REPORT: Nuggets Center Nikola Jokic Voted NBA MVP Again

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic dribbles up the court while bleeding against the Memphis Grizzlies at Ball Arena on April 7, 2022. (Photo: Ethan Mito/Clarkson Creative/Getty Images)

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He has done it again.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has been voted the NBL Most Valuable Player for the second straight season, according to a report by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowksi.

The formal announcement should be forthcoming this week.

Jokic averaged a career-high 27.1 points and 13.8 rebounds per game, along with 7.9 assists.

He also became the first player in NBA history with 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a season.

Jokic is the 13th player in league history to win the award in back-to-back seasons, joining Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Steve Nash, Tim Duncan, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Moses Malone, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlin and Bill Russell.