Nikola Jokic tops MVP voting in ESPN's media survey / News - Basketnews.com

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ESPN asked 100 reporters to vote for the MVP of the season, and Nikola Jokic came out on top. GiannisAntetokounmpo came in third.

Nikola Jokic

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Jokic averages 26.2 points, 13.5 rebounds, 8.0 assists per game, while Antetokounmpo's numbers are 29.7 points, 11.6 rebounds, 5.8 assists per game this NBA season so far.

The battle for the NBA MVP is as open as ever, and now it's a race between Jokic, Antetokounmpo, and Joel Embiid, all competing for the award. One hundred ESPN reporters voted on which player should take home the award.

Jokic was voted as an MVP by 62 journalists and collected 860 points. Embiid was picked for MVP by 29 reporters and had 719 points. Antetokounmpo followed with 593 points (9 journalists chose him for MVP).

Ja Morant and Jason Tatum rounded out the top five with 103 and 93 points respectively. Luka Doncic, Devin Booker, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and Chris Paul were also in the top 10, while LeBron James was eleventh and DeMar DeRozan twelfth.

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