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Malone clears air: Jokic, not SGA, my MVP choice
Former Nuggets coach Michael Malone, who drew the ire of Denver fans when he said Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander “showed why he’s the MVP” earlier this week, said he would have picked Nikola Jokic if he had a vote this season.