{"id":99916,"date":"2026-04-07T01:14:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T04:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/nikola-jokic-could-have-just-shuffled-his-way-to-the-top-of-the-mvp-conversation\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T01:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T04:15:00","slug":"nikola-jokic-could-have-just-shuffled-his-way-to-the-top-of-the-mvp-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/nikola-jokic-could-have-just-shuffled-his-way-to-the-top-of-the-mvp-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikola Jokic could have just shuffled his way to the top of the MVP conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div q:key=\"QW_7\"><!--qv q:key=QW_5--><!--qv q:id=5g q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Nikola Jokic was largely <a href=\"https:\/\/nugglove.com\/final-mvp-straw-poll-reveals-unusual-contempt-for-nikola-jokic\">counted out of the MVP race<\/a> by most accounts, and some, I&#39;m looking at you, Tim MacMahon, had Joker ranked as low as fourth place last week. But that was before <a href=\"https:\/\/nugglove.com\/nikola-jokic-showed-victor-wembanyama-what-makes-him-special\">Jokic hit the &#34;Sombor Shuffle&#34; over<\/a> the outstretched arms of the possible Defensive Player of the Year, Victor Wembanyama. And that was before the Nuggets had an outside shot of clawing back from the sixth to the third seed in the Western Conference playoffs.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=5h q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5i\">Nikola Jokic was largely <a href=\"https:\/\/nugglove.com\/final-mvp-straw-poll-reveals-unusual-contempt-for-nikola-jokic\">counted out of the MVP race<\/a> by most accounts, and some, I&#8217;m looking at you, Tim MacMahon, had Joker ranked as low as fourth place last week. But that was before <a href=\"https:\/\/nugglove.com\/nikola-jokic-showed-victor-wembanyama-what-makes-him-special\">Jokic hit the &#8220;Sombor Shuffle&#8221; over<\/a> the outstretched arms of the possible Defensive Player of the Year, Victor Wembanyama. And that was before the Nuggets had an outside shot of clawing back from the sixth to the third seed in the Western Conference playoffs.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_5--><!--qv q:id=5j q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Jokic&#39;s numbers have been crazy good, and Michael Pina at <em>The Ringer<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theringer.com\/2026\/04\/06\/nba\/nba-mvp-odds-awards-2026-shai-gilgeous-alexander-nikola-jokic-victor-wembanyama\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>thinks Jokic&#39;s season has been stellar. And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theringer.com\/2026\/04\/06\/nba\/nba-mvp-odds-awards-2026-shai-gilgeous-alexander-nikola-jokic-victor-wembanyama\" target=\"_blank\">he&#39;s got Jokic winning the MVP award<\/a> with only four games left to play. And it&#39;s enough to make you ask, are there more? Did people with MVP votes get swayed?<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=5k q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5l\">Jokic&#8217;s numbers have been crazy good, and Michael Pina at <em>The Ringer<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theringer.com\/2026\/04\/06\/nba\/nba-mvp-odds-awards-2026-shai-gilgeous-alexander-nikola-jokic-victor-wembanyama\" target=\"_blank\"\/>thinks Jokic&#8217;s season has been stellar. And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theringer.com\/2026\/04\/06\/nba\/nba-mvp-odds-awards-2026-shai-gilgeous-alexander-nikola-jokic-victor-wembanyama\" target=\"_blank\">he&#8217;s got Jokic winning the MVP award<\/a> with only four games left to play. And it&#8217;s enough to make you ask, are there more? Did people with MVP votes get swayed?<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_5--><!--qv q:id=5m q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>It&#39;s possible. Jokic just dominated the supposed &#34;most intimidating defender in the world&#34;  and nemesis in the MVP race to the tune of 40 points, 8 rebounds, 13 assists, and most importantly, outside of the win, zero turnovers. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=5n q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5o\">It&#8217;s possible. Jokic just dominated the supposed &#8220;most intimidating defender in the world&#8221;  and nemesis in the MVP race to the tune of 40 points, 8 rebounds, 13 assists, and most importantly, outside of the win, zero turnovers. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_5--><!--qv q:id=5p q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>The one big problem besides the Nuggets&#39; record that voters had with Jokic&#39;s game was the turnovers. But that zero brings him to 3.8 turnovers per game, the same he had in 2021-22 when he won MVP.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=5q q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5r\">The one big problem besides the Nuggets&#8217; record that voters had with Jokic&#8217;s game was the turnovers. But that zero brings him to 3.8 turnovers per game, the same he had in 2021-22 when he won MVP.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_5--><!