The MVP Race is OVER... 

Funny that you could say this same exact thing for luka

​@@heartbreakerdan8857i was about to comment the exact same thing lmao

​@@heartbreakerdan8857Luka is the greatest passer of all time and the Mavs only have 7 less wins than the nuggets even despite being the 3rd most injured team in the league Luka is obviously the MVP

Joker today: 26 pts 18 Rbs 16 asts

@@MortisNuntius ok? Lmao luka had 36 pts 15 rbs and 18 asts this season too. And a 73 pointer, and a 50 pointer, and a 49 and 45 and 45

Couldn’t agree more.

Winning matters

​@@TisGOBBLEdeGOOKbet your azz it does, but winning in the Easy is far easier than doing it in West. Denver swept the Cs and Denver is in a tie for 1st in the West

No it’s not, Russell Westbrook should’ve never won mvp. Steve Nash swept the lakers and him and his team were a top 3 team in the suns while he was efficient… best player on a top 3 best team

Fair enough, but I think “the Joker” has the best stats on top of being the best player on the best team. I think he should be the winner, but if they gave it to Luka, I wouldn’t think that was wrong.

Can't agree more; he was robbed last season

Last year but advanced stats get twisted depending on how good a team is and what the rotations are like. Jokic’s are inflated compared to Luka’s because he’s had a healthier team and plays with starters more often

@@deadlylightningspirit4295 the Nuggets have played without their 2nd best player for +20 games… 2nd best player who is not an All-Star like Kyrie…

That’s what he’s saying

@@lorenzoferina42 right bro… u get what I’m saying. Some ppl’s reading comprehension skills stink 🤦🏽‍♂️. Honestly I’ve been saying this all year. Kidd should also get coach of the year. With all of the injuries this team endured throughout the season it’s a miracle that the Mavs are even in playoff contention. Which makes my first point as to why Luka is the clear MVP. He’s the most valuable player to his team! MVP isn’t a team award. It’s weird that the national media is suggesting that it is all of a sudden. They just keep moving the goal post when it comes to the Mavs/Luka. They did the same thing to Dirk. Dirk should’ve retired with at least 2 MVP’s

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@@lorenzoferina42 😂😂😂

It’s alright Luka gone to 2 now slow and steady he will be 1

Appreciate it. Thanks for watching.

Indeed. His career PER is in the 28s now and the last few years has been in the 30s. So it is still going up. Absolutely insane!

He has had the highest PER per season these last few years. Historical. His career PER is not yet representative of his full greatness because his first seasons were not that good.

@@SamuelBlackMetalRider he still has the highest PER for a career in history. He is in 28s and Mj is second in the 27s

The point was that neither Luka, Jokic, Shai, nor Giannis fit the “best player/best team.” That narrative is usually applied to the team with the best overall record (Celtics).

@@SportsPantheon nah fam Ur good, I'm talking about the general narrative

@@SportsPantheonGiannis last year was the best player on the best team (record) averaging 30 12 and 5 and they still had jokic and Embiid in a 2 man race for mvp

That’s a good point. It seems like they’re really moving away from that tradition.

Wtf??? No it's not 😂 he's statistically by far the best, every year. Impact wise its not close

Jokic’s PER has been the highest in NBA history too. Along other metrics I’m forgetting. Jokic is putting more unprecedented / historical / « not since Wilt » stats than ANY other player. And I love Luka

@@SamuelBlackMetalRider im not knocking on jokic, hes the best player weve seen in the newer generation could be a hall of famer already, but for luka whos also putting up historical stats (no one ever averageing a 34-9-10) most efficient 70+ point game ever, and for single handedly carrying a severly injured team from the 8th seed to the 5th seed deserves mvp. The most played nuggets lineup has 800 minutes this season while the mavs just recently hit 120 minutes with their most recent lineup. Kyrie missing 22 games and a horrible team before gafford and washington got traded, and even when the team got better recently, luka is still putting up the same insane stats while elevating his teams, lively and gafford are top 2 field goal percentage and true shooting in the league, still being able to have kyrie have one of his best seasons 25-5-5 a better stat line than when he won a ring

