Back-to-back scoring champion Joel Embiid is again officially an MVP finalist. NoahLevick with NBCSPhilly has how Embiid stacks against his competition.
Embiid had a minuscule edge over Jokic in ESPN’s straw poll, though the 29-year-old’s stock appeared to soar following his 52-point performance in an April 4 win over the Celtics.We’ll soon see whether Embiid is indeed the Sixers’ first MVP since Allen Iverson in the 2000-01 season. With a league-high 33.1 points, 10.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.7 blocks per game, Embiid helped the Sixers win 54 games this year, their most since that Eastern Conference title-winning campaign 22 years ago.
No other Sixer was among the finalists announced Friday night before the final two games of the NBA’s play-in tournament.
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