Dame Lillard thinks Nikola Jokic deserves the MVP: He’s been dominating from start to finish

Lillard: I’m not going into here even thinking about who’s not on the floor, because the MVP of the league is on the floor

Dame Lillard talks with The Athletic talk to The Athletic two days before game 1 of the first round series between Trail Blazers and Nuggets.

“They’re not at full strength but a wounded animal is the most dangerous animal. I’m not going into here even thinking about who’s not on the floor, because the MVP of the league is on the floor. They’ve got a lot of talent”

Nikola Jokic is the MVP?

“He’s been dominating from start to finish. They are the three seed in the Western Conference. The numbers are there. I mean, (it’s) him or Embiid. I don’t see how you don’t give it to him or Embiid. And I would give it to him over Embiid just because Embiid missed games. He’s played more games than everybody. He’s been in every game, and he’s performed. Jamal Murray got hurt. Will Barton got hurt. And they kept rolling”.