The wait has ended. Nikola Jokic wins the NBA MVP for the 2021-22 season ahead of Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo. He has won the award for the second straight season now. With this achievement, Jokic joined 12 other NBA players in its illustrious history to win back-to-back MVP award. The three players Nikola, Joel, and Giannis had been in a three-horse race for quite a few months. They kept replacing one another in the top three spots and anyone could have won it. All three certainly deserved it.

Jokic led the league in player efficiency rating (32.8), win shares (15.2), box plus/minus (13.7) and value over replacement player (9.8), per Basketball Reference. On the season, Jokic averaged 27.1 points on 58.3 percent shooting, 13.8 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game.

? A formal announcement is expected to be made by the league this week.?

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Both Giannis and Joel missed out on the award and are obviously disappointed. Although neither of the two have said anything yet, the fans on twitter did their work.

NBA fans dig out a tweet from last year from Joel Embiid?s twitter

Fans on Twitter went berserk as Nikola Jokic winning the MVP kind of agreed with the statement Embiid tweeted in January of 2021.

The tweet from 2021 said, ?THEY HATE THE PROCESS.? The fans brought the tweet back to life as they reminisced about Joel Embiid missing out on the MVP award.

https://twitter.com/emalynruth/status/1523657702240514049?s=20&t=8po8Cg9G94FChvjrgLk0Aw

https://twitter.com/beetsbyTREY/status/1523655501489520640?s=20&t=8po8Cg9G94FChvjrgLk0Aw

https://twitter.com/CeeSp8s/status/1523659969421545472?s=20&t=8po8Cg9G94FChvjrgLk0Aw

Denver missed their second (Jamal Murray) and third (Michael Porter Jr.) who were at the top of the scoreboard for them last season. However, even then, Denver put up a 48-34 record. That was mainly because of Jokic, whose sensational seventh NBA season guided Denver to the playoffs for the 4th straight season. Despite not having Murray and Porter, Denver managed to finish sixth in offensive rating.

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Joel Embiid ended the regular season with the best scoring average of 30.6. His season is still alive and he has a lot to play for. The game series with the Miami Heat is tied at 2-2 and he will surely aim to drive his team to the finals to win the ultimate prize.