Text by Mike Singer, Denver Post Nuggets beat writer
As the regular season wound down, Nikola Jokic didn’t know what to do.
With homecourt advantage secured for the first round, the Nuggets center waffled between preserving his energy for the postseason or playing in every game, if for no other reason than he was healthy. Jokic chose the latter, securing a perfect 72-game attendance record and putting a bow on a historic regular season.
On Tuesday, Jokic made more NBA history.
The unorthodox superstar was named league MVP, a league source confirmed to The Denver Post, becoming the lowest draft pick to ever win the award and the first Nuggets player ever to do so.