Former NBA veteran center Boban Marjanovic believes that the 2026 MVP marathon will be a two-horse race between his ex teammate Luka Doncic and his fellow Serbian big man Nikola Jokic.

“It’ll be between him [Luka Doncic] and [Nikola] Jokic. One of them will be the MVP,” Marjanovic said to Yahoo Sports .

Marjanovic played alongside Luka at the Mavericks from 2019 to 2022. He’s not surprised to now see him undergoing this kind of body rebuilt.

“Luka is the best,” Marjanovic said. “He’s a hard worker. He loves to work. He’s always in the gym. He always works out. He always competes. This is what he wanted to do. The best for himself. And he’s already the best. All the moves that he’s doing right now are about that.”

“He’s one of the best of the world and I’m not just saying that becau

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