@@heartbreakerdan8857 Murray missing 20+ games too. Jokic elevating his teammates like NO ONE ELSE. Also killing Luka in WIN SHARES

@@SamuelBlackMetalRider Bruh stop saying “LIKE NO ONE ELSE” there is someone else and ITS LUKA but take a look at specifically what each team has done without their star player on the games they missed Jokic: OKC- lost by only 5 points Trailblazers- won against trash team Clippers- playoff team and won by 9 So against a top 2 team, they still put up their own without jokic Luka: Grizzles- lost by 14 Rockets- lost by 26 Wolves- lost by 8 Trailblazers- won by 36 Wolves- lost by 34 Pelicans- lost by 10 Pelicans- won by 5 Knicks- won by 4 OKC- lost by 7 (kyrie dropped 36) The mavs are way more inconsistent and horrible without luka, and most of the time earlier in the season, many players were injured. Kyrie missed 22 games this year and luka still managed to carry a team to the 5th seed rn

@@SamuelBlackMetalRider how u gonna say “like no one else” when he literally is the reason gafford and lively are TOP 2 IN THE LEAGUE for fg%, they are 12-1 in their last 13 games, and luka hasnt lost in any of those games he played in, u looking at win shares but how about looking at player impact estimate, jokic is 21.1 and luka is 20.1, not killing luka there.

Let’s hope not.

@@SportsPantheon They proved that last year.

Who would that be to you?

@@SportsPantheon jokic but I'm biased to my home team. So take my option with a grain of salt lol

Nuggets the 3rd seed after the whole team being healthy all year? He doesnt deserve it because that's just too low or a seed.

@@agayactornamedmichaeldougl6289now they’re 2nd. And Murray, their 2nd best player has missed like 20 games (!!) or something

@@agayactornamedmichaeldougl6289 No, the whole team wasn't healthy all year. Murray will not play 20+ games this season (he was out for the last 3-4 games), Gordon wasn't there around 10 games as well, and Jokic only missed 3 games so far. They are currently second, with the same number of wins as first team OKC, somewhat easier schedule till the end than OKC, so 1st seed is open, there are 7-8 games left.

I get the rotation argument but I do think it is an oversimplification. I think it also highlights the lack of depth the Nuggets have, mixed with the overall impact Jokic has on winning. I think Luka has had a remarkable year, but so has Jokic.

That's why Jokic doesn't care about it.

Jokic is 2nd in defensive win shares

I think this is a rly fair way to put it. Jokic isn’t untouchable here even though his play is astounding. Definitely a hard pick between the dude who got robbed of 3 and potentially 4 in a row bc of perks brain damage vs a dude who felt voter fatigue before a single win

Lol

What?

@@SportsPantheon ya man, he was NEVER the best player in the league.

It’s not about win streaks. Or losing skeins. Jokic is generational. Luka is not.

@@Dumbledorf69 shut up u sound dumb

@@Dumbledorf69 "Doncic is not" (generational) must be the dumbest thing ever

@@Dumbledorf69u just expose yourself when u say Luka isn’t a generational talent. Y’all never even mentioned Jokic as this generational talent until 2020 (not saying Jokic isn’t a generational talent btw)

The Mavs are 8-2 in their last 10 games. The Nuggets are 7-3.

😂😂😂😂 common man Jokić OWNS luka in every aspect of the game and is the ONE AND ONLY REAL MVP

@@tebra643 don't you know crack is dangerous?

@@agayactornamedmichaeldougl6289 Nikola is lukas daddy and you're a casual 🤡

Damn so learn basketball a little 🤣🤣🤣

@@agayactornamedmichaeldougl6289 Nikola is luka's daddy and you're a casual 🤡

Trust me bro. They are not a good team without jokic. Just look at his on/off numbers

I think this is a stretch. The Nuggets have great chemistry and experience together, but there is a reason Jokic has such a high box plus minus. They have great pieces around Jokic but are highly dependent on him. But let’s be clear, Luka is in a similar situation. Murray and Irving have missed almost the exact same amount of games this season, I would argue that Kyrie is a better player. Overall, the Nuggets have the better pieces but I don’t think the difference is as great as you think. Also, I’m a big Luka fan. If he wins I won’t be mad.

