This season, Nikola Jokic has elevated his game to new heights, averaging a stellar 32.3 points per game (only second behind Giannis Antetokounmpo) and a league-leading 13.6 rebounds per game. However, despite his impressive numbers, the Denver Nuggets are struggling to make a significant mark in the Western Conference, sitting at the seventh seed.
Moreover, seeing “The Joker” being hailed as the frontrunner for the 2025 MVP award, Gilbert Arenas has questioned whether his performance truly warrants such recognition, calling out what he perceives as a double standard.
Arenas feels Jokic is putting up ’empty stats’
On his podcast, “Agent Zero” drew comparisons to past players whose MVP campaigns fell short due to their team’s lackluster standing.
For instance, during the 1986-87 season, Michael Jordan recorded a scoring average of 37.1 points per game — in just his third campaign in the NBA. But as his Chicago Bulls finished with a 40-42 record and were swept in the first round of the playoffs, he was deservingly named to the All-NBA First Team but lost the MVP award to Magic Johnson, who only recorded 23.9 points but led his LA Lakers to a 65-17 record…