On Wednesday, the ESPN's Shams Charania revealed that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had been named the league's Most Valuable Player. This marks the first MVP award for the 26-year-old Canadian guard and the third in Thunder franchise history, following Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.

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Former Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone caused quite the stir on Tuesday when he said on ESPN that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and not Nikola Jokić, was the deserving MVP following Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.

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By finishing second in this year’s Kia NBA MVP balloting behind only Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokić became just the third player in NBA history with a top-two finish in five or more consecutive seasons. He won the award in 2021, 2023 and 2024, plus was second in 2022 and again this year.

Recently, following their elimination at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Nikola Jokic said that their team needed to work on their depth like some of the other successful teams in the NBA playoffs. One of these teams has proven to be the Indiana Pacers.

With his savvy all-around game, his admirers are plentiful. One of them is former NBA player Dwyane Wade, who hailed the three-time MVP for his high basketball IQ. He recalled watching Jokic in the Paris Olympics and pointed out an extraordinary thing about the Nuggets star.

As the world awaits the MVP announcement, the debate rages on: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Nikola Jokic? One former member of the Nuggets has made his vote clear. Michael Malone, who was fired as the head coach of Denver just three games out from the postseason,