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Warriors’ Draymond Green Names His Pick for the Michael Jordan Trophy and It’s Not Luka Doncic or Stephen Curry

Published 01/14/2023, 3:50 PM EST

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The NBA 2022-23 season has just shifted gears and fans are all for it. With so many teams giving their all, there’s another confusion that has arisen in the NBA fandom. A confusion that plagues not only fans but title-winning players as well. Draymond Green recently sat down for an interview and one of the many questions kind of stumped him. The Warriors superstar was unable to pinpoint his choice for the Michael Jordan MVP Trophy for a while. But when he did make a choice, it wasn’t his talented colleague Stephen Curry or young superstar Luka Doncic.

Draymond Green named Nikola Jokic as his pick for the Michael Jordan Trophy. According to the Warriors superstar the Denver Nuggets star should win the trophy for the third-year running for a few specific reasons.

Draymond Green names Nikola Jokic as the MVP favorite bypassing Stephen Curry

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The Golden State Warriors superstar was just like everyone else while guessing the MVP winner for this year. In a recent interview with Taylor Rooks from the Bleacher Report, Green hesitantly answered his pick for the 2022-23 MVP.

Steph has played at an MVP level, but our record does not state that currently,” said Green. He further added, “But we’re also not so far off to where that can’t change. And then, if that does change, could Steph be the MVP? But if things still as they stand today, I think who’ll be MVP is probably Joker[Nikola Jokic] again. He is about to average a triple-double.

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The Warriors superstar predicted Jokic to grab the trophy for the third year in a row. Green mentioned how his team’s performance also amplifies his chances. The Nuggets are currently in the 1st position in the Western Conference with the second-best record in the league(29-13).

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But the question of who would be the maiden winner of the Michael Jordan trophy is difficult. The whole league is replete with phenomenal performances which are undeniable. Some of these performances have taken the league by storm and it seems like it’d be a tough decision at the end of the season.

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There are numerous candidates for the MVP trophy alongside Jokic. Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 31.0 PPG for the season and the Bucks are performing strongly throughout.

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Luka Doncic clearly is giving everyone a run for their money as he’s grabbing headlines with his clutch and historic performances. Stephen Curry, as claimed by his teammate was having an MVP season before he got injured in December.

 

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Shankha Shuvra Das

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Shankha Shuvra Das is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. He holds a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Economics and has extensive experience in freelance content creation, especially in the field of technology. Shankha's passion for covering the sport of basketball stems from his love for the NBA, which he has been following closely for several years now.
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