by The Thunder star from Oklahoma City, Shai Gilgeous-Aalexander, Denver Nuggets Big Man Nikola Jokic and Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo were appointed on Saturday for the NBA Prize for the NBA of the NBA.
Jokic, appointed MVP for the third time in four years last season, has delivered another remarkable individual statistical season, which has on average a triple double of 29.6 points, 12.7 rebounds and 10.2 assists per game.
The Serbian superstar is just the third player who has a triple double double on average, but the Canadian Gilgeous-Alexander had the best value average of the league with 32.7 points per game.
Gilgeous-Alexander shot almost 52% from the field when he led the thunder to the best record of the league. Oklahoma City won 68 games and set a league record for the evaluation of ahead.
Last season he was seen as a Jokic as a voice for the award and Jokic and Gilgeous-Alexander as favorites compared to the Greek star Antetocounmpo. WH won consecutive MVP awards in 2019 and 2020.
Antetocounmpo achieved an average of 30.4 points and 11.9 rebounds per game for the goats.
Jokic, who also won in 2021 and 2022, was able to join LeBron James and Wilt Chamberlain as a four -time MVP. Kareem Abdul Jabbars six MVPs are most.
It is the fourth year in a row in which the three MVP finalists were born outside the United States.
The last player born in the USA who won was James Harden in 2018.
In the coming weeks, the NBA will announce the winners of the seven major regular season prices, which a group of basketball authors and transmitters voted.
The finalists for the rookie of the year are Atlantas an up -and -coming French Star Zaccharie Risacher, Stephon Castle from the San Antonio Spurs and Jaylen Wells from the Memphis Grizzlies.
Risacher, the first overall selection in the draft of last year, hopes to enter the footsteps of compatriot Victor Wembanyama, who won the price last year after his debut season.
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