The Arizona Republic will keep track of who has reached the 65 games necessary to receive NBA postseason awards daily.

Dwyane Wade, the NBA legend and former Miami Heat superstar, has chimed in with his opinion on the matter. For those rooting for Jokic, his opinion isn't going to be one that is loved.

Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander admits that his team’s setting the franchise record for most regular-season wins is an extraordinary feat. Still, it doesn’t mean much to the MVP candidate amid his battle with Nikola Jokic.

If you go back and look at some of Jokic’s draft profiles, he is praised for his IQ, work ethic, passing ability and feel for the game but slammed for a number of reasons. He is described as slow, unathletic, and a defensive liability who is weak around the basket and overall not strong enough.

Look at the betting odds and one would think the NBA MVP race is over. According to BetMGM, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is -2000 to win his first MVP award this season, while defending MVP Nikola Jokic is second at +800.

It's easy to forget sometimes just how good Nikola Jokic is because of his understated personality. The NBA world has been focused on all sorts of different thi

As the 2024-25 regular season winds down to two weeks, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has about as ironclad of an MVP case as anybody has seen in recent memory. It shouldn't be a shocker to see him create distance from Nikola Jokic in the two-player race.

Chandler Parsons breaks down Nikola Jokic's incredible pass from the Nuggets' victory over the Bucks, calls it Magic Johnson-esque.

Gilgeous-Alexander was ranked at the top of the MVP ladder. NBA's Shaun Powell argued that the Oklahoma City Thunder 's historic success paired with his individual scoring brilliance makes for a bulletproof case for him to win the award.

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic is a once-in-a-generation basketball player. At only 30 years old, Jokic is a one-time NBA champion, one-time NBA Finals M