In a 'convergence of three historic seasons,' ZachLowe_NBA is going with Joel Embiid for MVP. He shares his NBA awards picks on ESPNPlus ➡️
. is pretty darn good. They are cutters and shooters who fit Jokic's pass-happy style. None of Philly's other players are regarded as effective off-ball players, aside from run-of-the-mill spot-up shooting. Harden acted for a decade -- until mid-way through this season -- as if taking catch-and-shoot 3s were against the rules.
There is something catalytic about Jokic's passing -- something ineffable and amplifying that is hard to enumerate and even to describe. He is like a constant, humming electrical current -- breathing energy into everyone around him. He just doesn't make passes; he creates them from scratch, imagines them when no one else sees them, conjures baskets from nothing. He is as impactful on offense as Curry -- as anyone in league history, maybe.
Embiid's passing improved over the last two months. He was quicker getting rid of the ball when that made sense, more trusting in teammates. Jokic's defense faded as the Nuggets limped to the finish line. Some voters may wave that away, given Denver had the No. 1 seed locked up by early March. Michael Malone didn't wave that swoon away.
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