{"id":176074,"date":"2025-04-23T16:35:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T14:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=176074"},"modified":"2025-04-23T16:35:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T14:35:51","slug":"serbian-star-snubbed-again-secret-mvp-poll-conducted-among-nba-players-heres-how-they-voted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/serbian-star-snubbed-again-secret-mvp-poll-conducted-among-nba-players-heres-how-they-voted\/","title":{"rendered":"SERBIAN STAR SNUBBED AGAIN: Secret MVP poll conducted among NBA players \u2013 here\u2019s how they voted!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the NBA prepares to announce its <strong>Most Valuable Player (MVP)<\/strong> award early in the second round of the playoffs, fans and analysts alike are debating one burning question: <strong>Is the frontrunner Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Nikola Joki\u0107?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though the race is tighter than ever, a growing sentiment in the league suggests that Joki\u0107 might be <strong>denied his fourth MVP title<\/strong>\u2014a feat that would put him ahead of NBA legends like <strong>Larry Bird<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a <strong>confidential player poll conducted by <em>The Athletic<\/em><\/strong>, 155 NBA players were asked who their MVP pick would be. The results were telling:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/strong> received <strong>56.1%<\/strong> of first-place votes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nikola Joki\u0107<\/strong> garnered just <strong>37.4%<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The outcome didn\u2019t come as a major surprise to seasoned journalists <strong>Sam Amick<\/strong> and <strong>Josh Robbins<\/strong>, who noted that players cited Oklahoma City Thunder\u2019s league-best <strong>68\u201314<\/strong> record and Shai\u2019s elite scoring average of <strong>32.7 points per game<\/strong> as key reasons behind their votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWhile Joki\u0107 had arguably his best season yet\u2014becoming only the third player in NBA history to average a triple-double for the season while leading the Nuggets to 50 wins\u2014Shai\u2019s enormous two-way impact in a 68-win season gave him the edge in the eyes of many,\u201d the article stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FIND OUT MORE: <\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fserbiantimes%2Fposts%2Fpfbid08mw4fWinyUnxYnbuANx7hCnvBVdTofwqsJPKUs3eougTnBncDkKomiaYyRSZEGLCl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>One anonymous player summed it up plainly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m giving it to Shai, just because it\u2019s been Joki\u0107 these last few years.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Another added:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re both playing at an insane level. But it\u2019s time to pass the torch to the next generation\u2014and Shai is that generation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>If Gilgeous-Alexander wins, he would become only the second <strong>Canadian<\/strong> to earn MVP honors, joining <strong>Steve Nash<\/strong>, who won it twice\u2014though his second MVP remains a point of debate among fans and analysts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should Joki\u0107 clinch the award, he would tie <strong>LeBron James<\/strong> and <strong>Wilt Chamberlain<\/strong> with four MVP trophies apiece. Only <strong>Michael Jordan<\/strong> and <strong>Bill Russell<\/strong> (five), and <strong>Kareem Abdul-Jabbar<\/strong> (six) have more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the official result is still pending, the player vote underscores a broader narrative\u2014<strong>Joki\u0107 may be having one of the greatest statistical seasons in league history, but perception and storyline often shape the MVP conversation as much as performance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/bloody-easter-1944-how-the-allied-bombing-shrouded-belgrade-in-mourning-photo-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BLOODY EASTER 1944: How the Allied Bombing Shrouded Belgrade in Mourning! 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