It’s the Joker’s world, we’re just living in it.
I had a big column planned about the MVP race, but that race is over. Any lingering trace of drama vanished Saturday when Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets to a win over the Clippers, their ninth in 10 games without Jamal Murray, and one that left Denver ahead of both L.A. teams in the standings.
With potential rivals for the award dropping like flies while Jokic has played every game for Denver, the MVP feels like a fait accompli at this point. Jokic leads the NBA in PER and BPM and is second only to Julius Randle in minutes. In other words, he’s played both more effectively and more often than every other player in the league.
