Somehow, the NBA's Most Valuable Player award has become the center of unnecessary conversation and controversy throughout the past couple of seasons. Much of t

Every year, the NBA awards its Most Valuable Player with the Maurice Podoloff Trophy. The best contenders are voted upon by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters from across the league.

Jokic is posting MVP-caliber numbers for the Denver Nuggets. He's averaging 31.6 points, 13.0 rebounds, and 9.9 assists per game while shooting 55 percent from the floor. However, with the Nuggets ranked fourth in the Western Conference, other players, such as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, may now be ranked higher on the MVP ladder.

The starting lineups for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game were announced Thursday, led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, who received more than 4.4 million votes from fans, the most of any player. The leading vote-getter among Western Conference All-Stars was Nikola Jokić.

The 2024-25 NBA All-Star starters will be announced Thursday night, and for my money, there are four locks to earn one of the 10 spots: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic, the league's two leading MVP candidates,

Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony ... Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver’s Nikola Jokic represent the Western Conference as All-Star starters. Brunson will be making his second career All-Star ...

Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns were both named ... The West starters are Nikola Jokic, Steph Curry, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, LeBron James and Kevin Durant. Karl-Anthony Town has been named ...

NBA All-Star Game will feature an innovative tournament-style format with four teams competing in a series of three games. Headliners include LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Kevin Durant. The new format aims to enhance competition and fan engagement.

Jalen Brunson ... LeBron James (Lakers) and Nikola Jokic (Nuggets) will start. LeBron was named an All-Star for the 21st time, extending his NBA record. Brunson ranks in the Top 10 in the NBA ...

Nikola Jokić is well on his way to winning his fourth MVP in five seasons, and performances like Thursday night's are why that's the case. The Serbian superstar put up perhaps his most impressive ...

The other starters: New York's Jalen Brunson and Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell ... Phoenix's Kevin Durant and Denver's Nikola Jokic as the West frontcourt players alongside James.

Cleveland Cavaliers G Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks F LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers F Kevin Durant, Phoenix Suns C Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets