The Athletic conducted a survey in which 141 players participated, and the Denver Nuggets player was voted as the first choice by 41.8% of respondents. Just behind him is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with 36.9%, while Luka Doncic received only 9.9% of the votes.
Among the top six in the players’ choice are also Jayson Tatum with 4.3% and Giannis Antetokounmpo and Donovan Mitchell with 1.4% of the votes.
Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets will face the Los Angeles Lakers in the second game of the Western Conference quarterfinal series. The game will take place on Tuesday at 4:00 AM, and the team from Colorado leads 1-0.