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Victor Wembanyama, Nikola Jokic headline NBA award finalists

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The NBA unveiled the three finalists for each of its seven major individual awards for the 2023-24 regular season Sunday night, a list that was headlined by two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic being named a finalist for the award for a fourth straight season and San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama being a finalist for both Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.

Jokic, whose Denver Nuggets opened the playoffs with a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers Saturday night, won the MVP award in 2021 and '22 before finishing second behind the Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid last year.