DENVER — Nikola Jokic may just be putting together his best season.
It still may not be enough to get the Denver Nuggets’ big man a third straight NBA MVP.
Chalk that up to MVP fatigue. Or to the glaringly good numbers of a crowded field of early candidates, including Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum and Stephen Curry.
Jokic isn’t having to shoulder as much of the load with the return this season of fellow Nuggets stars Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. He’s also taken his unselfish play to another level, which may not do him any favors in the MVP race, but it sure does help the Nuggets.