Jokic clash might not even materialize considering the 76ers’ focus on the postseason.įrank Isola and Tim Legler discuss the MVP race and the criteria considered to win the award. So, while it’s unlikely, it’s still possible another Embiid vs. Embiid played a season-low 16 minutes in Wednesday’s win over Chicago due to a right calf tweak that forced him to leave the game after two quarters. He has consecutive home matchups against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday, followed by a Monday matchup with Philadelphia, led by Joel Embiid, who clings to a slim lead atop the ladder.
Of the top three listed in this edition of Kia Race to the MVP Ladder, Jokic faces the toughest upcoming test. As Adam Silver told us at the All-Star break: the game is in a great spot. “But what happens in today’s society is that everybody, it’s not promoting my guy, it’s ripping down every other guy, and that’s just ridiculous. What’s happening now is there are so many guys that can win the MVP this year. “Compared to the last two years, I think this year unfortunately has just taken a really ugly, nasty turn in the MVP conversation. Nuggets coach Michael Malone even offered some words of advice we should all heed after his team’s win Wednesday over the Washington Wizards. But be careful about making snap judgements over a couple of contests when considering an award based on the entire regular season.
Over the next three days, starting Saturday in Denver and ending Monday in the same locale, we’ll see reigning back-to-back MVP Nikola Jokic take on two of this list’s top three on NBA TV. With the race coming down the final stretch, you can catch a nightly update on the top five candidates in our Kia MVP Tracker.īeware of overanalyzing upcoming snapshots that will ultimately lead to recency bias when viewing this next slate of games featuring showdowns between some of the leaders in this latest edition of the Kia Race to the MVP Ladder.
Joel Embiid is at the top of our list, but he and the 76ers are eyeing health for the playoffs.
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