Nikola Jokic becomes the first player since LeBron James (and 4th in NBA history) to finish 1st in Box Plus/Minus for six straight years
With Nikola Jokic finishing his 2025⁄26 campaign with a BPM of 14.2 (the highest ever recorded in NBA history), he now has six consecutive seasons as the league leader in BPM. Only three players had achieved this feat this before him. Here are the longest streaks of players leading the league in BPM:
- Michael Jordan: 7 years (1987-1993)
- Nikola Jokic: 6 years (2021-2026)
- LeBron James: 6 years (2008-2013)
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 6 years (1974-1979)
The next-best streak is 4 years, achieved by Larry Bird (1983-1986) and Shaquille O‘Neal (1999-2002).
https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/bpm_yearly.html