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Nikola Jokic is MVP frontrunner, according to ESPN poll

Nuggets’ superstar Nikola Jokic is on pace to win his third straight MVP award, suggest ESPN poll. The Serbian center received 77 out of 100 first-place votes for 913 points.

Although his numbers are lower than last season, team-wise Denver is doing very well and is sitting in the first place in the Western Conference.

The top MVP vote-receivers also include Antetokounmpo (11 first-place votes, 552 points), Joel Embiid (6 first-place votes, 490 points), Jayson Tatum (5 first-place votes, 410 points) and Luka Doncic (1 first-place vote, 218points).

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