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Three Regular-Season MVPs: The 2021, 2022 and 2024 Reign

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Jokić won the regular-season MVP in 2021 and 2022 back-to-back, then again in 2024 — the 9th player ever with three, the peak of the point-center.

Nikola Jokić is among the rare players to dominate the regular season multiple times. He took the MVP in 2021 and 2022 consecutively, then added a third in 2024 — becoming the 9th player in NBA history with three MVPs, and the face of the "point-center" revolution.

In 2020-21, Jokić first claimed MVP: 26.4 points, 10.8 rebounds and 8.3 assists, leading Denver to the playoffs even after Murray's season-ending injury, and made First-Team All-NBA. As a center, his assist numbers rivaled elite point guards, redrawing the boundaries of the "five spot."

He defended it in 2021-22 at 27.1 points, 13.8 boards and 7.9 assists on 58.3% shooting. In 2023-24, after the title, he exploded again at 26.4/12.4/9.0 to win a third MVP — the strongest answer to any "one-title wonder" narrative.

Three MVPs mean far more than trophies. They prove Jokić isn't a system product but a center who fused passing, scoring, rebounding and IQ to the extreme. In a small-ball era, he played the most classical position with the most modern orchestration. The 2021-22-24 Joker was the league's most destructive force — a regular-season king, earned.