Nikola Jokic Becomes Lowest Draft Pick Ever to Win MVP Award

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) celebrate the team's double-overtime win against the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 5 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series in Denver, Colo., on June 1, 2021. Jack Dempsey/AP Photo

DENVER—Nikola Jokic was selected with the 41st draft pick when he entered the NBA seven years ago.

Now, by overwhelming consensus, he’s No. 1.