Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has three MVP wins and two runner-up finishes across the past five NBA campaigns. So, it's saying a lot that he's having the best statistical start of his much-celebrated career in 2025-26.

He's averaging 29.6points, 12.8 rebounds and 11.1 assists through 17 games this season, with league-leading marks in the latter two categories . He is making 70% of his 2-point attempts and 43% of his 3s, and he has triple-doubles in more than half of his outings, all while keeping the 13-4Nuggets high in the crowded Western Conference standings .

But it's not just Jokic. While the Nuggets big man is on pace to shatter his own record in single-season player efficiency rating (PER), two other MVP winners -- the Milwaukee Bucks ' Giannis Antetokounmpo and th

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