Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic currently sits behind Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the 2025 NBA MVP odds, but Kevin Durant does not want to hear Jokic referred to as an "underdog.

Nikola Jokic is going to Oklahoma City for a two-game tilt with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander after becoming the first player in NBA history with 30 points, 20 rebounds and 20 assists in a game.

Jokic would finish with 31 points, 21 rebounds, and a whopping 22 assists, which is also the most recorded by a center in NBA history. Durant would go as far as to say that he was “actually surprised” Jokic hadn't had a statline like that before in his career and already considers him an “all-time great.”