NBA Awards 2023-24: Serbian Superstar Nikola Jokic Wins Third MVP Award

Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic beat Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic for the Michael Jordan trophy on Thursday

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Updated on: 9 May 2024 9:04 am

Nikola Jokic Jokic won the 2023-24 award in a runaway, capturing 79 first-place votes.

Denver Nuggets centre Nikola Jokic has added to his legacy by winning a third NBA MVP Award. (More Basketball News)

The NBA announced the Serbian superstar beat out the Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic for the Michael Jordan trophy on Thursday.

Jokic won back-to-back awards in 2020-21 and 2021-22, and with this year's trophy, he becomes the ninth player to win three or more MVPs, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (six), Jordan and Bill Russell (five), Wilt Chamberlain and LeBron James (four), and Moses Malone, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson (three).

Jokic won the 2023-24 award in a runaway, capturing 79 first-place votes. Gilgeous-Alexander received 15 first-place votes, Doncic had four and the Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo had one.

#KiaMVP for the 3rd time in the last 4 seasons!

A historical run for Nikola Jokic #NBAAwards pic.twitter.com/XEymgdExes
— NBA (@NBA) May 8, 2024

Jokic led the Nuggets to the franchise's first NBA title last season and the second seed in the Western Conference play-offs in 2023-24 after averaging 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds and 9.0 assists.

He was the only player in the NBA to rank in the top 10 in scoring, rebounding and assists, and his?25 triple-doubles were one fewer than the Sacramento Kings' Domantas Sabonis for the most in the league.