Yesterday the NBA unveiled voting details for all its trophies and so fans of the various teams quickly scoured for the oddest picks. The palm quickly returning to Mark Jackson.
Because while none of the 99 other voters lowered Nikola Jokic beyond 3rd place, the ESPN commentator did not put the Serbian pivot in his Top 5. He thus voted for Joel Embiid , ahead of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and finally Donovan Mitchel…
What push the former coach of the Warriors to outright apologize in stride!
“I have a golden rule in my life, it’s that when you make a mistake, you assume it”, he explains thus. “And I made a huge mistake… Looking at how I made that mistake, you can see I put in a pivot, two forwards and two guards. So I didn’t even think about it. »
Mark Jackson, who nevertheless votes every year, has he therefore filled his Top 5 for the MVP as if he were voting for the first All-NBA Team?
“I apologize to the Denver Nuggets. I apologize to Nikola Jokic, who is an MVP contender and deserved to be on my ballot, but who is also one of the best players in the history of this game and one of the ten best centers of all time. I accept this error. If you want to take away my vote or punish me in some other way, it would be deserved. I made a big mistake” he continues like this.
Kendrick Perkins also turns his jacket around
“I still would have voted for Joel Embiid as MVP. But with Giannis and the Joker in second and third place” he assures now. ” They deserve it. It’s been an incredible year for him. He continues to write history. I recognize my mistake and I apologize.
Mark Jackson is not the only one to have presented his “apologies” to Nikola Jokic, Kendrick Perkins explaining him on Twitterafter Denver qualified for the conference finals, which it was until now “in denial about Jokic and the Nuggets” but they are indeed “legitimate”.
Not sure, however, that Nikola Jokic will accept the former Celtics and Thunder pivot in his “bandwagon” given that the latter has undoubtedly made the most embarrassing pitch of the MVP race, already quite toxic this season, under -hearing that the voters for the “Michael Jordan” trophy were racist.
| Nikola Jokic | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2015-16 | DEN | 80 | 22 | 51.2 | 33.3 | 81.1 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 10.0 |
| 2016-17 | DEN | 73 | 28 | 57.8 | 32.4 | 82.5 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 16.7 |
| 2017-18 | DEN | 75 | 33 | 49.9 | 39.6 | 85.0 | 2.6 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 18.5 |
| 2018-19 | DEN | 80 | 31 | 51.1 | 30.7 | 82.1 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 20.1 |
| 2019-20 | DEN | 73 | 32 | 52.8 | 31.4 | 81.7 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 20.0 |
| 2020-21 ★ | DEN | 72 | 35 | 56.6 | 38.8 | 86.8 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 26.4 |
| 2021-22 ★ | DEN | 74 | 34 | 58.3 | 33.7 | 81.0 | 2.8 | 11.0 | 13.8 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 27.1 |
| 2022-23 | DEN | 69 | 34 | 63.2 | 38.3 | 82.2 | 2.4 | 9.4 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 24.5 |
| Total | 596 | 31 | 55.3 | 34.8 | 82.9 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 10.5 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 20.2 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
