The Nuggets won all three of his regular-season games as head coach, clinched the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference, and then beat the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games in the first round.

Denver decided to promote the interim coach to the full-time role after he led the team to the second round of the playoffs.

Jokic accomplished several historic feats in 2024-25, including being the first player to finish top three in points, rebounds, and assists per game.

By finishing second in this year's MVP balloting behind only Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic — the Denver Nuggets star — became just the third player in NBA history with a top-two fini...

Even after the Nuggets' season came to an end in the second round of the playoffs, Denver doesn't currently have the ability to add depth through the draft.

Nikola Jokić's former head coach apparently believes Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the 2024-25 NBA MVP. "Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, he showed why he's MVP," Michael Malone said Tuesday during an appearance on ESPN's postgame coverage when discussing the Oklahoma City Thunder's 114-88 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won the NBA's 2024-25 MVP award, according to ESPN.

"Nikola [Jokic] won the first of his three MVPs and I did vote for him again this year if I had a vote," said Malone on NBA Countdown.