlando Magic coach Jamal Mosley.
Coach Mosley is a coach who has experience playing as a foreign player for Seoul Samsung, a domestic professional basketball team in the 2004-2005 season.