Giannis Antetokounmpo: What's the latest in the race to become the NBA MVP?Įmbiid has missed out on the MVP trophy and a spot in the All-NBA First Team for the past two seasons, thanks to Jokić’s supremacy and NBA voting stipulations. Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid is one of the frontrunners for the 2023 MVP award. The Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Dončić and the Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum have previously topped the NBA’s Kia Race to the MVP Ladder, but the pair’s performances have tailed off towards the back end of the season – leaving the three players to battle it out this season. 76ers’ coach Doc Rivers said Tuesday that Embiid is considered “doubtful” for Philadelphia’s Game 2 against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals on Wednesday. This is also the fifth consecutive season that an international player has won the award.Įmbiid has missed the 76ers’ last two games with a knee injury and hasn’t played a game since April 20. This is the first career MVP award for Embiid, the first ever awarded to a player from Cameroon and just the second time for a player from Africa. Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers has been named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the 2022-23 season.Įmbiid beat out the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokić in a battle between three of the NBA’s premier big men for the inaugural Michael Jordan trophy.Įmbiid averaged a league-high 33.1 points per game during the regular season to go along with 10.2 rebounds per game.
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