@@SportsPantheon yeah I get it. But they are not a great team without jokic. The clippers are a great team. Without jokic Denver is not as good as the clippers. They are maybe as good as the kings. Good, but definitely not great

@eleazaradigbuem7130 My previous comment was really for the original from @awildrengarappeared8419 I actually agree with you. I think the Nuggets are in the play-in or missing the playoffs without Jokic.

@@SportsPantheon Fair enough. You probably know a lot more about basketball than me. I understand that Jokic has better advanced metrics in (almost?) every category. It's most likely just my bias, but I feel like that also has to do with how much pressure is on Luka. This is the first time it looks like they have a team around him finally, but he is still expected to produce insane numbers. Because of this, in my mind it makes sense why that would hinder his efficiency. Jokic and Luka are both generational players in my eyes, both of them are big favorites of mine.

44 wins with 9 left to go. Most offensive production EVER in a single season. Either luka wins, or the award is meaningless

@@agayactornamedmichaeldougl6289 i think if they move up a spot or two he gets it p easily. they are just a game or 2 back from that. he’s gonna win it. come back to this comment

@@agayactornamedmichaeldougl6289exactly

The don should win!

Well that goes hand in hand, bc luka handles the ball so much hes gonna have more turnovers, leading the league in usage rate and leading the league in turnovers isnt unexpected. Jokic has a usage rate of 29% with 2.9 turnovers a game. Luka has 36% with 4 turnovers a game

And guess what the ratio between usage rate and turnovers is between the two? Luka - 0.09 Jokic - 0.1

@@heartbreakerdan8857he’s also led the league in shot quality created the last 3 years including the best ever in the tracking era. The Mavs lead the league in open shots per game which are largely created by Luka directly or indirectly (leads league in secondary assists). What’s fascinating though is Jokic has 614 assists on 5,079 passes. Luka has 607 assists on 3,451 passes. Luka’s potential assists total is 1,046 and has created 1,551 assisted points. Jokic has 993 potential assists and created 1,515 assisted points. Their passing metrics are nearly identical except Luka has done it with 1,500 fewer passes. Some of that is probably due to the difference in how each team operates the offense through them, but any notion Luka isn’t an efficient player is absurd. (Also none of that is a knock on Jokic in any way-of course he’s historically great too)

Also doncic isn’t shooting bad

He has like 61% ts

Who do you think deserves it this year?

This will age perfectly my guy

Denver fan here, celtics are the best team in my opinion, hopefully im wrong come playoff time

Luka is a little better imo. Averaging +8 more PPG while also averaging more Assists is nothing to just easily dismiss. The Joker's playmaking separates him from 99% of the league, but not from Luka.

@@imdbtruth Jokic is way more efficient. Also the impact metrics STRONGLY favor Jokic. When Jokic had a worse roster than Luka had last year, his on/off stats were still significantly better than Luka's on/off stats this year. So you can't use the "Luka bad teammates/Jokic good teammates" narrative on that one. This year Jokic on/off: +19.1 Jokic 21-22: +16.4 Luka 22-23: +4.9 Luka this year: +6.2 Luka's best year is the same as Jokic's 2nd worst year in terms of team impact. Yes, Jokic is better despite the gaudy counting stats Luka has.

@@imdbtruth if jokic had the ball as much as luka you wouldnt say that. But he lets his teammates play too which is why he's better

@iveneverseensuchbehaviorin5367 Jokic couldn't have the ball as much as Luka though, he can't carry that load. Joker's advantage is that he can pick his spots and shoot more efficiently than Luka, but he could never average 34 ppg like Luka, he's just not a volume scorer like that.