2016–17 Denver Nuggets season

DENVER - Serbian basketball player Nikola Jokic has been named the Most Valuable Player of this season's NBA finals.

Jokic led the Denver Nuggets to a 4-1 victory over Miami Heat in the final series, averaging 30.8 points, 13.5 rebounds and eight assist per game.

The Denver Nuggets have moved within one win of their first NBA title, beating Miami 108-95 to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven championship series.

Aaron Gordon starred for Denver, putting up 27 points. Nikola Jokic added 23 for the Nuggets, who can secure the championship with a home victory in game five today.

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets made a statement on March 25, downing Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks 129-106 in a battle of NBA conference leaders.

The 26-year old Serbian international Nikola Jokic on Tuesday was given the coveted Most Valuable Player, MVP, award by the US National Basketball Association league, the world's premier men's basketball league.

This information was transmitted by the reliable source, Shams Charania, and the NBA league will soon officially present Jokic with the award.
Jokic became the first Serbian basketball player to be the MVP of the NBA league in the regular part of the season.
There was no doubt that Jokic would be the MVP.

However, it took only a few games, to realize that Gordon's arrival was a complete success.

Nikola Jokic grabbed the fastest triple double in NBA history on Feb. 15 as the Denver Nuggets boosted their play-off hopes with a 134-123 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.