Inside the Epic Rivalry Shaping the 2026 NBA MVP Race: Assassin or Alien?

Inside the Epic Rivalry Shaping the 2026 NBA MVP Race: Assassin or Alien?

But Jokić will finish third on my ballot. The Nuggets were in the bottom 10 in defensive rating, and Jokić was nowhere near as impactful at getting stops as he was in any of his three previous MVP seasons. Denver had a 115.2 defensive rating with Jokić to 115.7 without him. An MVP is supposed to move that number. He didn’t. This regression was largely due to a hyperextended knee in December that eroded his defense. In most years, Jokić would have still done more than enough, but that’s the margin on a tight ballot.

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