The NBA released the three finalists for its major trophies on Sunday night, with Antetokounmpo on the MVP list alongside Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver’s Nikola Jokić ...

The Jokić bump” describes how the three-time MVP boosts teammates. Somehow, anyone who pairs with Jokić experiences a jump in ...

Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic ... s Nikola Jokic, the runaway frontrunners for the award. Jokic was last season’s MVP and is bidding for his fourth MVP award in the last five years.