Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid strengthens position to win NBA MVP award

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Sunday, 28 January 2024 at 20:00
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Philadelphia 76ers star player Joel Embiid has strengthened his position in the race to be nominated the Most Valuable Player of the NBA for the 2023-24 season, that is according to Sports Illustrated.
The 29-year-old is currently averaging 36 points per game this season which is the best by a player from any team. Along with that, he is also averaging 11.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.
Recently, Embiid had an incredible night where he ended up registering 70 points for the team to go with 18 rebounds and five assists. As per Sports Illustrated, those performances are enough to make Yaounde-born the favourite to win the MVP this season.
In that list, he is followed by Denver Nuggets star forward Nikola Jokic who is averaging 26.3 points, 12 rebounds and 8.9 assists per game. His best outing this season came in the match against the Washington Wizards where he scored 42 points with the help of 12 rebounds and eight assists.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder is present on the third spot in that list. He is averaging 31.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game.

Wilt Chamberlain. Kobe Bryant. David Robinson. David Thompson. Elgin Baylor. Devin Booker. Donovan Mitchell. Damian Lillard. Joel Embiid. Luka Doncic. Luka joins the 70+ points club!

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Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks featured on the fourth spot in that list. He is averaging 31 points, 11.7 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game. Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics is fifth on that list as he is averaging 26.8 points, 8.4 assists and 4.3 assists per game.