With the legislative session over, let’s take a break from divisive politics to take in some news that all Coloradans can celebrate: the first Denver Nugget — ever — has
With the legislative session over, let’s take a break from divisive politics to take in some news that all Coloradans can celebrate: the first Denver Nugget — ever — has
Nikola JokiÄ Unlike Any Other MVP in NBA History
June 9, 2021
Denver Nuggets center Nikola JokiÄ was a historic choice as the NBAâs Most Valuable Player as he checked at least three boxes in the âfirstâ column. JokiÄ was the sixth foreign-born player (or fifth if you count Tim Duncanâs birthplace in the U.S. Virgin Islands as domestic) to win the award. In a league where big men once dominated, JokiÄ is the first center named MVP this century. Shaquille OâNeal was the last in 2000 (which was part of the 20th century unless you choose to count to 10 by starting at zero).
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Well, it’s happened before sort of. The Nets franchise then called the New York Nets, won two American Basketball Association titles in 1974 and 1976 led by legend Julius Erving before the ABA-NBA merger at the conclusion of the ‘76 season. However, since joining the newly formed league, the Nets have been an up-and-down team.
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The team has often struggled to make it through the first round of the NBA playoffs or to even make the playoffs at all. The closest the Nets have ever come to winning an NBA title is a throwback to when Hall of Fame point guard Jason Kidd’s 2002 and 2003 teams advanced to the NBA Finals twice in two amazing back-to-back seasons. Unfortunately, rollercoaster seasons followed, and in an effort to revitalize the team, the Nets moved to Brooklyn for the first time in 2012.
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