There was Bill Russell. There was Larry Bird. And now, there’s Nikola Jokic. By finishing second in this year’s MVP balloting behind only Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic — the Denver Nu

StatMuse revealed that following the MVP voting results in 2025, Jokic did something only Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird has done in the history of the NBA. They revealed that Jokic joined Bird as the only two players to finish in top two for NBA MVP voting in a half-decade.

Jokic won the award in 2021, 2022, and 2024 and finished second to the 76ers Joel Embiid in 2023. He challenged for it again in 2025 by averaging a triple-double, the first time he's done so in his 10-year career.

Even though Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander took home the MVP award and defeated the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs, you still can't ignore j

Despite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander winning MVP and leading the Thunder past the Nuggets, Nikola Jokic's stellar season garnered praise, including support