Gilbert Arenas on Nikola Jokic winning another MVP: Giving MVP to a guy who isn't the first choice

Jokić taught him where and when to space out in the post and the right timing on screens — not to always hold the pick, when to touch and when to go. “He's a smart guy when it comes to basketball,” Gordon said of Jokić. In Denver's third game with Gordon in the lineup, a seven-point win against a healthy Clippers team, the Nuggets' coaches felt they had found the alchemy that could make diamonds ring in their fingers. “We knew about someone like Aaron,” Malone said, “who can guard 1-5, make everyone's lives easier, offensively and defensively.” – Via Yahoo! Sports / May 9, 2024