Shai Gilgeous-Alexander favored to win MVP

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NBA MVP ladder: OKC Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is holding off Nikola Jokic
Those in the running are sprinting toward the finish line. OKC Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the pack in NBA.com's latest MVP ladder, which released Friday, but Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic isn't far behind after a historic performance.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic Top 2025 NBA MVP Voting in Final ESPN Straw Poll
If Jokić were to win, he would become the sixth player in NBA history with at least four MVP awards. The current group includes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (six), Michael Jordan (five), Bill Russell (five), LeBron James (four) and Wilt Chamberlain (four).
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander remains in top spot of NBA's MVP ladder as race is all but over
As the 2024-25 regular season enters its last week, the MVP race is all but over. Sitting atop the NBA's MVP ladder for a third straight week, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is on his way to capture the prestigious trophy for the first time in his career.

Nuggets, Warriors and Nikola Jokic

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Curry stars as Warriors defeat Jokic's Nuggets
Steph Curry continued his scintillating form, dropping 36 points against Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets Storm chasers and meteorologists alike say this week has been unlike any other, with repeated storm threats in the same states day after day.
How the exhausted Warriors slowed down MVP candidate Jokic, high-powered Nuggets
Aside from the grueling schedule that saw the Warriors play the second night of a back-to-back after finishing a six-game, two–week road trip with one of West’s top teams, Green had just finished battling with MVP candidate Nikola Jokic.
Steph Curry fuels rare Warriors victory over Nikola Jokic and Nuggets
They won Tuesday in Memphis, fueled by Stephen Curry’s otherworldly shooting. Then they won again Thursday in Los Angeles, beating the Lakers behind Curry and a big game from Brandin Podziemski. But the Golden State Warriors validated their playoff push in an entirely new way Friday night — they conquered Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets.
SI:AM | Nikola Jokic Makes One Last MVP Push With Historic 60-Point Triple Double
Jokic has won three of the last four MVP awards and has been excellent again this season. He’s averaging a career-best 29.7 ...
Nikola Jokic's injury report (April 6, 2025) - Is the Denver Nuggets star playing tonight against the Indiana Pacers?
The Denver Nuggets face the Indiana Pacers tonight with Nikola Jokic confirmed to play, providing a crucial boost. Jamal ...
Ime Udoka's 'numbers' take on Nuggets' Nikola Jokic amid MVP race
Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka shared his take on this year’s MVP race between Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai ...
SGA and Jokic have put on an MVP race for the ages
It's been a foregone conclusion for weeks, if not months, that the NBA MVP award will go to one of two players. With 10 days left in the 2024-25 season, there's only one thing left to determine in one ...
Nikola Jokic classily defended Russell Westbrook after his last-minute collapse against the Timberwolves
If there's only one person on the Denver Nuggets who deserves to be mad at Russell Westbrook for his poor decision-making in ...
Cleveland Cavaliers Make Major MVP Push for Donovan Mitchell
With just five games remaining in the regular season, the Cleveland Cavaliers are one win away from clinching the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. The 62-15 Cavs are also four games shy of tying ...
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"Jokic and Giannis have passed KD" - NBA fans react to ex-Knicks guard ranking Nikola Jokic over Kevin Durant in all-time convo
Speaking on their "To The Baha" podcast, co-host Theo Pinson raised the question of whether Kevin Durant was still in front of Nikola Jokic in terms of all-time ratings.