Back-to-back MVPs weren't enough to get Nikola Jokić respect as the NBA's best player. Jokić was voted as the NBA's best player in a poll of 15 scouts, coaches and executives conducted by Tim Bontemps of ESPN. The Denver Nuggets star received 13 of 15 votes, with Giannis Antetokounmpo earning the other two. Jokić had not received a single vote in any of the previous four polls conducted by Bontemps.
"The Celtics being led by a big, strong, and incredibly skilled wing happened not so long ago, with history repeating itself now," writes B/R.
Sign In Just because the Boston Celtics traded Marcus Smart this offseason , that does not mean he is not going to hang out with his former teammates. At his wedding recently, video surfaced of Smart on the dance floor with his former Celtics co-stars in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Jayson Tatum Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart Dancing Marcus Smarts wedding. Boys! pic.twitter.com/l1Lk1wRa3S — Savage (@SavageSports_) September 25, 2023 During their six seasons together, the Celtics went to the Eastern Conference Finals four times, including a berth in the 2022 NBA Finals. Story continues below advertisement On the court this season, the Celtics and Grizzlies meet in November in Memphis before
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45 | PG | |
12 | SF | |
13 | PG | |
7 | SF | |
20 | PG | |
91 | PF | |
30 | PF | |
42 | C | |
28 | C | |
40 | C | |
10 | SF | |
8 | PF | |
11 | SG | |
88 | C | |
8 | PF | |
64 | SG | |
0 | SF | |
27 | SF | |
9 | SG | |
44 | C |