--qv q:id=5s q:key=vcaa:\n\n<h2>Jokic is leading the NBA in rebounds and assists<\/h2>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=5t q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5u\">Jokic is leading the NBA in rebounds and assists<\/h2>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_5--><!--qv q:id=5v q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Nobody in NBA history has led the NBA in rebounds and assists in the same season. Jokic is about to do that. Two of the NBA&#39;s big three offensive categories. If we&#39;re going to talk about what&#39;s most valuable to your team, it&#39;s got to be Jokic. He&#39;s finding all the open guys, and the Nuggets are knocking down threes at a 39.6% rate.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=5w q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5x\">Nobody in NBA history has led the NBA in rebounds and assists in the same season. Jokic is about to do that. Two of the NBA&#8217;s big three offensive categories. If we&#8217;re going to talk about what&#8217;s most valuable to your team, it&#8217;s got to be Jokic. He&#8217;s finding all the open guys, and the Nuggets are knocking down threes at a 39.6% rate.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_5--><!--qv q:id=5y q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Joker is averaging a triple-double for the second season in a row, and he currently sits at 27.9 points, 12.9 rebounds, and 10.9 assists. And he&#39;s leading many advanced metrics. For the sixth season in a row, Jokic leads the league in PER, player efficiency rating, box plus minus, and offensive win shares.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=5z q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"60\">Joker is averaging a triple-double for the second season in a row, and he currently sits at 27.9 points, 12.9 rebounds, and 10.9 assists. And he&#8217;s leading many advanced metrics. For the sixth season in a row, Jokic leads the league in PER, player efficiency rating, box plus minus, and offensive win shares.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_5--><!--qv q:id=61 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<h2>Jokic&#39;s team record case is growing<\/h2>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=62 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"63\">Jokic&#8217;s team record case is growing<\/h2>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_5--><!--qv q:id=64 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>The Nuggets were just in sixth place in the West with seemingly no shot to get back to the third seed, but with four games to go, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nugglove.com\/lakers-newest-injury-may-open-playoff-door-nuggets-thought-was-closed\">unlikely is now looking<\/a> possible. The Nuggets have eight wins in a row, sit at 50-28, and they could leapfrog the Lakers in the standings to third with a win and a Lakers loss.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=65 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"66\">The Nuggets were just in sixth place in the West with seemingly no shot to get back to the third seed, but with four games to go, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nugglove.com\/lakers-newest-injury-may-open-playoff-door-nuggets-thought-was-closed\">unlikely is now looking<\/a> possible. The Nuggets have eight wins in a row, sit at 50-28, and they could leapfrog the Lakers in the standings to third with a win and a Lakers loss.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_5--><!--qv q:id=67 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>And if the Nuggets close the season out with 12 straight wins, get the three seed, then what&#39;s the case against Jokic? Voter fatigue?<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=68 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"69\">And if the Nuggets close the season out with 12 straight wins, get the three seed, then what&#8217;s the case against Jokic? Voter fatigue?<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_5--><!--qv q:id=6a q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Sure, the Nuggets aren&#39;t the best team in the NBA, but <a href=\"https:\/\/nugglove.com\/nikola-jokic-doesnt-look-ready-shed-label-hes-been-carrying-for-years\">Jokic is certainly playing like the best player<\/a> lately. The question is whether or not his historic year is going to be enough to get him over that bump.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6b q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6c\">Sure, the Nuggets aren&#8217;t the best team in the NBA, but <a href=\"https:\/\/nugglove.com\/nikola-jokic-doesnt-look-ready-shed-label-hes-been-carrying-for-years\">Jokic is certainly playing like the best player<\/a> lately. The question is whether or not his historic year is going to be enough to get him over that bump.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nugglove.com\/nikola-jokic-could-have-just-shuffled-his-way-to-top-of-mvp-conversation\">Fonte do Artigo <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nikola Jokic was largely counted out of the MVP race by most accounts, and some, I&#8217;m looking at you, Tim MacMahon, had Joker ranked as low as fourth place last week. 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