Preseason NBA predictions are starting to pour in, and the ESPN insiders have voted, and Nikola Jokic is the favorite to win yet another MVP award. In their panel, each expert, reporter, and insider selected their top three for each award, with a first-place vote counting as five points, a second-place vote counting as three points, and a third-place vote counting as one point.
Jokic led the MVP voting with 83 points, substantially ahead of second-placed Luka Doncic, who earned 62 points, and the current reigning MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who earned 46 points.
It’s funny because Jokic seemed to largely lose the MVP vote to SGA last year due to voter fatigue, but if this vote is any indication, the fatigue may have worn off.