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Michael Malone Says Nikola Jokić Is His MVP After Getting 'Heat' for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Remark

The NBA announced on Wednesday that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won MVP, with Nikola Jokic finishing as runner-up for the 2024-25 season.
The voting followed a close second-round playoff series where Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City to a Game 7 win over Jokic's Nuggets.
Jokic posted season averages of nearly 30 points, over 12 rebounds, and just above 10 assists per game, becoming only the third player to maintain a triple-double average and the first ever to finish in the top three across all three statistical categories.
Jokic garnered 29 of the 100 first-place votes and ranked at least second on every ballot, while Gilgeous-Alexander secured 71 first-place votes and led the league with an average of 32.7 points per game.
Former Nuggets coach Michael Malone expressed that Jokic remains his top choice for MVP despite voter fatigue, emphasizing that if Jokic does not receive the award, it would mark one of the most impressive MVP-caliber seasons ever left unrecognized.

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Ex-Nuggets boss Michael Malone forced to clarify controversial remark on ESPN

FORMER Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone had to clear things up about a previous remark on live television. Malone’s clarification of a prior comment about the Oklahoma City Thunder star and 2024-25 NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander came ahead of Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. GettyMichael Malone is currently an ESPN analyst after being fired from the Denver Nuggets in the 2024-25 season after 10 years as the team’s head coach[/caption…

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Michael Malone says Nikola Jokić is his MVP after getting 'heat' for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander remark

The former Nuggets coach clarified what some fans thought was a subtle dig at Jokić

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"Make sure people in Denver know" - Michael Malone makes feelings clear after endorsing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as MVP over Nikola Jokic

Michael Malone said on Tuesday in Game 1 between the OKC Thunder and the Minnesota Timberwolves that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the MVP.

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Michael Malone Sets The Record Straight On His MVP Vote After Getting Heat From Nuggets Fans

Michael Malone clarifies who would get his vote for MVP this season.

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Malone clears air: Jokic, not SGA, my MVP choice

Former Nuggets coach Michael Malone, who drew the ire of Denver fans when he said Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander "showed why he's the MVP" earlier this week, said he would have picked Nikola Jokic if he had a vote this season.

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Jokic Should Have Won MVP

Bart Young. Getty Images.When Shai was named MVP, I tweeted out something pretty innocent. Pretty basic, right? Jokic is coming off one of the best seasons in NBA history, so it's pretty crazy for hi...

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