Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has reportedly been named this year's NBA MVP award, per The Athletic's Shams Charania. This marks the first time he has won the award.
Jokic, 26, is also the first Nuggets player to win the award in what was a career year.
The center averaged 26.4 points, 10.8 rebounds and 8.3 assists while shooting 56.6% from the floor for Denver this year and led his team in all four categories. He didn't miss a single game, appearing in all 72 regular season contests.
Jokic is originally from Serbia and played professionally there before he was selected with the 41st pick in the 2014 draft.