However, Embiid pulled away late as his individual numbers soared while Jokic's Nuggets struggled as a team. Jokic was the betting favorite for most of this season in what eventually became a three-man race between the two of them and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. That created something of a rivalry between the two, as Embiid seemingly took a few shots at Jokic as this season progressed.
In both races, he lost out to Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic. He is currently attempting to win his first championship, which would be Philadelphia's first since winning it all in 1983.Įmbiid has notably finished as the runner-up in voting in each of the past two seasons. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference, averaged a league-best 33.1 points per game to go along with 11.7 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game while anchoring the NBA's No. Joel Embiid and his son during his MVP speech 🥹 /AFMAAYBebn- NBA on ESPN May 5, 2023Įmbiid, who received 73 of a possible 100 first-place votes, led the Sixers to the No.
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