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The new NBA season has not even started, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has already been handed his first loss against Nikola Jokic. On Monday, ESPN analyst and NBA insider Tim Bontemps published his offseason survey, where he discussed the trade market deals and signings made by the teams during the offseason.
During one segment of his survey, Bontemps conducted a preseason poll with fellow insiders to reveal the next season's MVP favorite. The voting results came down to three players leading the pack: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, and Luka Doncic.
Jokic emerged as the favorite to win the award among the insiders and analysts with seven votes in his bag, while SGA managed to collect only five, and Doncic hung around the two top with four votes.
"Jokic is the best player, and they'll be better," a Western Conference scout said.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander eclipsed the Denver Nuggets superstar last season when he won the 2024-25 MVP award while averaging 32.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game on 51.9% shooting from the field
However, the Joker had an equally great individual run last season. He averaged 29.6 points, 12.7 rebounds and 10.2 assists on 57.6% shooting from the field.
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