The last two NBA MVPs have both gone back-to-back.
Nikola Jokiu0107 hoisted the trophy in 2021 and again in 2022 and before him Giannis Antetokounmpo won it in 2019 and 2020.
No player has won three MVPs in a row since Larry Bird in the mid 1980s, and voter fatigue alone could prevent the Nuggets’ big man from a three-peat, especially in a crowded pool of contenders. 76ers center Joel Embiid finished runner up-to Jokiu0107 the last two years and has some of the best odds to finally break through and capture the trophy.