There are very few situations in basketball where Nikola Jokic is uncomfortable. But the center of the yearly debate over who the Most Valuable Player in the league is one of them.
His face visibly contorts when the three letters are even uttered near him. He deflects questions about the award as quickly as he redirects one of his quick touch passes on the court. Six of the past seven seasons Jokic has been in the top five of the MVP race. Three of those times he has won it. But this year he has done something completely unexpected.