The NBA unveiled the three finalists for each of its seven major individual awards for the 2024-25 regular season Sunday night, with Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander headlining the finalists for the league's Most Valuable Player award.
Jokic, a three-time MVP winner who is looking to become the third player ever -- along with LeBron James and Bill Russell -- to win four MVPs in five years, is virtually assured of finishing in the top two of voting for the league's top individual honor for a fifth straight season.