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All-NBA Second-Team isn’t the snub you think it is, but contract incentives complicate the voting process

Centers are at a disadvantage.

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Kevin Durant hasn’t spoken to Nets front office since first-round sweep

That's a first-round exit at best - if Durant stays to see it, and according to multiple sources, Kevin Durant and the Nets front office have not spoken since they were swept out of the first round. Source: Kristian Winfield @ New York Daily News ...

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Giannis Antetokounmpo leads All-NBA teams

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Dončić, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić, Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker and Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum have been selected to the 2021-22 Kia All-NBA First Team, ...

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Tim Connelly will be Timberwolves' president of basketball operations

Eight months after firing Gersson Rosas, the Timberwolves have found a new team President.

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Nuggets' Tim Connelly closing in on deal with Timberwolves; will meet with Glen Taylor

MINNEAPOLIS — Nuggets President Tim Connelly is set to meet with Timberwolves controlling owner Glen Taylor in the next step of talks with Connelly to take over as Minnesota's President of Basketball Operations, with a deal being close between the sides, sources confirmed.

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Nuggets president Tim Connelly to meet with Wolves ownership

Nuggets president Tim Connelly is heading to Minnesota this weekend as the next step in the Timberwolves' recruitment of him, a league source confirmed to The Denver Post. Connelly, who's overseen the Nuggets since 2013, is planning to meet with ...

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Alperen Sengun sees idols in MVP leaders Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid

Alperen Sengun on the second consecutive MVP award for Nikola Jokic: “I am happy for him, and he deserved it. I have two idols in the NBA right now, one is (Joel) Embiid and one Jokic.”

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Magic Johnson congratulated Nikola Jokic on his MVP trophy after the 76ers were eliminated from the playoffs and it was so petty

Did Magic Johnson do this on purpose?

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Joel Embiid: ‘Everybody expected the Houston James Harden, but that’s not who he is anymore’

Michael Scotto: Joel Embiid on James Harden: "Obviously, I'm sure since we got him, everybody expected the Houston James Harden, but that's not who he is anymore. He's more of a playmaker. I thought, at times, as with all of us, could've been more ...

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Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic celebrated his second MVP just as he promised: “With some music and some beer”

DENVER — It’s not hard to see why two-time reigning MVP Nikola Jokic prefers the quiet and calm of his hometown: Sombor, Serbia.

The Denver Post

Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic celebrated his second MVP just as he promised: “With some music and some beer”

DENVER — It’s not hard to see why two-time reigning MVP Nikola Jokic prefers the quiet and calm of his hometown: Sombor, Serbia.

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Official | Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic named MVP for 2nd straight NBA season

Nikola Jokic becomes the 13th player to win back-to-back MVPs and the first in NBA history to record at least 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a season

The Hindu

Nikola Jokic captures 2nd straight NBA MVP title

Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic has earned a second straight NBA Most Valuable Player trophy to become the second consecutive international player to win two in a row

The Independent UK

It’s official: Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic secures NBA MVP for second consecutive season

What was known, yet unconfirmed, became official Wednesday evening: Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was named NBA MVP for the second consecutive season, becoming just the 13th player in league history to win it in back-to-back seasons.

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Nikola Jokic Named MVP, Offical Voting Totals Released

Jokic is the league’s MVP once again after setting career highs in scoring and rebounding.

AFP

Nuggets' Jokic named NBA MVP for second straight season

Los Angeles (AFP) - Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was named NBA Most Valuable Player for the second straight season on Wednesday.

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LAYUP LINES: Having NBA players vote for the league MVP would be a disaster

The players are not going to solve the MVP problem.

The Independent UK

Jokic's NBA MVP a win for hoops-crazed nations outside US

There’s no denying the international flavor when it comes to the NBA elite with Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic poised to become the fourth straight foreign-born player to capture the league's MVP award when it's announced

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Marcus Hayes: The Sixers’ Joel Embiid got robbed of NBA MVP — again. He’s never going to win.

Joel Embiid got jobbed again. Get used to it.

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Al Horford on Giannis Antetokounmpo: The way he was looking at me didn’t sit right with me

Keith Smith: Al Horford on if Giannis Antetokounmpo staring him down got him motivated: "The way he was looking at me and the way he was going about things, it didn't sit right with me. And yeah, that sort of flipped a switch at that moment." Good ...

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Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic to win second consecutive NBA MVP, league source confirms

The 2021-22 season hadn’t even formally started when Nikola Jokic set the tone for how he planned to handle the unwanted MVP inquiries lobbed in his direction.

The Denver Post

Sean Keeler: Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic, back-to-back NBA MVP, is now greatest Denver athlete without a ring. But like John Elway, Peyton Manning, he won’t win one by himself.

Take Nikola Jokic off the Nuggets, they’re the Detroit Pistons. Joel Embiid can kick it to James Harden. Giannis Antetokounmpo runs with Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday.

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Sean Keeler: Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic, back-to-back NBA MVP, is now greatest Denver athlete without a ring. But like John Elway, Peyton Manning, he won’t win one by himself.

Take Nikola Jokic off the Nuggets, they’re the Detroit Pistons. Joel Embiid can kick it to James Harden. Giannis Antetokounmpo runs with Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday.

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Don’t forget the Grizzlies are 20-5 in games without Ja Morant this season

The Memphis Grizzlies will have a tough road if they have to face the Golden State Warriors without Ja Morant.

AFP

Jokic pips Embiid for second straight MVP: ESPN

Los Angeles (AFP) - Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic will be named as the NBA's Most Valuable Player for a second straight year ahead of Philadelphia's Joel Embiid, ESPN reported on Monday.

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